Gerald Chick

Gerald Chick (born c. 1965)[2] is a Canadian-Australian curler and curling coach.[3] He is originally from Winnipeg.[4] As of 1996, he was living in Melbourne.[5] He moved to Australia in 1990, and joined the Australian team as their coach, until he was eligible to curl for the country in 1992.[2]

Gerald Chick
Curler  ♂
Born	c. 1965 Winnipeg, Manitoba[1]
Team
Curling club	New South Wales CC, Victoria Curling Association, Sydney Harbour CC, Sydney
Career
Member Association	Manitoba (1982-1985)  Ontario[2] (1987-88)  Australia (1990-present)
World Championship appearances	5 (1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances	2 (2008, 2009)
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances	8 (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000)
Other appearances	World Mixed Championship: 1 (2018), World Junior Championships: 1 (1985), World Senior Championships: 1 (2016)
Medal record Curling Representing  Australia Pacific-Asia Championships 1992 Karuizawa 1993 Adelaide 1994 Christchurch 1995 Tokoro 1996 Sydney 1999 Tokoro 2000 Esquimalt 1998 Qualicum Beach Representing  Canada World Junior Championships 1985 Perth

At the international level, he is a five-time Pacific champion curler (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996).

Awards and honours

• Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame: 2016 (with other teammates from "Team Ursel", who won 1985 World Junior Championships).[6][7]

Teams and events

Men's

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
1982–83[8]	Bob Ursel	Scott Westman	Gerald Chick	Mike Ursel			CJCC 1983
1983–84	Bob Ursel	Brent Mendella	Gerald Chick	Mike Ursel			CJCC 1984
1984–85	Bob Ursel	Brent Mendella	Gerald Chick	Mike Ursel			WJCC 1985
1987–88[9]	Ted Brown	Al Smith	Gerald Chick	Wayne Appleton			1988 Ont.[10]
1992–93	Hugh Millikin	Tom Kidd	Gerald Chick	Brian Johnson	Neil Galbraith		PCC 1992 WCC 1993 (6th)
1993–94	Hugh Millikin	Tom Kidd	Gerald Chick	Stephen Hewitt	Brian Johnson		PCC 1993 WCC 1994 (10th)
1994–95	Hugh Millikin	Stephen Johns	Gerald Chick	Stephen Hewitt	Brian Johnson (WCC)		PCC 1994 WCC 1995 (8th)
1995–96	Hugh Millikin	Stephen Johns	Gerald Chick	Andy Campbell	Stephen Hewitt (WCC)		PCC 1995 WCC 1996 (10th)
1996–97	Hugh Millikin	Gerald Chick	Stephen Johns	Stephen Hewitt	Jonathan Wade (WCC)		PCC 1996 WCC 1997 (7th)
1998–99	Hugh Millikin	Stephen Johns	John Theriault	Gerald Chick			PCC 1998
1999–00	Hugh Millikin	John Theriault	Gerald Chick	Stephen Johns			PCC 1999
2000–01	Hugh Millikin	Gerald Chick	John Theriault	Stephen Johns			PCC 2000
2010–11	Gerald Chick	Matt Panoussi	Paul Meissner	Vaughan Rosier			AMCC 2010
2015–16	Gerald Chick	Tim McMahon	David Imlah	Rob Gagnon	Wyatt Buck	Wyatt Buck	WSCC 2016 (15th)

Mixed

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Coach	Events
2018–19	Matt Panoussi	Jennifer Westhagen	Gerald Chick	Stephanie Barr	Jamie Scholz (WMxCC)	AMxCC 2018 WMxCC 2018 (19th)

Mixed doubles

Season	Male	Female	Events
2007–08	Gerald Chick	Jennifer Thomas	WMDCC 2008 (17th)
2008–09	Gerald Chick	Jennifer Thomas	WMDCC 2009 (23rd)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year	Tournament, event	National team	Place
2003	2003 Pacific Curling Championships	Australia (women)	4

References

1. "Curling in Australia requires imagination and determination". Regina Leader-Post. April 15, 1997. p. B2. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
2. "Taking on the world". Ottawa Citizen. December 5, 1990. p. E6. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
3. Gerald Chick on the World Curling Federation database
4. "Home-ice disadvantage a thrill for visiting rinks". Calgary Herald. April 11, 1995. p. C2. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
5. "Curling Catches on Down Under". Ottawa Citizen. March 15, 1996. p. B4. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
6. 1985 Ursel Team - Honoured Members Database | Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame
7. Video: Bob Ursel Curling Team 2016 Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame Induction on YouTube
8. "Ursels aim for title". Regina Leader-Post. March 26, 1983. p. B5. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
9. "Kingston's Brown turns back clock". Ottawa Citizen. January 21, 1988. p. D6. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
10. "Savage sweeps opening matches". Ottawa Citizen. February 10, 1988. p. C1. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

External links

• Gerald Chick at World Curling Federation
• Gerald Chick at CurlingZone