Jeff Richard

{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1979)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Jeff Richard | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|24}} | birth_place = [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]] | Curling club = [[Kelowna Curling Club|Kelowna CC]] <br> [[Kelowna]], [[British Columbia]] | Skip = '''Jeff Richard''' | Third = [[Richard Krell]] | Second = [[Daniel Wenzek]] | Lead = [[Connor Deane]] | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = [[Sarah Wark]] | Member Association = {{BC}} | Brier appearances = 3 ({{Brier|2010}}, {{Brier|2018}}, {{Brier|2022}}) | Top CCA ranking = 25th ([[2022–23 curling season|2022–23]]) }}

'''Jeffrey Richard''' (born March 24, 1979) is a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[curling|curler]] from [[Lake Country, British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.curlbc.ca/scoring-links/#!/competitions/7551/teams/35173/team_athletes/35173-third-9730 | title=| Curl BC | Our House is Your House | access-date=2023-01-15 | archive-date=2023-01-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230115063608/https://www.curlbc.ca/scoring-links/#!/competitions/7551/teams/35173/team_athletes/35173-third-9730 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He currently [[Skip (curling)|skips]] his own team out of [[Kelowna]].

==Career== To date, Richard has won two [[BC Men's Provincial Curling Championship|provincial championships]] and has made two [[Tim Hortons|Brier]] appearances.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.curling.ca/blog/2010/02/07/richard-takes-british-columbia/| title = Curling Canada {{!}} Richard takes British Columbia}} </ref> In 2010, Richard won the 2010 BC Men's provincial as [[skip (curling)|skip]]. In 2016, Richard joined Team [[Sean Geall|Geall]].

In 2017, Richard played in the [[2017 Canadian Mixed Doubles Curling Championship|Canadian Mixed Doubles]] with [[Sarah Wark]]

In 2018, Richard would win his second provincial title, defeating [[Jim Cotter (curler)|Team Cotter]] in the final in an extra end.

==Personal life== Jeff Richard grew up in a family of curlers. His father is World and Canadian champion curler and coach [[Gerry Richard]]. His sister [[Jeanna Schraeder]] played third for the World and Canadian champion team [[Kelly Scott]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2013/02/11/focus-on-coaching-gerry-richard-and-jeanna-schraeder-a-father-daughter-team-on-the-ice/ |title=Focus on Coaching: Gerry Richard and Jeanna Schraeder, a father-daughter team on the ice |publisher=Curling Canada |date=February 11, 2013 |access-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-date=October 2, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002180149/https://www.curling.ca/blog/2013/02/11/focus-on-coaching-gerry-richard-and-jeanna-schraeder-a-father-daughter-team-on-the-ice/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Richard is the manager at [[Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club]] in [[Kelowna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=4893#1|title = CurlingZone – Everything Curling}}</ref> He is married to Brooklyn Leitch and has one son.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/2022-Tim-Hortons-Brier-media-guide-WEB3.pdf|title = 2022 Tim Hortons Brier}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{Sports links}}

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