{{Short description|American curler}} {{Infobox curler | name = Martin Sather | gender = M <!-- m, f --> | image = | image_size = | birth_date = {{birth date and age |1983|8|23}} | birth_place = Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. | Curling club = Ardsley CC, New York | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{USA}} | World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|2012}}) | World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = | European Championship appearances = | Olympic appearances = | Other appearances = {{WJCC||World Junior Championships}}: 1 ({{WJCC|2002}}) | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | Curling}} {{MedalCountry | {{flagicon|NY}} New York }} {{MedalCompetition | United States Men's Championship }} {{MedalGold | 2012 Philadelphia | }} {{MedalCompetition|United States Olympic Curling Trials}} {{MedalBronze|2013 Fargo | }} }}
'''Martin Sather''' (born August 23, 1983, in Fairbanks, Alaska) is an American curler.<ref>{{worldcurling}}</ref>
In 2002 Sather won the United States Junior Curling Championship, playing second for skip Leo Johnson.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Whiteside|first=Kelly|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2013/11/10/jazz-musician-team-mccormick-us-olympic-curling-trials/3489813/|title=Jazz musician doubles as Olympic hopeful in curling|date=2013-11-10|work=USA Today|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> The national title earned them the opportunity to represent the United States at the 2002 World Junior Championship in Kelowna, British Columbia, where they finished ninth out of ten teams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/135|title=World Junior Curling Championships 2002|last=|first=|date=|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>
After juniors he took a break but returned to competitive curling in 2010. He won the 2012 United States Men's Championship playing second for Heath McCormick,<ref name=":0" /> they then finished 8th at the 2012 World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/405|title=World Men's Curling Championship 2012|last=|first=|date=|website=World Curling Federation|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Coach ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 2001–02 | Leo Johnson || Colin Hufman || Martin Sather || Christopher Benshoof || Steven Birklid (WJCC) || Bill Gryder (WJCC), Dennis Thies (WJCC) || USJCC 2002 {{Gold1}}<br>{{WJCC|2002|WJCC 2002}} (9th) |- ! scope="row"| 2009–10 | Matt Hames || Bill Stopera || Martin Sather || Dean Gemmell || || || USMCC 2010 (4th) |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11 | Heath McCormick || Bill Stopera || Martin Sather || Dean Gemmell || || || USMCC 2011 (4th) |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Heath McCormick || Bill Stopera || Martin Sather || Dean Gemmell || Craig Brown (WCC) || Matt Hames || USMCC 2012 {{Gold1}}<br>{{WMCC|2012|WCC 2012}} (8th) |- ! scope="row"| 2012–13 | Heath McCormick || Bill Stopera || Martin Sather || Dean Gemmell || || || ContCup 2013 {{Gold1}}<br>USMCC 2013 (4th) |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2013–14 | Heath McCormick || Bill Stopera || Martin Sather || Dean Gemmell || || || USOCT 2013 {{Bronze3}} |- | Tyler George || Bill Stopera || Dean Gemmell || Martin Sather || || || USMCC 2014 (6th) |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Dean Gemmell || Bill Stopera || Martin Sather || Mark Lazar || || || USMCC 2015 (5th) |- ! scope="row"| 2015–16 | Alex Leichter || Martin Sather || Nate Clark || Ryan Halissey || || || USMCC 2016 (9th) |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Alex Leichter || Martin Sather || Nate Clark || Ryan Halissey || Chris Bond || || USMCC 2017 (7th) |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Alex Leichter || Martin Sather || Chris Bond || Jared Wydysh || || || USMCC 2018 (8th) |}
==Private life== Martin Sather graduated from Western Connecticut State University in 2006.<ref>[https://www.wcsu.edu/news-archives/MartinSather/ 2013 Martin Sather | News Archives - WCSU.edu]</ref>
Out of curling he is a musician<ref name=":0" /> and insurance broker.
He started curling in 1992 at the age of 9.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141110004114/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-curling/athletes/Martin-Sather Martin Sather - USA Curling]</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
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