{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1992)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Richard Krell | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|7|13}} | birth_place = London, Ontario | Curling club = KW Granite Club, <br> Waterloo, ON | Skip = '''Richard Krell''' | Third = Daniel Wenzek | Second = Jordan Tardi | Lead = Nick Meister | Alternate = | Member Association = {{ON}} (2015–2022) <br> {{BC}} (2022–present) | Top CCA ranking = 34th (2023–24) | Brier appearances = }}
'''Richard Frederick Krell'''<ref>https://legacy.wlu.ca/documents/64166/convocation-program-waterloo-2016.pdf {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}</ref> (born July 13, 1992)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=22111|title=CurlingZone – Everything Curling|website=curlingzone.com}}</ref> is a Canadian curler from Canmore, Alberta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curlbc.ca/scoring-links/#!/competitions/7551/teams/35181/team_athletes/35181-third-49742|title=Richard Krell|website=CurlBC|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/35181/team_athletes/35181-third-49742|url-status=dead}}</ref> He currently skips his own team out of Langley, British Columbia.
==Career== ===University curling=== Krell was a member of the Wilfrid Laurier University curling team, winning provincial titles in 2015 and 2016 and a national title in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laurierathletics.com/peopleprofile.php?PCID=22048&PeopleID=8440|title=Golden Hawk Athletics - Profile - Richard Krell - LaurierAthletics.com|website=www.laurierathletics.com}}</ref> Krell has played in the 2014, 2015 and 2016 CIS/CCA Curling Championships for Laurier, throwing third stones for Aaron Squires.
===Men's=== While playing third for Laurier, Krell would also skip his own team on the World Curling Tour. He has been skipping a team on the WCT since 2013. Krell won his first tour event by winning the 2016 KW Fall Classic.
==Personal life== Krell graduated from Laurier in 2016 with a degree in Communication Studies. He attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario.
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