Cory Ward

{{Short description|American curler}}

{{Infobox curler

| name = Cory Ward

| gender = M

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|20}}

| birth_place = Mondovi, Wisconsin

| Curling club = Hibbing CC, Minnesota

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| Member Association = {{USA}}

| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|1998}})

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| Other appearances = {{WJCC||World Junior Championships}}: 2 ({{WJCC|1994}}, {{WJCC|1995}})

| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalSport | Curling}}

{{MedalCompetition | United States Men's Championship }}

{{MedalGold | 1998 Bismarck | }}

{{MedalSilver | 2000 Ogden | }}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Madison |}}

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Cory Ward (born April 20, 1974, in Mondovi, Wisconsin) is an American curler.{{worldcurling}}{{cite web |title=Cory Ward |url=http://www.usacurl.org/biographies/cory_ward.htm |website=USA Curling |accessdate=22 April 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607064237/http://www.usacurl.org/biographies/cory_ward.htm |archivedate=June 7, 2002 |url-status=dead}}

At the national level, he is a 1998 United States men's champion curler.

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"| 1993–94

| Mike Peplinski || Craig Brown || Ryan Braudt || Cory Ward ||Ryan Quinn || || {{WJCC|1994|1994 WJCC}} {{Bronze3}}

scope="row"| 1994–95

| Mike Peplinski || Craig Brown || Ryan Braudt || Cory Ward || Ryan Quinn || || {{WJCC|1995|1995 WJCC}} (5th)

scope="row"| 1997–98

| Paul Pustovar || Dave Violette || Greg Wilson || Cory Ward ||Shawn Rojeski (WCC) || Bill Tschirhart || 1998 USMCC {{Gold1}}
{{WMCC|1998|1998 WCC}} (6th)

scope="row"| 1999–00{{Cite web|url=http://www.wi-curling.org/curling/champions/Men%27s?page=1|title=Wisconsin State Champions - Men's|last=|first=|date=|website=Wisconsin State Curling Association|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141117163205/http://www.wi-curling.org:80/curling/champions/men%27s?page=1 |archive-date=2014-11-17 |access-date=Dec 13, 2019}}

| Paul Pustovar || Dave Violette || Mike Peplinski || Cory Ward || Greg Wilson || || 2000 USMCC {{Silver2}}

scope="row"| 2000–01

| Paul Pustovar || Mike Peplinski || Dave Violette || Cory Ward || Doug Anderson || || 2001 USMCC {{Bronze3}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/standings.htm|title=Men's Final 8 Standings|last=|first=|date=|website=Madison Curling Club|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010418164918/http://www.madisoncurlingclub.com/standings.htm|archive-date=Apr 18, 2001|access-date=Apr 22, 2020}}

scope="row" rowspan=2| 2001–02

| Paul Pustovar || Mike Peplinski || Dave Violette || Cory Ward || Doug Anderson || Mike Liapis || 2001 USOCT (4th){{Cite web|url=http://www.usacurl.org/ot2001/otframe.html|title=U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Curling|last=|first=|date=|website=USA Curling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011222133603/http://www.usacurl.org/ot2001/otframe.html|archive-date=Dec 22, 2001|access-date=Apr 22, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.usacurl.org|title=Brown, Baird to play for second in curling Trials|last=|first=|date=Dec 15, 2001|website=USA Curling|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021218032558/http://www.usacurl.org/Press%20Release/draw14trials.htm|archive-date=Dec 18, 2002|access-date=Apr 22, 2020}}

Craig BrownDoug PottingerJon BruntJohn DunlopCory WardSteve BrownUSMCC 2002 (3rd){{cite news|title=Wisconsin II takes curling title|date=March 13, 2002|page=9|newspaper=Portage Daily Register|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/47977988/portage-daily-register/|accessdate=April 4, 2020}}
scope="row"| 2002–03

| Ryan Quinn || Cory Ward || Jon Brunt || Doug Anderson || || ||

scope="row"| 2003–04

| Craig Brown || Ryan Quinn || Cory Ward || Mitch Marks || || ||

Personal life

Cory Ward started curling in 1982 at the age of 8.

He is married and has two children.

References

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