Jeff Richard
{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1979)}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Jeff Richard
| image =
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|24}}
| birth_place = Kelowna, British Columbia
| Curling club = Kelowna CC
Kelowna, British Columbia
| Skip = Jeff Richard
| Third = Richard Krell
| Second = Daniel Wenzek
| Lead = Connor Deane
| Alternate =
| Member Association = {{BC}}
| Brier appearances = 3 ({{Brier|2010}}, {{Brier|2018}}, {{Brier|2022}})
| Top CCA ranking = 25th (2022–23)
}}
Jeffrey Richard (born March 24, 1979) is a Canadian curler from Lake Country, British Columbia.{{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 }} He currently skips his own team out of Kelowna.
Career
To date, Richard has won two provincial championships and has made two Brier appearances.{{cite web| url = http://www.curling.ca/blog/2010/02/07/richard-takes-british-columbia/| title = Curling Canada {{!}} Richard takes British Columbia}} In 2010, Richard won the 2010 BC Men's provincial as skip.
In 2016, Richard joined Team Geall.
In 2017, Richard played in the Canadian Mixed Doubles with Sarah Wark
In 2018, Richard would win his second provincial title, defeating 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.{{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 }}
Richard is the manager at Sunset Ranch Golf & Country Club in Kelowna.{{Cite web|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=4893#1|title = CurlingZone – Everything Curling}} He is married to Brooklyn Leitch and has one son.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/2022-Tim-Hortons-Brier-media-guide-WEB3.pdf|title = 2022 Tim Hortons Brier}}
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