Kevin Birr
{{Short description|American curler}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Kevin Birr
| gender = M
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age |1969|12|6}}
| birth_place = Mankato, Minnesota, United States
| Curling club = Caledonian CC, Mankato, Minnesota
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| Member Association = {{USA}}
| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|2007}})
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| show-medals = yes
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{{MedalSport | Curling}}
{{MedalCompetition | {{WMCC||World Championships}}}}
{{MedalBronze | {{WMCC|2007|2007 Edmonton}} | }}
{{MedalCompetition | United States Men's Championship }}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Utica | }}
{{MedalBronze | 2004 Grand Forks | }}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Fargo | }}
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Kevin Birr (born December 6, 1969, in Mankato, Minnesota, United States) is an American curler.
He is a {{WMCC|2007|2007 World Men's bronze medallist}}{{worldcurling}} and a 2007 US Men's champion.
Teams
=Men's=
| 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 |
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| scope="row"| 1988–89
| Kevin Birr || ? || ? || ? || || || USJCC 1989 {{Bronze3}}[http://www.wi-curling.org/curling/champions/Junior%20Men%27s?page=2 Junior Men - State Champions - Wisconsin State Curling Association] |
| scope="row"| 2001–02
| Todd Birr || Doug Roy || Kevin Birr || Greg Rheaume || || || USMCC 2002 (13th)[https://web.archive.org/web/20020409050929/http://www.usacurl.org/Nationals2002/main.htm 2002 Nationals Main] (web archive) |
| scope="row"| 2003–04
| Todd Birr || Pete Westberg || Kevin Birr || Greg Rheaume || || || USMCC 2004 {{Bronze3}} |
| scope="row"| 2004–05
| Todd Birr || Pete Westberg || Kevin Birr || Greg Rheaume || || || |
| scope="row"| 2005–06
| Todd Birr || Doug Pottinger || Pete Westberg || Kevin Birr || || || USMCC 2006 (4th) |
| scope="row"| 2006–07
| Todd Birr || Bill Todhunter || Greg Johnson || Kevin Birr || Zach Jacobson || Paul Pustovar || USMCC 2007 {{Gold1}} |
| scope="row"| 2007–08
| Todd Birr || Bill Todhunter || Greg Johnson || Kevin Birr || Paul Pustovar (USMCC) || || CCC 2007 {{Gold1}} |
| scope="row"| 2008–09
| Todd Birr || Paul Pustovar || Greg Wilson || Kevin Birr || || || AC 2009 {{Gold1}} |
| scope="row"| 2009–10
| Todd Birr || Paul Pustovar || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || || |
| scope="row"| 2010–11
| Todd Birr || Greg Romaniuk || Doug Pottinger || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || USMCC 2011 {{Bronze3}} |
| scope="row"| 2011–12
| Todd Birr || Greg Romaniuk || Doug Pottinger || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || USMCC 2012 (6th) |
| scope="row"| 2012–13
| Todd Birr || Greg Romaniuk || Doug Pottinger || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || USMCC 2013 (9th) |
=Mixed=
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| scope="col"| Season
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| scope="row"| 2000
| Todd Birr || Linda Shimmin || Kevin Birr || Tracy Christensen || USMxCC 2000 {{Silver2}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20001022160830/http://www.borg.com/~nagyj/UCC/BONSPIELS/usmixed.htm 2000 USCA National Mixed Curling Championships - Utica Curling Club] (web archive) |
| scope="row"| 2003
| Todd Birr || Nicole Rheaume || Kevin Birr || Kim Rheaume || USMxCC 2003 {{Bronze3}}[https://web.archive.org/web/20030812215006/http://www.goodcurling.net/events/2003MixedNationals/mixed.htm 2003 Mixed Nationals] (web archive) |
Private life
Kevin Birr resides in St. Peter, Minnesota. He works as catering manager at Gustavus Adolphus College.
He graduated from Minnesota State University, Mankato.
His older brother Todd is a curler too; they played together many years.
He started curling in 1984, when he was 15 years old.
References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Mankato, Minnesota
Category:American male curlers
Category:American curling champions
Category:Continental Cup of Curling participants
Category:Minnesota State University, Mankato alumni
Category:People from St. Peter, Minnesota
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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