Rick Lang

{{short description|Canadian curler}}

{{Infobox curler

| name = Rick Lang

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1953|12|12}}

| birth_place = Fort William, Ontario

| Brier appearances = 11 ({{Brier|1975}}, {{Brier|1976}}, {{Brier|1980}}, {{Brier|1981}}, {{Brier|1982}}, {{Brier|1985}}, {{Brier|1988}}, {{Brier|1991}}, {{Brier|1993}}, {{Brier|1995}}, {{Brier|2003}})

| World Championship appearances = 3 ({{WMCC|1975}}, {{WMCC|1982}}, {{WMCC|1985}})

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Curling Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1982 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | }}

{{MedalGold | 1985 Glasgow | }}

{{MedalBronze | 1975 Perth | }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Senior Curling Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Edmonton | }}

{{MedalCountry | {{NO}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | Labatt Brier }}

{{MedalGold | 1975 Fredericton | }}

{{MedalGold | 1982 Brandon | }}

{{MedalGold | 1985 Moncton | }}

{{MedalSilver | 1980 Calgary | }}

{{MedalSilver | 1981 Halifax | }}

{{MedalBronze | 1993 Ottawa | }}

}}

Richard P. "Rick" Lang (born December 12, 1953) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is a two-time World champion and three-time Brier champion representing Northern Ontario. He currently serves as a performance consultant for Curling Canada.{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2018/07/17/2018-19-national-team-program-lineup-high-performance-staff-unveiled-by-curling-canada/|title=2018-19 National Team Program lineup, High Performance staff unveiled by Curling Canada|work=Curling Canada|access-date=2018-08-29|language=en-US}}

Playing career

Lang was runner up at the 1971 Canadian Junior Curling Championships as Doug Smith's team lead. He later played third with Brier champions Bill Tetley (1975), and Al Hackner (1982, 1985), winning two World championships with Hackner and a bronze medal at the Worlds with Tetley. He also skipped Northern Ontario to a gold medal at the 1981 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Lang later skipped Northern Ontario at the 1991 and 1993 Briers. He also played third on Al Hackner's Canadian Senior Men's championship team in 2006, and won a silver medal on the team at the 2007 World Senior Curling Championships.2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: Team Northern Ontario He later became a Head Coach for the Northern Ontario curling team on both the men's and women's side, appearing in both the 2020 Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts.{{cite web |url=https://www.tsn.ca/rick-lang-grateful-to-be-alive-after-surviving-plane-crash-1.1450685 |publisher=TSN |title=Lang grateful to be alive after surviving plane crash |author=Ryan Horne |date=February 29, 2020}}

Personal life

He is married to Lorraine Lang and has two children, Adam and Sarah.2018 Continental Cup Media Guide In February 2020, Lang survived a plane crash while returning home from the Scotties invitation with the team he had been coaching.

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