Scott Becker
{{Short description|New Zealand curler (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Scott Becker
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|11|24}}
| birth_place = Ranfurly, New Zealand
| Curling club = Ranfurly Curling Club
Ranfurly, New Zealand
| Skip = Sean Becker
| Third = Warren Dobson
| Second = Scott Becker
| Lead = James Becker
| Alternate = Warren Kearny
| Member Association = {{NZL}}
| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|2012}})
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = 3 ({{WMDCC|2009}}, {{WMDCC|2016}}, {{WMDCC|2017}})
| Pacific Championship appearances = 11 ({{PACC|2007}}, {{PACC|2008}}, {{PACC|2009}}, {{PACC|2011}}, {{PACC|2012}}, {{PACC|2013}}, {{PACC|2014}}, {{PACC|2015}}, {{PACC|2016}}, {{PACC|2018}}, {{PACC|2019}})
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Curling }}
{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | Pacific Curling Championships }}
{{MedalSilver | 2011 Nanjing | }}
{{MedalBronze | 2008 Naseby | }}
{{MedalBronze | 2007 Beijing | }}
}}
Scott Becker (born 24 November 1984 in Ranfurly, New Zealand) is a New Zealand curler and curling coach. He currently plays second on his brother Sean Becker's team.
Curling career
On international level he won silver on 2011 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships and won bronze on 2007 and 2008 Pacific Curling Championships. He played for New Zealand national men's team on one World Curling Championship ({{WMCC|2012}}) and ten Pacific Curling Championships (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018). He played too for New Zealand national mixed doubles team on three World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (2009, 2016, 2017).
On the national level, he has been New Zealand men's champion (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018) and runner-up (2005, 2006, 2012).[https://www.curling.org.nz/index.php/auckland-honours-board/83-honours-boards/honours-nz/392-nz-championship-men NZ Championship : Men | New Zealand Curling][https://www.curling.org.nz/index.php/88-honours-boards/honours-dunedin/391-dunedin-cc-wendorf-rock Dunedin CC : Wendorf Rock | New Zealand Curling] He has also been New Zealand mixed doubles champion (2008, 2015, 2016), runner-up (2007, 2014) and bronze (2009).[https://www.curling.org.nz/index.php/83-honours-boards/honours-nz/394-nz-championship-mixed-doubles NZ Championship : Mixed Doubles | New Zealand Curling]
He was also coach of New Zealand national mixed doubles team for the 2010 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (they won silver) and on 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship (they finished 14th).
Personal life
Becker's family is well known as a curling family. Scott's mother, father, older brother, sister and grandfather have all represented New Zealand on an international scale. Scott's father, Peter Becker, is known as one of the first curlers to represent New Zealand internationally. He was also the coach of the women's team as well as the Secretary of the New Zealand Curling Association. Scott's older brother, Sean Becker, is one of the most successful and well known New Zealand curlers. Scott's sister, Bridget Becker has been the skip of the New Zealand women's national curling team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/other-sport/curling-outstanding-contribution-family|title=Curling: Outstanding contribution by family|last=McMurran|first=Alistair|date=2008-11-08|work=Otago Daily Times |access-date=2017-11-20|language=en}} Married in 2019 to Jenna Morris-Williamson (now Becker).{{Citation needed|date=January 2020}}
References
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External links
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Category:New Zealand male curlers
Category:Sportspeople from Ranfurly, New Zealand
Category:New Zealand curling champions
Category:New Zealand sports coaches
Category:New Zealand curling coaches
Category:21st-century New Zealand sportsmen
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