Todd Birr
{{short description|American curler|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Todd Birr
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|4|20}}
| birth_place = Mankato, Minnesota
| Curling club = Four Seasons CC,
Blaine, MN
| Skip =
| Third =
| Second =
| Lead =
| Alternate =
| Mixed doubles partner = Regan Birr
| Member Association = {{USA}}
| World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|2007}})
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's curling}}
{{MedalCountry| the {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | World Curling Championships}}
{{MedalBronze| 2007 Edmonton |}}
{{MedalCompetition|United States Olympic Curling Trials}}
{{MedalBronze|2009 Broomfield| }}
{{MedalBronze|2017 Omaha| }}
{{MedalCompetition | United States Men's Curling Championship}}
{{MedalGold | {{USMCC|2007|2007 Utica}} | }}
{{MedalSilver | {{USMCC|2017|2017 Everett}} | }}
{{MedalBronze | {{USMCC|2009|2009 Broomfield}} | }}
{{MedalBronze | {{USMCC|2011|2011 Fargo}} | }}
{{MedalBronze | {{USMCC|2018|2018 Fargo}} | }}
{{MedalBronze| {{USMCC|2019|2019 Kalamazoo}} | }}}}
Todd Birr (born April 20, 1968) is an American curler. He was a bronze medalist at the 2007 World Men's Curling Championship.
Career
Birr skipped his team to victory at the 2007 United States Curling Men's Championships, beating out teams such as Olympic bronze medalist Pete Fenson and former national champion Jason Larway in the process. He had relative success in prior nationals finishing fourth in 2006 and as a semi-finalist in 2004.
His victory qualified his team of Bill Todhunter, Greg Johnson and Kevin Birr to a berth at the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship representing team USA. There, Birr's was the only team to defeat Glenn Howard's Canadian team in the round robin when Howard wrecked on his last rock, and Birr bumped out a Canadian stone to score three giving him a victory. USA finished second behind Canada going into the playoffs. However, in the playoffs Birr lost 7–2 to Canada in the 1 vs 2 page playoff game, and then lost in the semi-final to Germany's Andy Kapp rink by a score of 6–4 earning Birr and the rest of team USA a bronze medal.
In 2009, Birr skipped the U.S. team to a three game sweep over the Brazil national team at the first ever Americas Challenge to determine the second American berth at the 2009 Ford World Men's Curling Championship.
Birr works as icemaker at The Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, Minnesota.
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 |
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| scope="row"| 2001–02
| Todd Birr || Doug Roy ||Kevin Birr|| Greg Rheaume || || || 2002 USMCC (DNQ) |
| scope="row"| 2003–04
| Todd Birr || Pete Westberg || Kevin Birr || Greg Rheaume || || || 2004 USMCC (SF) |
| scope="row"| 2004–05{{cite web |title=Birr – Korbel Madison International |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=635&teamid=13263&profileid= |website=CurlingZone |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}
| Todd Birr || Pete Westberg || Kevin Birr || Greg Rheaume || || || |
| scope="row"| 2005–06{{cite web |title=Birr – US World Team Trials |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=1353&teamid=24101&profileid= |website=CurlingZone |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}
| Todd Birr || Doug Pottinger || Kevin Birr || Pete Westberg || || || 2006 US World Trials (4th) |
| scope="row"| 2006–07
| Todd Birr ||Bill Todhunter||Greg Johnson||Kevin Birr ||Zach Jacobson || Paul Pustovar || 2007 USMCC {{Gold1}} |
| scope="row"| 2007–08
| Todd Birr || Bill Todhunter || Greg Johnson || Kevin Birr || Paul Pustovar |
| scope="row"| 2008–09
| Todd Birr || Paul Pustovar ||Greg Wilson|| Kevin Birr || || || {{USMCC|2009|2009 USMCC/USOCT}} {{Bronze3}} |
| scope="row"| 2009–10
| Todd Birr || Paul Pustovar || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || || {{USMCC|2010|2010 USMCC}} (7th) |
| scope="row"| 2010–11
| Todd Birr ||Greg Romaniuk|| Doug Pottinger || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || {{USMCC|2011|2011 USMCC}} {{Bronze3}} |
| scope="row"| 2011–12
| Todd Birr || Greg Romaniuk || Doug Pottinger || Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || {{USMCC|2012|2012 USMCC}} (6th) |
| scope="row"| 2012–13
| Todd Birr || Doug Pottinger || Greg Romaniuk ||Tom O'Connor || Kevin Birr || || {{USMCC|2012|2012 USMCC}} (8th) |
| scope="row"| 2013–14{{cite web |title=Birr 2–3 at USA Challenge Round |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3328&teamid=75011&profileid= |website=CurlingZone |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}
| Todd Birr || Doug Pottinger || Tom O'Connor || Troy Schroeder || || || |
| scope="row"| 2014–15{{cite web |title=Birr 3–2 at 2014 Curl Mesabi Classic |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3470&teamid=80028&profileid= |website=CurlingZone |accessdate=May 21, 2020}}
| Todd Birr || Doug Pottinger || Greg Johnson || Tom O'Connor || || || |
| scope="row"| 2015–16
| Todd Birr || Doug Pottinger ||John Benton|| Tom O'Connor || || || {{USMCC|2016|2016 USMCC}} (5th) |
| scope="row"| 2016–17
| Todd Birr ||Rich Ruohonen|| John Benton || Tom O'Connor || || || {{USMCC|2017|2017 USMCC}} {{Silver2}} |
| scope="row"| 2017–18
| Todd Birr || John Benton || Hunter Clawson || Tom O'Connor || || || {{USMCC|2018|2018 USMCC}} {{Bronze3}} |
| scope="row"| 2018–19
| Todd Birr || Greg Johnson || Hunter Clawson || Tom O'Connor || || || {{USMCC|2019|2019 USMCC}} {{Bronze3}} |
| scope="row"| 2019–20
| Todd Birr ||Andrew Stopera|| Hunter Clawson || Tom O'Connor || || || {{USMCC|2020|2020 USMCC}} (8th) |
References
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External links
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Category:Sportspeople from Mankato, Minnesota
Category:American male curlers
Category:American curling champions