Tracy Kennedy

{{Short description|Canadian curler}}

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| Curling club = Lakehead Ladies CC, Thunder Bay, ON,
Fort William CC, Thunder Bay, ON,
Port Arthur CC, Thunder Bay, ON

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| Hearts appearances = 4 ({{STOH|1988}}, {{STOH|1989}}, {{STOH|1990}}, {{STOH|1992}})

| World Championship appearances = 2 ({{WWCC|1988}}, {{WWCC|1989}})

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{{MedalSport | Curling}}

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{{MedalGold | {{WWCC|1989|1989 Milwaukee}} | }}

{{MedalSilver | {{WWCC|1988|1988 Glasgow}} | }}

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{{MedalCompetition | Scotties Tournament of Hearts}}

{{MedalGold | {{STOH|1988|1988 Fredericton}} | }}

{{MedalGold | {{STOH|1989|1989 Kelowna}} | }}

{{MedalBronze | {{STOH|1990|1990 Ottawa}} | }}

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Tracy Kennedy is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

She is a {{WWCC|1989|1989 World women's champion}}, {{WWCC|1988|1988 World women's silver medallist}}{{worldcurling}} and a two-time {{STOH||Canadian women's champion}} ({{STOH|1988}}, {{STOH|1989}}).

In 1994, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Heather Houston 1988 and 1989 team.{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/hof/people/kennedy-tracy/|title=Kennedy, Tracy – CCA Hall of Fame {{pipe}} ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle|website=curling.ca|accessdate=2019-09-09}}

Personal life

Kennedy grew up in Thunder Bay, Ontario (Fort William). As of 2014, Kennedy is the general manager of two hotel properties in Thunder Bay.{{cite web|url=https://www.atlific.com/press-release/atlific-hotels-ventures-into-thunder-bay-market-with-management-of-two-days-inn-properties/|title=Atlific Hotels ventures into Thunder Bay market with management of two Days Inn properties - Atlific Hotels|website=atlific.com|accessdate=2019-09-09|date=2014-07-02}} Her father, Darwin Wark represented Northern Ontario at the 1959 Macdonald Brier,{{cite web|url=https://www.tbnewswatch.com/obituaries/darwin-wark-383225|title=Darwin Wark - Obituary - Thunder Bay|website=TBNewsWatch.com|date=6 May 2016 |accessdate=2019-09-09}} while her husband Bruce is a four-time Northern Ontario champion, and winner of the 1982 Air Canada Silver Broom world curling championships.

Awards

Teams and events

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Season

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Alternate

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scope="row"| 1987–88

| Heather Houston || Lorraine Lang || Diane Adams || Tracy Kennedy || Gloria Taylor (STOH) || {{STOH|1988|STOH 1988}} {{Gold1}}
{{WWCC|1988|WCC 1988}} {{Silver2}}

scope="row"| 1988–89

| Heather Houston || Lorraine Lang || Diane Adams || Tracy Kennedy || Gloria Taylor || {{STOH|1989|STOH 1989}} {{Gold1}}
{{WWCC|1989|WCC 1989}} {{Gold1}}

scope="row"| 1989–90

| Heather Houston || Lorraine Lang || Diane Adams || Tracy Kennedy || Gloria Taylor || {{STOH|1990|STOH 1990}} {{Bronze3}}

scope="row"| 1991–92

| Kim Clark || Tracy Kennedy || Patty Wilson || Peggy Barrette || Marlene Inglis || {{STOH|1992|STOH 1992}} (8th)

References

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