Brad Jacobs | |
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Born | Bradley Robert Jacobs June 11, 1985 |
Team | |
Curling club | Community First CC, Sault Ste. Marie, ON |
Skip | Brad Jacobs |
Third | Marc Kennedy |
Second | Brett Gallant |
Lead | Ben Hebert |
Curling career | |
Member Association | Northern Ontario (1995–2022) Manitoba (2023–2024) Alberta (2024–present) |
Brier appearances | 15 (2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024) |
World Championship appearances | 1 (2013) |
Olympic appearances | 1 (2014) |
Top CTRS ranking | 1st (2013–14, 2019–20) |
Grand Slam victories | 7 (2015 Players', 2016 National, 2017 Champions Cup, 2018 Tour Challenge, 2019 Tour Challenge, 2019 National, 2020 Canadian Open) |
Medal record |
Bradley Robert Jacobs[1] (born June 11, 1985) is a Canadian curler from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.[2] He currently skips his own team out of Calgary, Alberta. He is an Olympic champion skip, having led Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Winter Olympics. Jacobs is also the 2013 Tim Hortons Brier championship skip and the 2013 World Championship runner-up. He is a 12-time Northern Ontario provincial champion, and one-time provincial junior champion.
Jacobs and his Olympic gold medallist team were well known for their physical fitness.[3] They have been described as "fitness freaks" and are "embracing curling's athletic evolution as much or more than any other team".[4]
Jacobs was born in Sault Ste. Marie, the son of Bob and Cynthia Jacobs (née Harnden).[1]