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Scott Becker

Curler

Born

24 November 1984 (age 40)

Ranfurly, New Zealand

Team

Curling club

Ranfurly Curling Club
Ranfurly, New Zealand

Scott Becker

James Becker

Alternate

Warren Kearny

Curling career

Member Association

New Zealand

World Championship
appearances

1 (2012)

World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances

3 (2009, 2016, 2017)

Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances

11 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019)

Medal record

Men's Curling

Representing New Zealand
Pacific Curling Championships
	2011 Nanjing
	2008 Naseby
	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 (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).^[1]^[2] He has also been New Zealand mixed doubles champion (2008, 2015, 2016), runner-up (2007, 2014) and bronze (2009).^[3]

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.^[4] Married in 2019 to Jenna Morris-Williamson (now Becker).^{[citation needed]}

References

^ NZ Championship : Men | New Zealand Curling
^ Dunedin CC : Wendorf Rock | New Zealand Curling
^ NZ Championship : Mixed Doubles | New Zealand Curling
^ McMurran, Alistair (8 November 2008). "Curling: Outstanding contribution by family". Otago Daily Times Online News. Retrieved 20 November 2017.

External links

Scott Becker at World Curling

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