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Barry Naimark

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Barry Naimark
Born(1932-07-01)July 1, 1932
DiedDecember 3, 2004(2004-12-03) (aged 72)
Curling career
Brier appearances4 (1959, 1964, 1970, 1977)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's Curling
World championships
Gold medal – first place 1964 Calgary Team
Macdonald Brier
Representing  British Columbia
Gold medal – first place 1964 Charlottetown
Silver medal – second place 1977 Montreal
Bronze medal – third place 1970 Winnipeg

R. B. (Barry) Naimark (July 1, 1932 – December 3, 2004) was a Canadian curler. He played as lead on the Lyall Dagg rink that won the 1964 Brier and World Championship.[1][2] He also played in the 1959 Macdonald Brier as the skip of the British Columbia team (which included newspaper columnist Dick Beddoes at lead), finishing fourth.[3] He died of cancer in 2004.[4][5]

Personal life

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In addition to curling, Naimark was also a race horse owner.[6] Naimark learned to curl in Leader, Saskatchewan. He lived in Calgary before moving to Vancouver. He also played ice hockey, baseball, trapshooting, and table tennis.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on March 7, 1964 · Page 13". 7 March 1964.
  2. ^ "Naimark, Barry – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle".
  3. ^ "1959 MacDonald Brier".
  4. ^ "RootsWeb: CAN-BC-OBITS-L December 10, 2004 Vancouver BC". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
  5. ^ "WCPI search results".
  6. ^ "Legendary B.C. stable rides off into sunset". Calgary Herald. November 2, 2001. p. F8. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
  7. ^ "Brier winners cup favorites (sic)". Calgary Herald. March 12, 1964. p. 60. Retrieved November 2, 2020.