NZ Curling

Hans Frauenlob
	NZ Olympian #986
	WCF profile
Born	22 Nov 1960 – Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Club	Auckland CC
International Record
Olympic Games
2006	Turin	10th
World Mens
1999	St John	10th
2001	Lausanne	9th
2004	Gävle	7th
2005	Victoria	8th
Pacific Mens
1997	Karuizawa	3rd
1998	Qualicum Beach	1st
1999	Tokoro	3rd
2000	Esquimalt	1st
2001	Jeonju	2nd
2002	Queenstown	4th
2003	Aomori	1st
2004	Chuncheon	1st
2005	Taipei	3rd
2006	Tokyo	5th
Karuizawa Invitational
2006	Karuizawa	2nd
New Zealand Titles
NZ Mens
2005-2006
Wendorf Rock
2001, 2005, 2006
Auckland League
1997, 1999, 2004, 2005
New Zealand Teams
NZ Men
1997-2006

Hans had already tasted sporting success in a different field before he moved to New Zealand. He worked for the Toronto Blue Jays from 1990-1996 and is the proud owner of two World Series baseball rings following their victories in 1992 and 1993 – the first team outside the USA to do so.

He was first selected for the NZ Men's curling team in 1997 and represented his new country for 10 straight seasons. This included

• 10 Pacific Championships winning 4 gold medals, 1 silver, 3 bronze
• 4 World Championships, with a best place of 7th in 2004; 3rd best shooting percentage 1999 with 79% at third.

Hans is quite certain though that his greatest sporting moment to date, was qualification for the 2006 Olympic Winter Games. NZ needed to win the last round robin game against Denmark at the 2005 Worlds, and the crucial moment was early in the game.

"I will always remember it... Sean made a fantastic shot to score a 5 on the fourth end – Lorne and Dan swept the shot great, and I got the line read right – a real team shot and the crowd went wild – it was spectacular."

Hans' international experience was put to good use at the 100% Pure NZ Winter Games in Naseby in 2009. His expert commentary during the extended TV coverage introduced many Kiwis to the roaring game.

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