Kawaja moved to Ontario as a youth, and became a high-profile skip (he won the 1980 Ontario junior championship), but it was not until his move to the Ed Werenich rink that he finally started to win championships. In 1983, Kawaja won his first provincial championship, playing second for Werenich. The team not only won the provincial championship, but they won the Brier and the World Curling Championship as well that year. Kawaja is the youngest player to have ever won the Brier (21 years old). In 1984, the team repeated their provincial championship, but lost in the Brier final to Michael Riley's Manitoba rink. Kawaja was promoted to the third position for Werenich, and in 1990 won his third provincial title. The team followed up with another Brier and World Championship. Kawaja won two more provincial titles with Werenich in 1995 and 1997. He and Ed Werenich formed the nucleus of teams that won more money than any curling team in the 1980s and 90s.
Kawaja was named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991.[1] In 2009, Kawaja and his 1983 world champion team (Werenich, Paul Savage and John Kawaja) were inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Kawaja retired from curling in 1997. After working with Bata Shoes to work on a curling shoe design, he moved on to work with Adidas after retiring from curling. He later became president of the Taylormade golf company.[3] He resides in San Diego, California.
References
^"Kawaja, John W." The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame. Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved March 1, 2014.
^. oshof.ca. Ontario Sports Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
^. jobs.viktre.com. VIKTRE Career Network. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2016.
john, kawaja, john, kawaja, born, april, 1961, citation, needed, chandler, quebec, canadian, curler, time, brier, world, champion, curlerbornapril, 1961, 1961, citation, needed, chandler, quebeccareermember, association, ontariobrier, appearances6, 1983, 1984,. John W Kawaja born April 27 1961 citation needed in Chandler Quebec is a Canadian curler He is a two time Brier and World Champion John KawajaCurlerBornApril 27 1961 1961 04 27 age 61 citation needed Chandler QuebecCareerMember Association OntarioBrier appearances6 1983 1984 1988 1990 1995 1997 World Championshipappearances2 1983 1990 Medal record Men s curlingRepresenting CanadaWorld Curling Championships1983 Regina1990 VasterasRepresenting OntarioLabatt Brier1983 Sudbury1990 Sault Ste Marie1984 Victoria1988 ChicoutimiCanadian Olympic Curling Trials1987 Calgary1997 BrandonCareer EditKawaja moved to Ontario as a youth and became a high profile skip he won the 1980 Ontario junior championship but it was not until his move to the Ed Werenich rink that he finally started to win championships In 1983 Kawaja won his first provincial championship playing second for Werenich The team not only won the provincial championship but they won the Brier and the World Curling Championship as well that year Kawaja is the youngest player to have ever won the Brier 21 years old In 1984 the team repeated their provincial championship but lost in the Brier final to Michael Riley s Manitoba rink Kawaja was promoted to the third position for Werenich and in 1990 won his third provincial title The team followed up with another Brier and World Championship Kawaja won two more provincial titles with Werenich in 1995 and 1997 He and Ed Werenich formed the nucleus of teams that won more money than any curling team in the 1980s and 90s Kawaja was named to the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991 1 In 2009 Kawaja and his 1983 world champion team Werenich Paul Savage and John Kawaja were inducted into the Ontario Sports Hall of Fame 2 Kawaja retired from curling in 1997 After working with Bata Shoes to work on a curling shoe design he moved on to work with Adidas after retiring from curling He later became president of the Taylormade golf company 3 He resides in San Diego California References Edit Kawaja John W The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame Canadian Curling Association Retrieved March 1 2014 Werenich Savage Kawaja Harrison Rink oshof ca Ontario Sports Hall of Fame Archived from the original on 12 July 2019 Retrieved 25 September 2014 My Career Change John Kawaja s Career After Culing jobs viktre com VIKTRE Career Network 25 July 2016 Archived from the original on 26 March 2017 Retrieved 16 July 2016 External links EditJohn Kawaja at World Curling Federation Ontario Sports Legends Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Kawaja amp oldid 1136276169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
