Peter Andersen (Kosovan curler)
Peter Andersen (born February 28, 1993) is a Canadian-Kosovan curler originally from Kingston, Ontario. He was a member of the Kosovar mixed doubles curling team which finished in 44th place at the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with partner Eldena Dakaj. He also competed as Skip for the Kosovar mixed curling team at the 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship where his team placed 33rd. He and Eldena also competed in the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event where they finish 5th in their pool of 7.
He also represented Dalhousie University at the 2013 CIS/CCA Curling Championships.[1][2]
Andersen moved to Kosovo in 2016. He was eligible to play for Kosovo in the 3 world level competitions in 2019 as he had been living there for more than two years.[3]
In 2022, he returned to Canada to manage the Whitehorse Curling Club.[4] He played for the Yukon at the 2022 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship and will play for the Yukon men's team at the 2022 Canadian Curling Club Championships.[5] He currently lives in Whitehorse.[6]
References
- ^ "Kingston curler heading to Nationals". kingstonthisweek. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "Aspiring curlers slide first rocks in Kosovo". Prishtina Insight. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
- ^ "How a Canadian brought curling to Kosovo — and a spot at its 1st world championship | CBC Sports".
- ^ "Peter Andersen". Linkedin. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
- ^ "Everest Canadian Curling Club Championships begin at West Edmonton Mall on Sunday". Net News Ledger. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
- ^ "Peter Andersen". Curling Canada.
External links
- Peter Andersen at World Curling Federation