Joe Polo

Joseph Polo
Curler
Born (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982 (age 41)
Duluth, Minnesota
Team
Curling clubBemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota
SkipJoe Polo[1]
ThirdRich Ruohonen
SecondMatt Mellin
LeadDerek Benson
Mixed doubles
partner		Tabitha Peterson
Curling career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		7 (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022)
World Mixed Doubles Championship
appearances		2 (2016, 2021)
Olympic
appearances		2 (2006, 2018)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  United States
Winter Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2018 Pyeongchang Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Team
World Mixed Doubles Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Karlstad
US Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madison
Gold medal – first place 2006 Bemidji
Gold medal – first place 2010 Kalamazoo
Gold medal – first place 2011 Fargo
Gold medal – first place 2014 Philadelphia
Gold medal – first place 2017 Everett
Gold medal – first place 2021 Wausau
Silver medal – second place 2012 Philadelphia
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Kalamazoo
US Olympic Trials
Gold medal – first place 2005 Madison
Gold medal – first place 2017 Omaha
Silver medal – second place 2013 Fargo
US Mixed Doubles Championship
Gold medal – first place 2020 Eau Claire
Silver medal – second place 2017 Blaine
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Denver

Joseph Polo (born December 10, 1982) is an American curler who is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and being the alternate on the gold-medal winning United States men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League.[2]

  1. ^ "Team Joe Polo". CurlingZone. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  2. ^ Monteith, Austin (February 28, 2020). "Bemidji's golden boy: Olympic gold medalist Joe Polo back home for Mixed Doubles Nationals". The Bemidji Pioneer. Retrieved April 16, 2021.