Joe Polo

Joseph Polo
Born (1982-12-10) December 10, 1982 (age 41)
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)

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.