Jules Owchar

Jules Owchar
Curler
Born (1944-10-12) October 12, 1944 (age 80)
Lac La Biche, Alberta
Curling career
Brier appearances5 (1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997)
World Championship
appearances		2 (1991, 1997)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Canada
World Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 1991 Winnipeg
Representing  Alberta
Tim Hortons Brier
Gold medal – first place 1991 Hamilton
Gold medal – first place 1997 Calgary
Silver medal – second place 1996 Kamloops
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Regina
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Halifax

Jules Owchar (born October 12, 1944,[1] in Lac La Biche, Alberta) is a Canadian curler, curling coach, and golf coach from Edmonton, Alberta. Owchar is best known as the longtime coach of Kevin Martin, a retired Olympic champion, world champion, and Canadian champion. Owchar is also the curling coach of the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology curling teams. He is also currently coaching Brad Gushue's Newfoundland and Labrador team. Teams coached by Owchar have won eight Briers, one Olympic gold, two silvers, and one bronze; two world championships, 24 Slam titles and 34 conference championship gold medals, as of March 2019 when he was named to Curling Canada's Hall of Fame.[2]

  1. ^ "Jules Owchar". Vancouver Sun. 21 January 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
  2. ^ Heroux, Devin (5 March 2019). "Jules Owchar is curling's rock-whisperer and all he does is win". CBC Sports. Retrieved 6 November 2019.