Thomas Ulsrud | |
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Born | 21 October 1971 Oslo, Norway |
Died | 24 May 2022 | (aged 50)
Team | |
Curling club | Snarøen CC, Oslo, NOR |
Curling career ![]() | |
World Championship appearances | 12 (1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) |
European Championship appearances | 17 (1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) |
Olympic appearances | 3 (2010, 2014, 2018) |
Medal record |
Thomas Ulsrud (21 October 1971 – 24 May 2022) was a Norwegian curler from Oslo.[1][2][3] He won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics,[4] one World Curling Championship,[5] two European Curling Championships,[6][7] and fourteen Norwegian titles (Norwegian Men's Curling Championship and Oslo Cup).[8] He was also known for being the skip of the team that competed while wearing colourful harlequin trousers at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. Team Ulsrud's combined showmanship and sportsmanship became iconic and contributed to reviving worldwide interest in curling since then.[9][10][11][12][13][14] In 2024, he was posthumousely inducted into the World Curling Hall of Fame.[15]