Paul Pustovar
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| Curler | |
| Born |
December 17, 1951 Chisholm, Minnesota |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Hibbing CC, Hibbing, Minnesota |
| Skip | Paul Pustovar |
| Third | Nick Myers |
| Second | Andy Jukich |
| Lead | Jeff Puleo |
| Career | |
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World Championship appearances |
6 (1977, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1998, 2002) |
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Medal record
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Paul Pustovar (born December 17, 1951 in Chisholm, Minnesota) is an American curler from Hibbing, Minnesota. He is one of the most prolific curlers from the United States, with over thirty years of experience. He has earned two bronze medals at the World Curling Championships and has earned five gold medals, four silver medals, and one bronze medal in the twenty-five national championships that he has participated in. He is also a former world senior champion.
Pustovar studied at the University of Minnesota Duluth and earned his bachelor's degree in education. He earned his master's degree from Mankato State University in curriculum and instruction. After college, he taught a biology course at the Hibbing Community College and created and taught a curling course at the community college.
Pustovar began curling in 1969. As third under Bruce Roberts he became the Minnesota state men's champion in 1977, and went on to win the nationals and earn a spot in the 1977 Air Canada Silver Broom, where the Americans placed fourth. Pustovar was named the All-Star Vice Skip at the 1977 Air Canada Silver Broom. He continued to be a major force in Minnesota, winning the state championships in 1980, 1982, and 1987. He became the national champion in 1980 and finished fourth in the 1980 World Championship. He made appearances at the 1985 United States Mixed Nationals and the 1982 and 1987 United States National Championships.
Pustovar continued his success in curling through the end of the century. He participated in various national and international events and won many of those events. He was the Wisconsin state men's champion in 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, and 2001. He earned various trophies, including the Remo Trophy in 1991, the Wettinger Nokia Trophy in 1994 and 1996, and the Movado Trophy in 1999, 2000, 2002, and 2003. In the 2000–01 curling season, he won eight events, which was a major achievement for him. He participated in the World Curling Tour and won, among others, the St. Paul Cash Spiel in 2003 and 2005 and the Duluth Cash Spiel in 2005. He continued to participate in the United States National Championships, finishing in the semifinals in 1990, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, and 2001 and finishing as runner-up in 1992, 1995, and 2000. He won the championship in 1991 and 2002, and placed third and fourth, respectively. He and his team participated in the inaugural Continental Cup of Curling and helped North America defeat Europe by a small margin. He and his team also participated in the 2001 United States Olympic Curling Trials, but failed to win the trials. He also represented the United States at the Karuizawa International Curling Championship, where he won the bonspiel title.
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