Richard P. "Rick" Lang (born December 12, 1953) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He is a two-time World champion and three-time Brier champion representing Northern Ontario. He currently serves as a performance consultant for Curling Canada.[1]

Rick Lang
Born (1953-12-12) December 12, 1953 (age 70)
Curling career
Brier appearances11 (1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1995, 2003)
World Championship
appearances
3 (1975, 1982, 1985)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
World Curling Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Gold medal – first place 1985 Glasgow
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Perth
World Senior Curling Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Edmonton
Representing  Northern Ontario
Labatt Brier
Gold medal – first place 1975 Fredericton
Gold medal – first place 1982 Brandon
Gold medal – first place 1985 Moncton
Silver medal – second place 1980 Calgary
Silver medal – second place 1981 Halifax
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Ottawa

Playing career

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Lang was runner up at the 1971 Canadian Junior Curling Championships as Doug Smith's team lead. He later played third with Brier champions Bill Tetley (1975), and Al Hackner (1982, 1985), winning two World championships with Hackner and a bronze medal at the Worlds with Tetley. He also skipped Northern Ontario to a gold medal at the 1981 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship. Lang later skipped Northern Ontario at the 1991 and 1993 Briers. He also played third on Al Hackner's Canadian Senior Men's championship team in 2006, and won a silver medal on the team at the 2007 World Senior Curling Championships.[2] He later became a Head Coach for the Northern Ontario curling team on both the men's and women's side, appearing in both the 2020 Brier and Scotties Tournament of Hearts.[3]

Personal life

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He is married to Lorraine Lang and has two children, Adam and Sarah.[4] In February 2020, Lang survived a plane crash while returning home from the Scotties invitation with the team he had been coaching.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "2018-19 National Team Program lineup, High Performance staff unveiled by Curling Canada". Curling Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
  2. ^ 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide: Team Northern Ontario
  3. ^ a b Ryan Horne (February 29, 2020). "Lang grateful to be alive after surviving plane crash". TSN.
  4. ^ 2018 Continental Cup Media Guide
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