Kelly Robertson
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Kelly Robertson is a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 curler and grain and cattle farmer from Neepawa, Manitoba
Neepawa, Manitoba
Neepawa is a town in Manitoba, Canada located on the Yellowhead Highway at the intersection with Highway 5. its population was 3,298. Neepawa was incorporated as a town in 1883. It is located in the Rural Municipality of Langford and bordered to the north by the Rural Municipality of Rosedale....

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At the age of 54, Roberston won his biggest event in his career by winning the 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships
2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships
The 2011 Canadian Senior Curling Championships were held March 19-26 at the Digby Arena and Digby Curling Club in Digby, Nova Scotia. The winning teams will represent Canada at the 2012 World Senior Curling Championships.-Men's teams:-Standings:...

 in his first try. Until winning the 2011 Manitoba Senior provincial, Robertson had not even won a provincial title of any sort. His only national experience was filled in as skip for an absent Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen (curler)
Michael "Mike" McEwen is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who grew up in Brandon, Manitoba. The McEwen team curls out of the Assiniboine Memorial Curling Club in Winnipeg.-Career:...

 at the 2003 Canadian Mixed Curling Championships, where he finished with a 6-5 record.

Robertson finished the 2011 Seniors round robin with a 10-1 record and went on to beat Alberta's Brad Hannah in the final. He will represent Canada at the 2012 World Senior Curling Championships
2012 World Senior Curling Championships
The 2012 World Senior Curling Championships will be held at the Tårnby Curling Club in Tårnby, Denmark from April 14 to 21. Tårnby has previously hosted the 2006 World Senior Curling Championships and the 2011 European Mixed Curling Championship, and is scheduled to host the 2011 European Curling...

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