Lorne De Pape
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Lorne De Pape is a Canadian-born New Zealand curler. He moved to New Zealand in the 1990s due to his job for Monsanto
. He competed for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics
despite the country having limited curling resources at the time. Before that he had helped found the Auckland Curling Club in 1996 and has won 4 gold medals at the Pacific Curling Championships
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Monsanto
The Monsanto Company is a US-based multinational agricultural biotechnology corporation. It is the world's leading producer of the herbicide glyphosate, marketed in the "Roundup" brand of herbicides, and in other brands...
. He competed for New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics
New Zealand at the 2006 Winter Olympics
New Zealand competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.The nation sent its largest team ever to the games with 18 athletes, 7 more than in Salt Lake City in 2002...
despite the country having limited curling resources at the time. Before that he had helped found the Auckland Curling Club in 1996 and has won 4 gold medals at the Pacific Curling Championships
Pacific Curling Championships
The Pacific-Asia Curling Championships are an annual curling tournament, held every year in November or December. The top team receives a berth to the World Curling Championships, while the second-placed team also receives a berth if the championships are held in the Americas or in Europe...
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