Ragnar Kamp
Encyclopedia
Ragnar Kamp is a Swedish-American curler
and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Curling Championships
for Sweden. Kamp later moved to Nova Scotia, and win two provincial championships, in 1984 and in 1989. He then moved to Ellsworth, Maine
where he played in five U.S. national championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
and World Champion. He won a gold medal at the 1977 World Curling Championships
World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
for Sweden. Kamp later moved to Nova Scotia, and win two provincial championships, in 1984 and in 1989. He then moved to Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth, Maine
Ellsworth is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. The 2010 Census determined it had a population of 7,741. Ellsworth was Maine's fastest growing city from 2000-2010 with a growth rate of nearly 20 percent...
where he played in five U.S. national championships (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).