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Curling club | Denver CC, Denver, Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Championship appearances | 2 ( 1990, 1994) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Beverly Behnke is an American curler from Denver, Colorado. She was a three-time national champion in the early 1990s.
In 1990 Behnke was named the United States Curling Association's Female Athlete of the Year. [2]
Behnke skipped her team to gold at three National Women's Championships in only a five year span, in 1990, 1993, and 1994. In 1992 they earned silver at Nationals, losing to Lisa Schoeneberg in the final. [3] As national champions they earned the right to represent the United States at the subsequent World Championships. In 1990 and 1994 they finished in eighth and sixth place, respectively. [4] [5] In 1993 Behnke's team finished in eighth place as well, but Behnke missed the tournament due to an injury and instead Sharon O'Brien skipped the team. [6] [7]
Behnke came up short of defending her title in 1995, losing to Schoeneberg in the final again. [8] Schoeneberg yet again beat Behnke in the final of the 1996 National Championship. [9] Behnke's team then again finished in second place to Schoeneberg at the 1997 Olympic Trials. [10]
At the 2001 Olympic Trials Behnke coached Patti Lank's team, who finished in second place.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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1989–90 | Bev Behnke | Dawna Bennett | Susan Anscheutz | Pam Finch | Lisa Schoeneberg (WWCC) |
1990
USWCC 1990 WWCC (8th) [4] |
1992–93 | Bev Behnke | Dawna Bennett | Susan Anscheutz | Pam Finch | 1993 USWCC | |
1993–94 | Bev Behnke | Dawna Bennett | Susan Anscheutz | Pam Finch | 1994 USWCC 1994 WWCC (6th) [5] |
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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1987–88 | Tom Davis | Bev Behnke | Adolph Behnke | Pat Davis | 1988 USMxCC [11] |
1989–90 | Jack McNelly | Bev Behnke | Adolph Behnke | Dawna Bennett | 1990 USMxCC |
1996–97 | Jack McNelly | Bev Behnke | Bucky Marshall | Susan Anschuetz | 1997 USMxCC |