Tony Colacchio

Anthony D. "Tony" Colacchio ((1945-04-06)April 6, 1945 – (2018-11-07)November 7, 2018) was an American curler and curling coach.[2]

Tony Colacchio
Curler
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Born(1945-04-06)April 6, 1945
Nashua, New Hampshire
DiedNovember 7, 2018(2018-11-07) (aged 73)[1]
North Falmouth, Massachusetts
Career
Member Association United States
Medal record
Curling

As a coach of American wheelchair curling team he participated in 2018 Winter Paralympics.[3]

Anthony Colacchio had many hobbies including golf, fishing, kayaking, carpentry and landscape work. He joined the Cape Cod Curling Club in 2000 and served as President from 2004 until 2006. He was instrumental in managing the club's building expansion, and he developed the Wheelchair Curling at the club level. For the past ten years he continued to develop and promote Wheelchair Curling, regionally, nationally and internationally. Tony achieved National Coaching Status and a Congressional Record of Honor in 2017 for his work in the field.[1]

He died on November 7, 2018, from cancer.[4]

Record as a coach of national teams
Year Tournament, event National team Place
20182018 Winter Paralympics United States (wheelchair)
12

References
  1. "Anthony D. Colacchio (1945 - 2018)". Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral Homes. 2018-11-07. Archived from the original on 2020-08-16.
  2. Tony Colacchio on the World Curling Federation database
  3. Tony COLACCHIO - Coach profile - 2018 Winter Paralympics - International Paralympic Committee
  4. "Paralympic coach Tony Colacchio loses battle with cancer". TeamUSA. November 7, 2018.


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