Jay Merchant
Australian male curler & curling coach
Jay Merchant (born 16 May 1982) is an Australian curler and curling coach originally from Canada.
Personal life
Merchant was born and grew up in Coronation, Alberta, Canada. His father, Archie curled in national oilman's competitions and his mom and older brother curled as well.
After highschool, Merchant attended the University of Lethbridge where he studied for a Bachelor of Arts in political science. He spent the majority of his time working in oil and gas as a labourer and then became an executive with M&N Construction in between his studies.
He was a member of then Member of Parliament Rick Casson's steering committee and curled out of the Lethbridge Curling Club. He played juniors in Alberta and made it to provincials a number of times. In 2003 he played for University of Lethbridge at the CIS/CCA Curling Championships; they were in the top five. Merchant continued to compete in men's and competed in provincials in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Quebec in various levels of the sport.
In the 2000s, he curled on the World Curling Tour, and was a member of the Guy Hemmings' team in 2008.
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