Raphaël "Rafi" Mathieu[1] (born 18 October 1983) is a French curler from Chamonix, France.[2][3]
| Raphaël Mathieu | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
.jpg) Mathieu at the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship | |
| Born | 18 October 1983 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Chamonix CC, Chamonix |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  France |
| World Championship appearances | 4 (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
| European Championship appearances | 4 (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2010) |
| Other appearances | World Junior Championships: 1 (2001), World Junior B Championships: 2 (2001, 2003) |
Career
editMathieu has participated in four World Championships (2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). All three teams he has played as the Alternate for Team Dufour, their best performance was fifth in 2008.
Based on the points they accumulated at their three world championship appearances from 2007 to 2009 Team France qualified a team to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics where they finished in seventh place.
Outside of curling he works as an excavator driver.
Teams
edit| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000–01 | Richard Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | Julien Charlet | Tony Angiboust | Jérémy Frarier | Thomas Dufour | WJCC 2001 (10th) |
| 2002–03 | Richard Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | Tony Angiboust | Cyril Roux | Wilfrid Coulot | WJBCC 2003 (4th) | |
| 2006–07 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | Richard Ducroz | ECC 2007 (7th) | |
| Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | Daniel Rafael | WCC 2007 (7th) | |
| 2007–08 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | Hervé Poirot (ECC) André Ferland (WCC) |
ECC 2007 (7th) WCC 2008 (5th) |
| 2008–09 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | André Ferland | ECC 2008 (6th) WCC 2009 (8th) |
| 2009–10 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphaël Mathieu | André Ferland | ECC 2009 (5th) WOG 2010 (7th) WCC 2010 (9th) |
References
edit- ^ Other writing: Raphael Mathieu.
- ^ JO de Vancouver - Au curling, les Bleus y croient encore "En remportant samedi soir leur deuxième succès dans le tournoi olympique face à la Suède (5-4), les gars de Chamonix, Thomas Dufour, Tony Angiboust, Jan-Henri Ducroz, Richard Ducroz et Raphaël Mathieu, "
- ^ Raphaël Mathieu at World Curling
External links
edit- Raphael Mathieu at World Curling
- Raphael Mathieu at Olympics.com
- Raphael Mathieu at Olympedia
- Raphael Mathieu at the French Olympic and Sports Committee (archived) (in French)
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