Ernest M. Richardson, CM (born August 4, 1931) is a four-time Canadian and world curling champion. Richardson mainly curled with his brother and two cousins, until an injury forced him to replace one of his cousins. He was nicknamed "The King", and has been inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame.
Type | Played | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Best finish | Games | Wins | Losses |
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SC | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | 22 | 21 | 1 |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 21 | 1 |
Year | Association | Ranking | Position | Personal Record | Club |
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1959 | ![]() |
1 | S | 5 - 0 | Civil Service CC, Regina, Saskatchewan |
SCO 12-6, SCO 11-9, SCO 8-7, SCO 15-9, SCO 9-2 | |||||
1960 | ![]() |
1 | S | 5 - 0 | Civil Service CC, Regina, Saskatchewan |
SCO 11-8, SCO 14-7, SCO 9-5, SCO 8-4, SCO 16-4 | |||||
1962 | ![]() |
1 | S | 6 - 0 | Regina CC, Saskatchewan |
USA 11-5, SWE 17-7, SCO 20-4, SWE 24-4, USA 13-8, SCO 13-8 | |||||
1963 | ![]() |
1 | S | 5 - 1 | Regina CC, Saskatchewan |
USA 6-7, SWE 22-4, SCO 8-7, SWE 14-8, USA 13-6, SCO 11-6 |
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Scotland | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sweden | 4 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States of America | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Year | Award | |
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2000 | World Freytag Award | Player |
2012 | Hall of Fame Member | Player |
2017 | Hall of Fame Member | Player |