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Daniel Rafael
Born (1961-11-16) 16 November 1961 (age 63)

Daniel J. "Dan" Rafael[1] (born November 16, 1961, in Mont-Laurier, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian male curler and curling coach. He worked as national curling coach (head coach of national curling federation) and national curling teams coach of France, China,[2][3] Italy,[4] Czech Republic, Turkey,[5] Russia, Poland.

He grew up and started playing curling in Schefferville, Quebec, where he played his entire junior curling career.

Teams and events

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Season Skip Third Second Lead
1994–95 Peter Byrns Daniel Rafael Kevin Yerbury J. Laverdiere
2001–02 Daniel Rafael ? ? ?
2002–03 Peter Byrns Daniel Rafael Don Field Mike Kennedy
2003–04 Dan Elie Gerry Lafferty Daniel Rafael Patrice Lemieux

National coach

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Years Country
2007  France
2007–2010  China
2010–2012  Italy
2012–2014  Czech Republic
2014–2015  Turkey
2015–2018  China
2018–2022  Russia
2023–Present  Spain

Record as a coach of national teams

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Year Tournament, event National team Place
2007 2007 World Men's Curling Championship  France (men)
7
2007 2007 Pacific Curling Championships  China (men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007 2007 Pacific Curling Championships  China (women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 2008 World Men's Curling Championship  China (men)
4
2008 2008 Pacific Curling Championships  China (men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2008 2008 Pacific Curling Championships  China (women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 2009 Pacific Junior Curling Championships  China (junior men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 2009 Pacific Junior Curling Championships  China (junior women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2009 2009 Winter Universiade  China (men)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2009 2009 Winter Universiade  China (women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 2009 World Women's Curling Championship  China (women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 2009 World Men's Curling Championship  China (men)
9
2009 2009 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  China (mixed doubles)
4
2009 2009 Pacific Curling Championships  China (men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2009 2009 Pacific Curling Championships  China (women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2010 2010 Winter Olympics  China (women)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 2010 World Women's Curling Championship  China (women)
7
2010 2010 European Curling Championships  Italy (men)
11
2010 2010 European Curling Championships  Italy (women)
12
2011 2011 European Curling Championships  Italy (men)
10
2012 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge  Italy (junior men)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 2012 European Junior Curling Challenge  Italy (junior women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2012 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship  Italy (wheelchair)
10
2012 2012 World Women's Curling Championship  Italy (women)
10
2012 2012 European Curling Championships  Czech Republic (men)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012 2012 European Curling Championships  Czech Republic (women)
8
2013 2013 World Men's Curling Championship  Czech Republic (men)
8
2014 2014 World Men's Curling Championship  Czech Republic (men)
7
2014 2014 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  Czech Republic (mixed doubles)
7
2014 2014 European Mixed Curling Championship  Turkey (mixed)
21
2014 2014 European Curling Championships  Turkey (men)
15
2014 2014 European Curling Championships  Turkey (women)
15
2015 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge  Turkey (junior men)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2015 2015 European Junior Curling Challenge  Turkey (junior women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2015 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  Turkey (mixed doubles)
22
2016 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  Russia (mixed doubles)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017 2017 World Women's Curling Championship  Russia (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2017 2017 European Curling Championships  Poland (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 2018 Winter Olympics OAR (Russia) (mixed doubles)
DSQ
2018 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  Russia (mixed doubles)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 2018–19 Curling World Cup – First Leg  China (men)
7
2018 2018 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships  China (men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2018 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Second Leg  China (mixed doubles)
6
2019 2018–19 Curling World Cup – Third Leg  China (men)
8
2019 2019 World Men's Curling Championship  China (men)
11
2024 2024 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  Spain (mixed doubles)
20

References

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  1. ^ "07太平洋冰壶锦标赛 中国队参赛名单_中国冬季运动". Archived from the original on 2018-11-13. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  2. ^ Curling coach furious over 'passionless' team - China.org.cn
  3. ^ Curling Camps: the HOT SHOTS | The Curling News
  4. ^ Daniel Rafael nuovo tecnico delle squadre nazionali | CURLING ITALIA
  5. ^ "Turkey seeks to enter curling arena". Daily Sabah. November 21, 2014. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
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