Tony Colacchio

Anthony D. "Tony" Colacchio (April 6, 1945 – November 7, 2018)

Tony Colacchio
was an American curler and curling coach.[2]
Curler
As a coach of American wheelchair curling team he participated in ♂
2018 Winter Paralympics.[3]
Born April 6, 1945
Anthony Colacchio had many hobbies including golf, fishing, Nashua, New
kayaking, carpentry and landscape work. He joined the Cape Cod Hampshire
Curling Club in 2000 and served as President from 2004 until 2006. Died November 7, 2018
He was instrumental in managing the club's building expansion, and (aged 73)[1]
he developed the Wheelchair Curling at the club level. For the past North Falmouth,
ten years he continued to develop and promote Wheelchair Curling,
Massachusetts
regionally, nationally and internationally. Tony achieved National
Coaching Status and a Congressional Record of Honor in 2017 for Career
his work in the field.[1] Member United States
Association
He died on November 7, 2018, from cancer.[4]
Medal record

Record as a coach of national teams Curling

Year Tournament, event National team Place

2018 2018 Winter Paralympics United States (wheelchair) 12

References
1. "Anthony D. Colacchio (1945 - 2018)" (https://web.archive.org/web/20200816120707/https://w
ww.ccgfuneralhome.com/obit/anthony-d.-colacchio). Chapman, Cole & Gleason Funeral
Homes. 2018-11-07. Archived from the original (https://www.ccgfuneralhome.com/obit/anthony-
d.-colacchio) on 2020-08-16.
2. Tony Colacchio (http://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/8708) on the World Curling
Federation database
3. Tony COLACCHIO - Coach profile - 2018 Winter Paralympics - International Paralympic
Committee (https://www.paralympic.org/snowboard/live-results/info-live-results/PWG2018/en/w
heelchair-curling/athlete-profile-n3058461-tony-colacchio.htm)
4. "Paralympic coach Tony Colacchio loses battle with cancer" (https://www.teamusa.org/USA-Cu
rling/Features/2018/November/07/Paralympic-coach-Tony-Colacchio-loses-battle-with-cancer).
TeamUSA. November 7, 2018.

External links
Tony Colacchio (http://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/8708) at World Curling
Federation
Video: 2018 Winter Paralympic Games, wheelchair curling, round robin, Canada vs USA (http
s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EtEXglu8bk) on YouTube
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