Joe Polo
| Joseph Polo | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 10, 1982 Duluth, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Bemidji CC, Bemidji, Minnesota |
| Skip | Joe Polo |
| Third | Rich Ruohonen |
| Second | Matt Mellin |
| Lead | Derek Benson |
| Mixed doubles partner | Tabitha Peterson |
| Curling career | |
| Member Association | United States |
| World Championship appearances | 7 (2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022) |
| World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances | 2 (2016, 2021) |
| Olympic appearances | 2 (2006, 2018) |
Medal record | |
Joseph Polo (born December 10, 1982) is an American curler who is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2006 Winter Olympics and being the alternate on the gold-medal winning United States men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics. Polo was raised in Floodwood, Minnesota before moving to Cass Lake. He learned to curl in nearby Bemidji at the age of 10 in the Bemidji Curling Club's Sunday Night Junior League.