Jo-Ann Rizzo

Jo-Ann Rizzo
Curler
Born	(1965-06-01) June 1, 1965 Zweibrücken, West Germany
Team
Curling club	Coldwater & District CC, Coldwater, ON
Skip	Sherry Middaugh
Third	Jo-Ann Rizzo
Second	Lee Merklinger
Lead	Leigh Armstrong
Alternate	Timberly Tuck
Career
Hearts appearances	0
Grand Slam victories	1: Autumn Gold (2012)
Medal record Women's curling Representing Ontario Canadian Olympic Curling Trials 2013 Winnipeg

Jo-Ann Rizzo (born June 1, 1965 in Zweibrücken, West Germany) is a Canadian curler from Brantford, Ontario. She currently plays third for the Sherry Middaugh rink.

As of 2013, Rizzo has played in 13 Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts. She is also a former provincial mixed champion. She played third for her husband Nick Rizzo at the 2003 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship, where they finished in 4th place.

Rizzo qualified for the 2005 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where her and her rink of Cheryl McPherson, Kimberly Tuck and Sara Gatchell finished in 9th with a 2-7 record.

Rizzo is a former skip, but she joined up with Middaugh in 2010. With Middaugh, the team won the 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic and finished second at the 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials.

Rizzo is currently a volunteer junior golf coordinator at the Brantford Golf and Country Club.

References

• Team Middaugh official site
• Jo-Ann Rizzo on the World Curling Tour database