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Dean Hewitt, born on 9 November 1994, is an Australian curler from Melbourne. In 2022, he and his teammate Tahli Gill made history by becoming the first Australian curling team to qualify for the Winter Olympics. This achievement was a big moment for Australian winter sports.
Hewitt and Gill continued to impress and went on to win the 2026 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, making them the first Australian team to ever win a World Curling Championship title. Their success has inspired many young athletes in Australia and around the world. As a sport that combines skill and teamwork, curling has gained more attention thanks to athletes like Dean Hewitt.
Career
Dean Hewitt started playing curling with his mother, Lynn Hewitt. Together, they represented Australia at the 2017 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship and the 2018 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
Later, Dean teamed up with Tahli Gill. In 2019, they reached the semifinals of the 2019 World Mixed Doubles Championship but didn’t win a medal. Their fourth-place finish was Australia’s best ever at that time. They tried to qualify for the 2020 championship, but it was cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In 2021, Dean and Tahli made history by qualifying for the 2022 Winter Olympics, becoming the first Australian curling team to do so. Although they finished in tenth place, they kept working hard. Over the next few years, they became one of the top teams in the world.
In 2025, they won a bronze medal at the 2025 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship. They tried again to qualify for the 2026 Winter Olympics but didn’t make it this time. However, they didn’t give up! At the 2026 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, they worked hard, beat Italy in the semifinals, and then defeated Sweden to win the gold medal. This was not only their first world championship but also the first world championship title ever for Australia in curling.
Personal life
Dean Hewitt started curling when he was just 6 years old. He comes from a curling family. His mother, Lynn Hewitt, who was born in Canada, played curling there from a young age. She later married an Australian farmer named Stephen (Steve) Hewitt, and they moved to Australia together. Steve also became a curler and was part of the Australian national men's team.
Dean studied Exercise and Sport Science and later Clinical Exercise Physiology at Deakin University. Besides curling, he works as an exercise physiologist at an ice rink and a supermarket.
Teams and events
Men's
Mixed doubles
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011–12 | Angus Young | Dean Hewitt | Maxwell Thomas | Sam Williams | Grant Hamsey | Tim McMahon | AMCC 2011  PAJCC 2012 (5th) |
| 2012–13 | Maxwell Thomas | Dean Hewitt | Sam Williams | Grant Hamsey | Mitchell Thomas | Matt Panoussi | PAJCC 2013 (5th) |
| 2013–14 | Maxwell Thomas | Dean Hewitt | Mitchell Thomas | Grant Hamsey | Matt Panoussi | AMCC 2013 (4th) PAJCC 2014 (5th) | |
| 2014–15 | Dean Hewitt | Maxwell Thomas | Mitchell Thomas | Grant Hamsey | Tyler Hogan | Matt Panoussi | PAJCC 2015 (5th) |
| Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Steve Johns | Archie Merchant | AMCC 2014  PACC 2014 (4th) | ||
| 2015–16 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Derek Smith | Archie Merchant | PACC 2015 (5th) | |
| 2016–17 | Ian Palangio | Jay Merchant | Dean Hewitt | Derek Smith | Archie Merchant | AMCC 2016 PACC 2016 (7th) | |
| 2017–18 | Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Ian Palangio | Christopher Ordog | Hugh Millikin (Skip) | Jay Merchant | Archie Merchant | AMCC 2017 PACC 2017 (4th) |
| 2018–19 | Dean Hewitt | Jay Merchant | Rupert Jones | Ian Palangio | Steve Johns | AMCC 2018 | |
| Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Jay Merchant (Skip) | Dustin Armstrong | Steve Johns | Bob Armstrong | PACC 2018 (7th) | ||
| 2019–20 | Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Sean Hall (Skip) | Tanner Davis | Jay Merchant | Matthew Millikin | Archie Merchant | AMCC 2019 PACC 2019 (6th) |
| 2022–23 | Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Jay Merchant (Skip) | Tanner Davis | Justin Grundy | Iain Grundy | Chad Merchant, Archie Merchant | AMCC 2022 PCCC 2022 (7th) |
| 2023–24 | Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Jay Merchant (Skip) | Tanner Davis | Justin Grundy | Thomas Bence | Chad Merchant, Archie Merchant | AMCC 2023 PCCC 2023 (6th) |
| 2024–25 | Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Steve Johns | Stephen Hewitt | Hugh Millikin (Skip) | AMCC 2024 | ||
| Dean Hewitt (Fourth) | Tanner Davis | Steve Johns | Hugh Millikin (Skip) | Steve Hewitt | Perry Marshall | PCCC 2024 |
| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | Kristen Tsourlenes | Dean Hewitt | AMDCC 2014 | |
| 2015–16 | Kristen Tsourlenes | Dean Hewitt | AMDCC 2015 | |
| 2016–17 | Lynn Hewitt | Dean Hewitt | Jay Merchant | AMDCC 2016 WMDCC 2017 (18th) |
| 2017–18 | Lynn Hewitt | Dean Hewitt | Pete Manasantivongs | AMDCC 2017 WMDCC 2018 (18th) |
| 2018–19 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | Pete Manasantivongs | AMDCC 2018 WMDCC 2019 (4th) |
| 2019–20 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | AMDCC 2019 | |
| 2020–21 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | Pete Manasantivongs | WMDCC 2021 (13th) |
| 2021–22 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | John Morris (OQE), Pete Manasantivongs | OQE 2021 WOG 2022 (10th) WMDCC 2022 (11th) |
| 2022–23 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | Laura Walker | AMDCC 2022 WMDCC 2023 (8th) |
| 2023–24 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | Perry Marshall | AMDCC 2023 WMDCC 2024 (15th) |
| 2024–25 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | Perry Marshall | WMDCC 2025 |
| 2025–26 | Tahli Gill | Dean Hewitt | Perry Marshall | OQE 2025 WMDCC 2026 |
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