Helen Williams (née Helen Wright, born 6 March 1973 in Scotland[2]) is an Australian female curler originally from Scotland.
| Helen Williams | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 March 1973 | ||||||||||||||
| Team | |||||||||||||||
| Curling club | Victorian Curling Association[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Skip | Helen Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Third | Sara Westman | ||||||||||||||
| Second | Karen Titheridge | ||||||||||||||
| Lead | Kristin Tsourlenes | ||||||||||||||
| Alternate | Michelle Fredericks-Armstrong | ||||||||||||||
Curling career  | |||||||||||||||
| Member Association |  Australia | ||||||||||||||
| World Mixed Championship appearances | 2 (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 6 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Pan Continental Championship appearances | 1 (2023) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography edit
She is a farmer's daughter from Scotland, from a curling family. She was runner-up in the Scottish Junior Championships, and then played with Olympic gold medallist Rhona Martin’s team for a while. In 1997, when she was part of the Scottish and Britain national training squad and they were looking ahead to the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998, she injured her right ankle and she had a year away from competitive curling. She moved to Australia, to Perth and did not comes back to Scotland.[2]
She is a resident of Nedlands, Western Australia.[3]
Teams and events edit
Women's edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 2001–02 | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Lyn Greenwood | Ellen Weir | Sandy Gagnon | AWCC 2001  PCC 2001 
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| 2002–03 | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Lyn Greenwood | Ellen Weir | Sandy Gagnon | AWCC 2002 PCC 2002 (4th) | |
| 2003–04 | Helen Wright | Sandy Gagnon | Lyn Greenwood | Janet Cobden | Jenn Gagnon | Gerald Chick | AWCC 2003 PCC 2003 (4th) |
| 2004–05 | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Sandy Gagnon | Janet Cobden | Gail Munro | AWCC 2004 PCC 2004 (5th) | |
| 2005–06 | Helen Wright | Kim Forge | Sandy Gagnon | Lyn Gill | Cherie Curtis | AWCC 2005 PCC 2005 (6th) | |
| 2017–18 | Helen Williams | Kim Forge | Ashleigh Street | Michelle Fredericks-Armstrong | Anne Powell | Robert Armstrong | AWCC 2017 PACC 2017 (6th) |
| 2022–23 | Helen Williams | Karen Titheridge | Kim Irvine | Michelle Fredericks-Armstrong | Adrienne Kennedy | AWCC 2022
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| 2023–24 | Helen Williams | Kim Forge | Anne Powell | Beata Bowes | AWCC 2023 
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| 2024–25 | Helen Williams | Sara Westman | Karen Titheridge | Kristin Tsourlenes | Michelle Fredericks-Armstrong | AWCC 2024
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Mixed edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
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| 2016–17 | Hugh Millikin | Kim Forge | Steve Johns | Helen Williams | WMxCC 2016 (22nd) | |
| 2017–18 | Hugh Millikin | Kim Forge | Christopher Ordog | Helen Williams | James Ordog | WMxCC 2017 (26th) |
| 2018–19 | Hugh Millikin | Kim Forge | Steve Johns | Helen Williams | AMxCC 2018 [4]
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References edit
- ^ "Curling Victoria". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Day Jobs: How Helen Williams combines curling and curing as a doctor : Athlete365". olympic.org. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Curling: Australia will target top 16 finish at World Mixed Championships, says Nedlands team member". Community News Group. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 Australian Mixed Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
External links edit
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