Kirsty Hay (born 9 February 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland as Kirsty Addison) is a Scottish curler,[1] a two-time European silver medallist (1992, 1995) and a three-time Scottish women's champion (1995, 1996, 1998).
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| Born | Kirsty Addison 9 February 1972 |
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| Curling club | Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Scotland United Kingdom |
| World Championship appearances | 3 (1995, 1996, 1998) |
| European Championship appearances | 5 (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1998) |
| Other appearances | World Junior Championships: 2 (1990, 1993) |
She played for Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the British team finished in fourth place.[2]
At 17, she won her first national junior title and went on to skip her team to gold at the 1990 World Junior Championships. This was the first occasion that a Scottish women's team had ever held a world title in curling.[3]
Awards edit
- Frances Brodie Award: 1996
- World Junior Curling Championships All-Star Team, Women: 1993
Teams edit
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1989–90 | Kirsty Addison | Karen Addison | Joanna Pegg | Laura Scott | ECC 1989 (6th) SJCC 1990  WJCC 1990
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| 1992–93 | Kirsty Hay | Hazel Erskine | Joanna Pegg | Louise Wilkie | ECC 1992 
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| Kirsty Hay | Gillian Barr | Joanna Pegg | Louise Wilkie | Fiona Brown | SJCC 1993 WJCC 1993
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| 1994–95 | Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Joanna Pegg | Katie Loudon | Jackie Lockhart (ECC), Claire Milne (WCC) |
Peter Loudon | ECC 1994 (6th) SWCC 1995 WCC 1995 (7th) |
| 1995–96 | Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Karen Addison | Katie Loudon | Claire Milne | Peter Loudon | ECC 1995 SWCC 1996 WCC 1996 (5th) |
| 1997–98 | Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Jackie Lockhart | Katie Loudon | Fiona Bayne | Jane Sanderson | ECC 1997 (6th) SWCC 1998 WOG 1998 (4th) WCC 1998 (7th) |
Personal life edit
Her sister Karen Addison is also a curler. They won the 1990 World Junior Championship together.
She began curling at the age of 12.[3]
References edit
- ^ Kirsty Hay on the World Curling database
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kirsty Hay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ a b "BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Kirsty Hay - BBC News". news.bbc.co.uk.
External links edit
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