Frank Duffy (curler)
Frank Duffy (27 August 1959 – 16 December 2010) was a Scottish wheelchair curler. He was the skip of the silver-medal winning British team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[1] He began curling at age 12 and developed paraplegia due to an accident at 35.[2] His career highlights include sharing Gold at the 2004 and 2005 WCF World Championships.[3] Duffy was found dead in his burnt out motor on 16 December 2010, in an apparent suicide.[4][5]
Results
Finish | Event | Year | Place |
---|---|---|---|
Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2006 | Torino |
Finish | Event | Year | Place |
Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2002 | Sursee |
Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2004 | Sursee |
Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2005 | Glasgow |
References
- Times Online
- BBC Sport
- Paralympic.org
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Paralympic curler takes own life hours before sex offences hearing, The Scotsman, 17 December 2010
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