Iain Baxter (curler)
Iain Baxter (born 4 December 1948; died 29 July 2015) was a Scottish curler.
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| Born | 4 December 1948[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 July 2015 (aged 66) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Corstorphine CC, Corstorphine Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 2 (1971, 1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 1 (1978) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 2 (2002, 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was a 1971 World Men's silver medallist[2] and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978).
He was also 1978 Scottish Mixed Curling champion and two-time Scottish senior men's champion (2002, 2003).[3]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate Coach | Events |
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| 1970–71 | James Sanderson | Willie Sanderson | Iain Baxter | Colin Baxter | SMCC 1971  WMCC 1971  | |
| 1977–78 | James Sanderson | Iain Baxter | Willie Sanderson | Colin Baxter | SMCC 1978 WMCC 1978 (5th) | |
| 1978–79 | James Sanderson | Iain Baxter | Colin Baxter | Willie Sanderson | ECC 1978 (4th) | |
| 2001–02 | Iain Baxter | James Muir | Sandy Brown | Harry Ferguson | Andrew Hepburn (WSCC) | SSCC 2002 WSCC 2002 (5th) |
| 2002–03 | Iain Baxter | James Muir | Sandy Brown | Harry Ferguson | Andrew Hepburn (WSCC) | SSCC 2003 WSCC 2003  |
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| 1978 | Jimmy Sanderson | Jane Sanderson | Iain Baxter | Helen Baxter | SMxCC 1978 | |
| 1982 | Iain Baxter | Christine Wood | Jimmy Wood | Helen Baxter | SMxCC 1982 | |
Personal life
His brother Colin is also a curler and Iain's teammate. Their parents, father Bobby and mother Mabel, were curlers too.
References
- "Iain Baxter Funeral Arrangements". Scottish Curling. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
- Iain Baxter on the World Curling Federation database
- Scottish Senior Champions Men - Scottish Curling
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