Kyle Waddell
Kyle Waddell (born 15 December 1993 in Bellshill) is a Scottish curler. He plays on third position in the team of Ross Paterson.
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| Born | 15 December 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Dewars Centre,[1] Perth, SCO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skip | Ross Paterson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Third | Kyle Waddell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Second | Duncan Menzies | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lead | Michael Goodfellow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 3 (2015, 2017, 2019) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (2018) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Slam victories | 1 (2018 National) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In June 2017 it was announced that British Curling had selected Smith's rink to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, after they were ranked as the top British team in the 2016-17 World Curling Tour.[2]
Personal life
Waddell is the grandson of 1979 European champion Jimmy Waddell.[3] His younger brother Craig is also a curler, and they played together in the 2019 European championships.[4]
References
- "PyeongChang Curling - Results & Videos". 11 September 2019.
- MacBeath, Amy (22 June 2017). "Eve Muirhead will be joined by brothers Tom and Glen at the 2018 Winter Olympics". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- "Jimmy Waddell". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- "Craig Waddell joins big brother Kyle in bid for European Champs glory - Scottish Curling". 6 November 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links
- Kyle Waddell on the World Curling Federation database
- Kyle Waddell on the World Curling Tour database
- Kyle Waddell on the CurlingZone database
- Kyle Waddell - athlete profile on Winter Universiade 2013 site | FISU
- Kyle Waddell - profile on olympic Team Great Britain site
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