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1996 World Women's Curling Championship
The 1996 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as 1996 Ford World Women's Curling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was held at Copps Coliseum in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from March 23–31, 1996. Teams Round robin standings Round robin results Draw 1 Draw 2 Draw 3 Draw 4 Draw 5 Draw 6 Draw 7 Draw 8 Draw 9 Tiebreaker Playoffs Brackets Final References * {{World Curling Championships World Women's Curling Championship Sports competitions in Hamilton, Ontario Ford World Women's Curling Championship, 1996 Curling in Ontario Ford World Women's Curling Championship Ford World Women's Curling Championship Ford World Championship Ford World Curling Championship The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's an ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Hamilton has a population of 569,353, and its census metropolitan area, which includes Burlington and Grimsby, has a population of 785,184. The city is approximately southwest of Toronto in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA). Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, the town of Hamilton became the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe. On January 1, 2001, the current boundaries of Hamilton were created through the amalgamation of the original city with other municipalities of the Regional Municipality of Hamilton–Wentworth. Residents of the city are known as Hamiltonians. Traditionally, the local economy has been led by the steel and heavy manufacturing industries. During the 2010s, a shift toward the service sector occurred, such as health and sciences. Hamilton is ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helena Blach Lavrsen
Helena Blach Lavrsen (born June 7, 1963) is a Danish curler, several times skip for the Danish team, Olympic medalist and European champion. She received a silver medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano."1998 Winter Olympics – Nagano, Japan – Curling" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on March 20, 2008) She has obtained four medals at the World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, wome ...
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Yukari Kondo
Yukari Kondo (; born August 17, 1967 in Memanbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan) is a Japanese curler, a four-time (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997) and a five-time Japan women's champion (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the ..., where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Teams References External links *Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)( Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC) Living people 1967 births Sportspeople from Hokkaido Japanese female curlers Pacific-Asian curling champions Japanese curling champions Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Japan 20th-century Japanese women 21st-century Japanese women {{Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayumi Ohkutsu
Mayumi Ohkutsu (; born July 12, 1968, in Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan) as Mayumi Seguchi; also known as Mayumi Seguchi-Ohkutsu, Mayumi Seguchi-Okutsu) is a Japanese curler, a five-time (1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997) and a six-time Japan women's champion (1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998). She played for Japan at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the Japanese team finished in fifth place. Also, she competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics, where curling was a demonstration sport A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport which is played to promote it, rather than as part of standard medal competition. This occurs commonly during the Olympic Games, but may also occur at other sporting events. Demonstration spor ... and the Japanese team finished in eighth place. Teams Women's Mixed References External links *Nagano 1998 - Official Report Vol. 3(web archive; "Curling" chapter starts at page 236)( Japanese Olympic Committee - JOC) Living people 1968 births Curler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayako Ishigaki (curler)
was an Issei journalist, activist, and feminist, who was among the first Japanese American women to publish a memoir in English. Life She was born Tanaka Ayako in Tokyo, Japan in 1903, the daughter of a college professor. During the 1920s, she became active in politics. While in the United States, she became friends with writers Pearl S. Buck, Helen Kuo, and Agnes Smedley and artist Yasuo Kuniyoshi. Tanaka first came to the United States in 1926, accompanying her sister, whose husband, a diplomat, was posted to Washington, D.C. She briefly attended classes at George Washington University. Soon after, she moved to New York City, where she audited courses at Columbia University. In New York, she met the painter Eitaro Ishigaki, whom she would marry in 1931. Following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, Ishigaki became outspoken in protesting the Japanese military aggression in China, and reported on Japan for the left-wing magazine ''The New Masses''. Her articles emphas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heike Schwaller
Heike Schwaller ( Wieländer, born 24 July 1968) is a German-Swiss curler. Curling career Schwaller has played most of her competitive career for Germany. As a junior curler she competed at the European Junior Championships in 1985 and in 1989; her team finished 7th at both tournaments. At the 1989 and 1990 European Curling Championships she played lead for skip Andrea Schöpp, and won a gold medal at the 1989 event. Schwaller moved to second for Team Schöpp for her first World Championship in 1991, where the team finished 5th. After a few years away from Team Schöpp, Schwaller returned as alternate for the team from 1994 through 1997. As alternate, the team won a silver medal at the 1994 European Curling Championships, gold at the 1995 European Curling Championships, and a bronze at the 1996 European Curling Championships and 1997 European Curling Championships. The team also represented Germany at 3 World Championships in 1995, 1996, and 1997, with a best finish of fourt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carina Meidele
Carina Meidele (born 18 April 1965 in Krefeld, Germany) is a former German curler. She is a and participant at the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... Teams References External links * Living people 1965 births Sportspeople from Krefeld German female curlers Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Germany European curling champions German curling champions {{Germany-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Nessler
Natalie Nessler (born 8 June 1976 in Bensheim, Hessen, Germany) is a former German curler. She is a two-time European champion (, ). She competed in two Winter Olympics: 1998 (8th place) and 2002 File:2002 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 2002 Winter Olympics are held in Salt Lake City; Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and her daughter Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon die; East Timor gains East Timor independence, indepe ... (5th place). Teams References External links * Living people 1976 births German female curlers Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for Germany European curling champions German curling champions Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) People from Bergstraße (district) {{Germany-curling-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monika Wagner
Monika Wagner (born 28 February 1965 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany) is a German curler. She currently plays third for Andrea Schöpp, who was born eight hours before her in the same hospital. Wagner has played with Schöpp for most of her international career. She was her lead at the 1980 European Curling Championships where they won the bronze medal. Since then Wagner has been both Schöpp's second and third. With Schöpp, Wagner has won the World Curling Championships in 1988 and 2010, six European Curling Championships (, , , , and ) and an Olympic Gold medal (1992). She was an alternate on the German team that won the 2008 European Mixed Curling Championship. She was a member of the German team at the 1998 and 2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Schöpp
Andrea Schöpp (born 27 February 1965) is a German curler from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. She lectures part-time in statistics at the University of Munich. Career Schöpp is a two-time World champion ( and ), seven-time European champion (, , , , , , ) and 1992 Winter Olympics champion (demonstration). Schöpp has skipped every team she has played for in international events - except when she plays at the European Mixed Curling Championships, where she usually plays third for her brother, Rainer. Schöpp made her international debut in 1980, at the age of 15. She skipped the German team to a bronze medal at the European championships that year. She also won silver medals at the Worlds in 1986 and 1987 and a bronze in 1989. She continues to curl, although she has had less success in the last decade. Her fourth-place finish at the 2006 Ford World Women's Curling Championship was her highest placement since 1996 at the Worlds. She won the in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tiina Tenkanen
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Laura Franssila
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