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 The 2006 Winter Paralympic Games ( it, Giochi paralimpici invernali del 2006), the ninth Paralympic Winter Games, took place in Turin, Italy from 10 to 19 March 2006. These were the first Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Italy. They were ...

. He began curling at age 12 and developed

paraplegia Paraplegia, or paraparesis, is an impairment in motor or sensory function of the lower extremities. The word comes from Ionic Greek () "half-stricken". It is usually caused by spinal cord injury or a congenital condition that affects the neural ...

due to an accident at 35. His career highlights include sharing Gold at the 2004 and 2005 WCF World Championships. Duffy was found dead in his burnt out motor on 16 December 2010, in an apparent suicide.Paralympic curler takes own life hours before sex offences hearing

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, 17 December 2010

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* 1959 births 2010 deaths Medalists at the 2006 Winter Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Great Britain Paralympic wheelchair curlers of Great Britain Scottish male curlers Scottish wheelchair curlers Scottish Paralympic competitors Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics World wheelchair curling champions Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub