Glen Muirhead (born 10 April 1989) is a Scottish curler from

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. He competed for Great Britain at the

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in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Glen's brother

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and sister

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are also British curlers, and their father

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is also a former professional curler.

Personal life

Glen Muirhead is the brother of Olympic gold medalist

Eve Muirhead Eve Muirhead (born 22 April 1990) is a Scottish former curler from Perth and the skip of the British Olympic Curling team. Muirhead and the GB team became Olympic champions at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the br ...

, and his brother

is also a professional curler. Their father

won a gold medal at the 1994

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, and was an alternate for the team that won the 1999

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. Aside from curling, Glen and Thomas rear sheep near

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Career

Muirhead began his curling career playing for Logan Gray's team. In 2014, Glen and his brother Thomas joined

Tom Brewster Thomas Brewster Jr. (born 10 April 1974) is a Scottish curler from Aberdeen, Scotland. He is currently the coach of the Ross Paterson men's team. Career Brewster is a former World Junior champion, having won the title in 1995. The Scottish ...

's curling team. In 2016, Glen competed against his brother Thomas, losing the match 4–2. In 2016, he was part of the Scotland team that reached the final of the Grand Slam of Curling. Muirhead was on the team that came second at the 2017

. After finishing in the top eight at the 2017 World Curling Championships, Team Smith, led by Kyle Smith, qualified for the

in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Muirhead was selected as the alternate for the

in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Glen's brother Thomas was chosen as the third for the men's curling team, and his sister Eve was chosen to skip the women's curling team. Muirhead did not make an appearance at the Games. In the 2018–19 season, Muirhead was the skipper of the team that competed at the 2018 Olympics, which were named Team Muirhead for the season. In 2020, Muirhead's team came second at the Scottish Curling Championships. Later in the year, the Scottish Curling team's funding for the 2022 Winter Olympics was cut. Muirhead was not selected for the 2022 Winter Olympics, as

Bruce Mouat Bruce Mouat (; born 27 August 1994 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish curler. He is an Olympic silver medallist, having skipped Great Britain to a second place finish in the men's team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Career Mouat had a very su ...

's team were selected for the Games.

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