Heather Rankin (born April 30, 1965) is a

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curler from

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. While living in Nova Scotia, she won the provincial junior championships in 1984 and would skip the Nova Scotia team at the

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. In 1990 she won the Nova Scotia provincial championships sending her to that year's

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. She skipped the Nova Scotia team to a 9-2 record in her debut winning the all-star skip award, but lost the final to Ontario, skipped by

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. Rankin returned to the Tournament of Hearts once again in 1993, playing third for

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. The team finished with a 6-5 record 1 game out of the playoffs. Rankin moved to

c. 1997 to start a computer consulting business with her husband. Since the move, she tried unsuccessfully to win that province's championship with a runner up finish at the 2001 Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts. She continued to be a top curler, and played in the

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, three

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s and two

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s. Rankin has not curled competitively since 2011.

Personal life

She graduated from Bridgewater High School (Nova Scotia) and

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, and served as vice-president of the

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firm Scotia Consulting Inc. Her specialization is business analysis and project management consulting for oil and gas, specializing in data and software engineering. She has a son, born ca. 2007.Heather Rankin, Canadian curler & author of hit YouTube video ‘For Alberta-Love Echoes’ presents her story of the 2013 Alberta Floods
wordpress.com (July 14, 2013) At the time of the 1990 Hearts, she was a computer technician, and an avid video game player.

Grand Slam record

Former events

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rankin, Heather Canadian women curlers Curlers from Nova Scotia Living people Curlers from Calgary Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia 1965 births