Kathie Allardyce (née Ellwood) is a Canadian curler from

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. She is a two-time provincial women's champion. Allardyce (then known as Kathie Ellwood) and her rink of Cathy Treloar, twin sister Laurie Ellwood and Sandi Asham won the first of her two provincial titles in 1987, defeating the defending champion Darcy Kirkness rink in the process. Her team then represented Manitoba at the 1987 Scott Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national curling championship. At the Hearts, she led Manitoba to an 8-3 round robin record, which put her in first place, with a berth in the final. In the final, she lost to team British Columbia, skipped by

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to determine Canada's representative at the

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where curling was a demonstration sport. The event was a disappointing affair for the Ellwood rink, which finished the event with a 2-5 record. Allardyce with teammates Cathy Overton, sister Laurie and Jill Proctor won her second provincial title in 1991, defeating former World Champion

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in the final of the 1991 Manitoba Hearts. At the 1991 Scott Tournament of Hearts, she had less success, leading her team to a 5-6 record, missing the playoffs. Later in life, Allardyce was the fifth on the Manitoba senior women's championship team in 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allardyce, Kathie Living people Canadian women curlers Curlers from Winnipeg Twin sportspeople Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Canadian women