Neil Murdoch (born 22 November 1972, in

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curler from nearby

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. Murdoch is a former European curling champion.

Sporting career

Neil Murdoch won the 2003 European Championships, as

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for Scotland

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David Murdoch David Matthew Murdoch (born 17 April 1978) is a retired Scottish curler from Stirling. As the Scotland skip, he and his former team of Ewan MacDonald, Warwick Smith, Euan Byers and Peter Smith are the 2006 and 2009 World Curling Champions. ...

. Neil played third for Scotland skip Craig Wilson at the

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(gold medalist) and

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World Juniors. He was also a member of Team Europe at the 2004 Continental Cup in Medicine Hat. At the 2005 World Championships, Murdoch again played second for his brother David. Team Scotland earned the silver medal, losing to Team Canada in the final.

Personal life

Neil Murdoch is the brother of World Curling Champion

and Olympic curling coach

Nancy Murdoch Nancy Smith (born Nancy Murdoch; 17 October 1969) is a Scottish curling coach from Stewarton, Scotland. Murdoch is a former Scottish champion and former world championship semi finalist. Murdoch is now retired from competing herself and now coache ...

. Murdoch is a veterinary surgeon.

References

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* 1972 births Living people Scottish male curlers Sportspeople from Dumfries Continental Cup of Curling participants European curling champions {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub