Scott Baird (born May 7, 1951) is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the

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, which he did at the

2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second t ...

. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for

Pete Fenson Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler. He was the skip of the men's rink that represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics, where they won the bronze medal, the first Olympic medal for th ...

's U.S. team and did not throw a stone, although he still received a bronze medal. On January 16, 2007, the team was named the 2006

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. In addition to the Olympics, Baird has skipped the U.S. team to three

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events (1979, 1993 & 1994), winning bronze in 1993. In 2003, Baird skipped the U.S. team to the silver medal at

World Seniors Championship The World Seniors Championship is an invitational seniors snooker tournament which has been played under different formats. As of 2020 the minimum age is 40, but it was 45 in 2011 and 2012. History The event was first held in 1991 with 16 pla ...

. In 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2011, Baird was the alternate player for Pete Fenson at the World Championships. In 2005 Baird was inducted into the

United States Curling Association Hall of Fame The United States Curling Association Hall of Fame was started in 1984 to recognize and honor individuals and teams that have achieved extraordinary distinction in curling or have made major contribution to the development of curling in the United ...

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* 1951 births Living people People from Bemidji, Minnesota American male curlers Olympic curlers of the United States Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in curling Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics American curling champions {{US-curling-bio-stub