Sherry Anderson (born January 6, 1964) is a Canadian
curler from
Delisle, Saskatchewan
Delisle () is a town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southwest of Saskatoon beside Highway 7.
History
The origins of the town go back to original settlement which was on the Old Bone Trail. It derived its name from th ...
. She is a two-time winner of the
World Senior Curling Championships
The World Senior Curling Championships is an annual curling tournament featuring curlers from around the world who are at least 50 years old. Matches at the World Senior Championships are played in 8 ends played instead of the 10 played in most in ...
for Canada.
Career
Anderson has been to ten
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The Scotties Tournament of Hearts (''french: Le Tournoi des Cœurs Scotties''; commonly referred to as the Scotties) is the annual Canadian women's curling championship, sanctioned by Curling Canada, formerly called the Canadian Curling Associat ...
, six as a skip. She qualified for her first Hearts by winning the 1994
Saskatchewan women's championship, defeating
Leanne Whitrow in the final, 7–4. At the
1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts The 1994 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played February 26 to March 5 at the Waterloo Recreational Sports Complex in Waterloo, Ontario.
Teams
Standings
Results Draw 1
Draw 2
Draw 3
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, her team lost in the semi-final. Anderson won her second provincial title in 1995, defeating
Michelle Schneider (Englot) in the final, 7–5. At the
1995 Scott Tournament of Hearts, she finished out of the playoffs with a 6-5 record. At the
2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2000 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boule ...
, Anderson was the alternate for
June Campbell
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. Anderson returned to the Scotts as a skip at the
2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's national curling championship, was played Keystone Centre in Brandon, Manitoba. The defending champion, representing Team Canada, Colleen Jones and her rink from the Mayflower Curling Club i ...
. There, her team of
Kim Hodson,
Sandra Mulroney and
Donna Gignac lost in the final to
Colleen Jones
Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...
. Two years later, Anderson finished 7-4 at the
2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts
The 2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts was held at the ENMAX Centrium
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. In 2004, Anderson was awarded the
Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award at the Tournament of Hearts.
In 2010, Anderson joined team
Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton ( Miller; born June 20, 1980) is a Canadian curler from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Career
After an appearance at the 1997 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, she would go on to win the 2000 Canadian Junior Curling Championshi ...
to play as her third. She played with Lawton until 2014, at which point she took over the team for one season.
Anderson has won the
Canadian Senior Curling Championships a record five-straight times, in
2017
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,
2018
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,
2019
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,
2021
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and
2022
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. She won a gold medal for Canada at the
2018
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and
2019 World Senior Curling Championships.
Personal life
Anderson is an owner/partner of C&S Promotions. She is married and has three stepchildren.
Grand Slam record
Former events
References
External links
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Canadian women curlers
Living people
1964 births
Sportspeople from Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Curlers from Saskatchewan
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Canada Cup (curling) participants