Thomas Dufour (born 12 February 1973) is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.

Career

Thomas Dufour has played in: * 2 Olympic Games, the

2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute dialect, Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni language, Shoshoni: ''Soó ...

and the

2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

. * 8

World Curling Championships The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's an ...

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European Curling Championships The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December. The tournament also acts as a qualifier for the World ...

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World Junior Curling Championships The World Junior Curling Championships are an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger. The competitions for both men and women occur at the same venue. The men's tournament has occurred since 1 ...

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). Dufour's best placing at the World Championships was a fifth-place finish in 2008 and 2011. At the 2010 Olympics, the team finished 7th, where they made a terrific shot to win their first game against china. Dufour won two medals in his junior career. In

, he won the silver medal at the World Juniors, playing lead for

Jan Henri Ducroz Jan Henri Ducroz (born 6 May 1971) is an internationally elite curler from Chamonix, France. He made his World Championship debut at the 2007 Ford World Men's Curling Championship with a team skipped by Thomas Dufour. The team finished the roun ...

. In

, he won the bronze medal playing third for

Spencer Mugnier Spencer Mugnier (born 1 December 1972 in Chamonix, Haute-Savoie, France) is a French curling, curler. He participated at the Curling at the 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics where the French men's team finished in tenth place. Awards * ...

. He also won a bronze medal at the

2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship The 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship was held at the Saint Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and th ...

coaching

Pauline Jeanneret Pauline Jeanneret (born 1 March 1987) is a French curler. She is a . Teams Women's Mixed doubles References External links * * * * Living people 1987 births French female curlers French curling champions {{France-curling-b ...

and

Amaury Pernette Amaury Pernette (born 18 May 1986) is a French curler. He is a . Teams Men's Mixed doubles References External links * *Amaury Pernette, Rémy Hubscher, Sébastien Barbier - Entreprendre avec Coopilote , Jeunes FC Living people 1986 ...

. In 2008 he won the Colin Campbell Award (best spormantship during the worlds)

Teams

Notes

External links

* Living people 1973 births French male curlers Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2010 Winter Olympics Olympic curlers for France Sportspeople from Chamonix {{France-curling-bio-stub