Denise Dupont
Denise Dupont (born 24 May 1984) is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen.
Denise Dupont at the 2010 Winter Olympics | ||
Medal record | ||
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World Curling Championships | ||
2007 Aomori | ||
2009 Gangneung | ||
European Curling Championships | ||
2002 Grindelwald | ||
2003 Courmayeur | ||
2005 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | ||
2008 Örnsköldsvik | ||
2009 Aberdeen |
After a number of years of limited success in the Junior ranks, Dupont joined Dorthe Holm's team and was a member of the silver medal winning European Curling Championships team in 2002. (Throwing second rocks). The following year, the team won a bronze medal. Her success at the European Championships never translated to Junior success or World Championship success at the time. In 2004, she was promoted to the third position, and the team won another bronze at the European Championships in 2005. She played third in the 2006 Olympics in Torino Italy, where they finished 9th. Following that she left the team and joined up with Jensen. The new team found success at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship where they won silver. Denise Dupont returned to the world championships in 2008, where she played third for Angelina Jensen, finishing fifth after losing a tiebreaker to Japan's Moe Meguro.
She is the sister of teammate Madeleine Dupont.[1] She competed in 2015 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship with brother Oliver Dupont.
Teammates
2007 Aomori World Championships
2008 Vernon World Championships
2009 Gangneung World Championships
Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics 2010
Madeleine Dupont, Fourth
Angelina Jensen, Skip
Camilla Jensen, Lead
Ane Hansen, Alternate
References
- "Renee meets her Olympic mates: Sonnenberg takes Danish team on tour". Grande Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune. 9 October 2009. Archived from the original on 15 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
External links
- Denise Dupont at International Olympic Committee
- Denise Dupont at Olympedia
- Denise Dupont at World Curling Federation
- Denise Dupont at CurlingZone
- 2010 Olympics profile