Edith Loudon
Edith Loudon (born 15 February 1964 in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish curler, a 2002 World champion.[1]
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| Born | 15 February 1964 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Airleywight Ladies CC, Perth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 6 (1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 8 (1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002, 2003) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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She played for Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2]
She was a member of an expert group in the World Curling Federation, who explained what kind of curling could be added as a second medal discipline to the Winter Olympics, concluding that it should be mixed doubles curling.[3]
Teams
Women's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1988–89 | Hazel McGregor | Edith Loudon | Fiona Bayne | Katie Loudon | ECC 1988  | ||
| 1990–91 | Hazel Erskine | Edith Loudon | Katie Loudon | Fiona Bayne | ECC 1990 | ||
| 1991–92 | Hazel Erskine | Edith Loudon | Katie Loudon | Fiona Bayne | ECC 1991 (5th) | ||
| 1994–95 | Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Joanna Pegg | Katie Loudon | Jackie Lockhart (ECC), Claire Milne (WCC) | Peter Loudon | ECC 1994 (6th) SWCC 1995  WCC 1995 (7th) |
| 1995–96 | Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Karen Addison | Katie Loudon | Claire Milne | Peter Loudon | ECC 1995 SWCC 1996 WCC 1996 (5th) |
| 1997–98 | Kirsty Hay | Edith Loudon | Jackie Lockhart | Katie Loudon | Fiona Bayne | Jane Sanderson | ECC 1997 (6th) SWCC 1998 WOG 1998 (4th) WCC 1998 (7th) |
| 2000–01 | Julia Ewart | Heather Byers | Nancy Murdoch | Lynn Cameron | Edith Loudon | Moray Combe | WCC 2001 (4th) |
| 2001–02 | Jackie Lockhart | Sheila Swan | Katriona Fairweather | Anne Laird | Edith Loudon | WCC 2002 | |
| 2002–03 | Jackie Lockhart | Sheila Swan | Katriona Fairweather | Anne Laird | Edith Loudon | Isobel Hannen | ECC 2002 (6th) |
| Edith Loudon | Karen Addison | Lynn Cameron | Katie Loudon | Jackie Lockhart (WCC) | Keith Prentice | SWCC 2003 WCC 2003 (7th) | |
| 2003–04 | Edith Loudon | Karen Addison | Lynn Cameron | Katie Loudon | Jackie Lockhart | Isobel Hannen | ECC 2003 (4th) |
| 2005–06 | Edith Loudon | Mairi Milne | Sheila Swan | Katie Loudon | SWCC 2006 (4th)[4] |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1993 | Peter Loudon | Edith Loudon | Alec Torrance Jr. | Katie Loudon | SMxCC 1993 |
| 1995 | Peter Loudon | Edith Loudon | Russell Keiller | Katie Loudon | SMxCC 1995 |
| 2001 | Neil Joss | Edith Loudon | Mark Brass | Karen Addison | SMxCC 2001 |
| 2002 | Neil Joss | Edith Loudon | Graeme Prentice | Karen Addison | SMxCC 2002 |
Private life
Loudon is from a family of curlers: her brother Peter is a World and European champion, her sister Katie was Edith's teammate, playing together at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
References
- Edith Loudon on the World Curling Federation database
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edith Loudon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04.
- "WCF PPT Template - World Curling Federation". Archived from the original on 2019-08-19.
- "2006 Scottish Women's Curling Championship - Curlingzone". curlingzone.com.
External links
- Edith Loudon at International Olympic Committee
- Edith Loudon at Olympic Channel
- Edith Loudon at Olympedia
- Edith Loudon at World Curling Federation
- Edith Loudon at CurlingZone
- Love put on ice: Olympic curler met husband on the rink - Evening Telegraph
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