Iain Baxter (curler)

Iain Baxter (born 4 December 1948; died 29 July 2015) was a Scottish curler.

Iain Baxter
 
Born(1948-12-04)4 December 1948[1]
Died29 July 2015(2015-07-29) (aged 66)
Team
Curling clubCorstorphine CC, Corstorphine
Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh
Career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances
2 (1971, 1978)
European Championship
appearances
1 (1978)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 2 (2002, 2003)

He was a 1971 World Men's silver medallist[2] and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978).

He was also 1978 Scottish Mixed Curling champion and two-time Scottish senior men's champion (2002, 2003).[3]

Teams

Men's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1970–71 James SandersonWillie SandersonIain BaxterColin BaxterSMCC 1971
WMCC 1971
1977–78 James SandersonIain BaxterWillie SandersonColin BaxterSMCC 1978
WMCC 1978 (5th)
1978–79 James SandersonIain BaxterColin BaxterWillie SandersonECC 1978 (4th)
2001–02 Iain BaxterJames MuirSandy BrownHarry FergusonAndrew Hepburn (WSCC)SSCC 2002
WSCC 2002 (5th)
2002–03 Iain BaxterJames MuirSandy BrownHarry FergusonAndrew Hepburn (WSCC)SSCC 2003
WSCC 2003

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1978 Jimmy SandersonJane SandersonIain BaxterHelen BaxterSMxCC 1978
1982 Iain BaxterChristine WoodJimmy WoodHelen BaxterSMxCC 1982

Personal life

His brother Colin is also a curler and Iain's teammate. Their parents, father Bobby and mother Mabel, were curlers too.

References

  1. "Iain Baxter Funeral Arrangements". Scottish Curling. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. Iain Baxter on the World Curling Federation database
  3. Scottish Senior Champions Men - Scottish Curling
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