Nancy Murdoch
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Nancy Murdoch (birthday and place unknown) is a Scottish curling coach from Lockerbie. Murdoch is a former Scottish champion and former world championship semi finalist. Murdoch is now retired from competing herself to carve out a successful career as an elite coach.
Background
Nancy Murdoch is the sister of David Murdoch (current European Champion and World Silver Medalist) and Neil Murdoch, (former European Champion and world junior champion).
Curler
Nancy Murdoch started to compete in curling at the age of 12. When interviewed for the Scottish Institute of Sport website she said that in her pre coaching career, "Highlight was winning Scottish title in 2001. Low point was losing out in Semi final at World Championships to deny qualifying for the Olympics in Salt Lake City."
Curling coach
Nancy Murdoch, a former Scottish Curling Champion, took up position in March 2008 as the Olympic Women's Curling Coach, for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.
Nancy's successes as a National Coach include Double World Junior Ladies Champions 2007 and 2008, European Youth Olympics' Gold medal in 2005, a World University Games' Silver Medal in 2007 and 3 World Junior Bronze medals over her 4 year role as the Royal Caledonian Curling Club's Performance development Coach.
She has been heavily involved with the performance level of the sport for over a decade as an Area Institute and Scottish Institute athlete, a team coach and National Coach. Throughout this time she has been at 23 Major International Championships.