Frank Duffy (curler)
Appearance
Frank Duffy (27 August 1959 – 16 December 2010) was a Scottish wheelchair curler. He was the skip of the silver-medal winning British team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[1] He began curling at age 12 and developed paraplegia due to an accident at 35.[2] His career highlights include sharing Gold at the 2004 and 2005 WCF World Championships.[3] Duffy was found dead in his burnt out motor on 16 December 2010, in an apparent suicide.[4][5]
Results
Paralympic Games | |||
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Finish | Event | Year | Place |
Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2006 | Torino Italy |
Wheelchair curling World Championships | |||
Finish | Event | Year | Place |
Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2002 | Sursee Switzerland |
Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2004 | Sursee Switzerland |
Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2005 | Glasgow Scotland |
References
- ^ Times Online
- ^ BBC Sport
- ^ Paralympic.org[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Paralympic curler takes own life hours before sex offences hearing, The Scotsman, 17 December 2010
External links
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- Paralympic wheelchair curlers of Great Britain
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- Scottish disabled sportspeople
- Scottish Paralympic competitors
- Wheelchair curlers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- World wheelchair curling champions
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling
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