Helen Williams (curler)
Helen Williams (née Helen Wright, born 6 March 1973 in Scotland[2]) is an Australian female curler originally from Scotland.
| Helen Williams | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 6 March 1973 | |||||||||||||
| Team | ||||||||||||||
| Curling club | Victorian Curling Association[1] | |||||||||||||
| Skip | Helen Williams | |||||||||||||
| Third | Kim Forge | |||||||||||||
| Second | Ashleigh Street | |||||||||||||
| Lead | Michelle Fredericks Armstrong | |||||||||||||
| Alternate | Anne Powell | |||||||||||||
| Career | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 6 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Mixed Curling Championship: 2 (2016, 2017) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
She is a farmer's daughter from Scotland, from a curling family. She was runner-up in the Scottish Junior Championships, and then played with Olympic gold medallist Rhona Martin’s team for a while. In 1997, when she was part of the Scottish and Britain national training squad and they were looking ahead to the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998, she injured her right ankle and she had a year away from competitive curling. She moved to Australia, to Perth and did not comes back to Scotland.[2]
She is a resident of Nedlands, Western Australia.[3]
Teams and events
Women's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Lyn Greenwood | Ellen Weir | Sandy Gagnon | PCC 2001  | |
| 2002–03 | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Lyn Greenwood | Ellen Weir | Sandy Gagnon | PCC 2002 (4th) | |
| 2003–04 | Helen Wright | Sandy Gagnon | Lyn Greenwood | Janet Cobden | Jenn Gagnon | Gerald Chick | PCC 2003 (4th) |
| 2004–05 | Helen Wright | Lynn Hewitt | Sandy Gagnon | Janet Cobden | Gail Munro | PCC 2004 (5th) | |
| 2005–06 | Helen Wright | Kim Forge | Sandy Gagnon | Lyn Gill | Cherie Curtis | PCC 2005 (6th) | |
| 2017–18 | Helen Williams | Kim Forge | Ashleigh Street | Michelle Fredericks Armstrong | Anne Powell | Robert Armstrong | PACC 2017 (6th) |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Hugh Millikin | Kim Forge | Steve Johns | Helen Williams | WMxCC 2016 (22nd) | |
| 2017–18 | Hugh Millikin | Kim Forge | Christopher Ordog | Helen Williams | James Ordog | WMxCC 2017 (26th) |
| 2018–19 | Hugh Millikin | Kim Forge | Steve Johns | Helen Williams | AMxCC 2018  [4] |
References
- "Curling Victoria". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- "Day Jobs: How Helen Williams combines curling and curing as a doctor : Athlete365". olympic.org. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "Curling: Australia will target top 16 finish at World Mixed Championships, says Nedlands team member". Community News Group. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- "2018 Australian Mixed Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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