Alastair Fyfe

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Alastair Fyfe
 
Born (1960-04-06) 6 April 1960 (age 63)
Career
Member AssociationFlag of England.svg  England,
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances
1 (2021)
Other appearances World Senior Championships: 5 (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)

Alastair Fyfe (born 6 April 1960) is a Scottish [1] -English-Saudi Arabian male curler and curling coach. [2]

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At the national level, he is a three-time English senior men's champion curler (2014, 2016, 2018). [3]

As of November 2021, he is a Secretary of Saudi Winter Sports Federation. [4] [5]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
Flag of England.svg  England
2012–13 Michael Sutherland Tommy Campbell John Summers Charles Jackson Alastair Fyfe WSCC 2013 (14th)
2013–14 John Sharp Tommy Campbell Keith Wilson Alastair Fyfe Mike Robinson Elaine Turnbull (WSCC) ESCC 2014 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2014 (5th)
2015–16Tommy CampbellAndrew TaylorDavid SillitoAlastair FyfeJohn Brown (WSCC)Elaine Turnbull (WSCC)ESCC 2016 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2016 (12th)
2016–17Tommy CampbellPhil BartonMichael SpainAlastair FyfeElaine Spain WSCC 2017 (17th)
2017–18 Phil Atherton John Brown Mike SpainSteve AmannAlastair FyfeESCC 2018 Gold medal icon.svg
John BrownMike SpainSteve AmannAlastair FyfeElaine Spain WSCC 2018 (16th)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
2021–22Alastair Fyfe Munir Albeelbisi Hussain Hagawi Suleiman Alaqel PACC 2021 (...th)

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
2019 2019 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (mixed double)
48
2019 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (mixed double)
26

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References

  1. "Curling in the Kingdom". 10 February 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. Alastair Fyfe on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Senior Men's Championship – English Curling Association" . Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. (KSA) Saudi Winter Sports Federation 2017 - World Curling Federation
  5. الاتحاد السعودى للرياضات الشتوية – Saudi Winter Sports Federation