| Alex Young | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Team | |
| Curling club | St. Martins CC, Perth |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Scotland |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1969) |
Medal record | |
Alex Young [1] is a Scottish curler.
He is a 1969 world men's bronze medallist [2] and 1969 Scottish men's champion.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968–69 | Bill Muirhead | George Haggart | Derek Scott | Alex Young | Murray Melville (WMCC) | SMCC 1969  WMCC 1969  [3] [4] |
| 1975–76 | Chuck Hay | John Bryden | Alex Young | Morris Morton | [5] |
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