Anne Laird

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Anne Laird
Other namesAnnie Laird
Born (1970-05-20) 20 May 1970 (age 53) [1]
Edinburgh, Scotland
Medal record
Women's Curling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Bismarck
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Swift Current
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Champéry

Anne "Annie" Laird (born 20 May 1970) is a Scottish curler. [1]

In 1991, Laird won a bronze medal at the World Junior Curling Championships playing lead for Gillian Barr.

In 2002, Laird was a member of the gold medal-winning team at the World Curling Championships, playing lead for Jackie Lockhart. [2]

Laird replaced Karen Addison as the alternate in the British curling team for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games, after Addison was deselected. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Annie Laird". Team GB Vancouver 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  2. "Scots aim for more glory". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 April 2002. Retrieved 16 February 2010. Anne Laird
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Annie Laird". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.