Barton Henderson

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Barton Henderson
 
Team
Curling clubAberdeen CC, Aberdeen [1]
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championship
appearances
1 (1980)
European Championship
appearances
1 (1980)

Barton Henderson is a Scottish curler. He is a 1980 European champion. [2] [3] [4]

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SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1979–80Barton Henderson Greig Henderson Bill Henderson Alistair Sinclair SMCC 1980 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1980 (8th)
1980–81Barton HendersonGreig HendersonBill HendersonAlistair Sinclair ECC 1980 Gold medal icon.svg

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