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Born | Thompson, Manitoba, Canada | September 20, 1964|||||||||||||
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Brenda Davidson (born 20 September 1964) is a Canadian female curler. [1] She competed at the 2015 Winter Deaflympics at the age of 50. [2] [3]
Davidson started her curling career (deaf curling) at the age of just 18. She has also participated in the Women's Deaf Canadian Championships twice in 1999 and in 2003. [4]
In the 2015 Winter Deaflympics held in Russia, she won the bronze medal in the curling team event. [5] [6] [7]
Brenda Davidson is currently coaching Special Olympics curling in the city of Thompson.
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