Chris Wells | |
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Team | |
Curling club | Deeside CC |
Curling career ![]() | |
Member Association | ![]() |
World Championship appearances | 1 (1995) |
European Championship appearances | 12 (1981, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011) |
Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 9 (2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017), European Mixed Championship: 2 (2007, 2008) |
Medal record |
Chris Wells is a Welsh curler and curling coach. [1]
At the international level, he is a 2007 European mixed champion curler.
He started curling in 1972. [2]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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1981–82 | Richard Davis | David Humphreys | Chris Wells | Ray King | ECC 1981 (12th) | ||
1992–93 | Peter Williams | Dannie Brent Stetski | Alun Eryl Jones | Graham C. MacMillan | Chris Wells | ECC 1992 (10th) | |
1994–95 | Jamie Meikle (fourth) | Adrian Meikle | John Hunt (skip) | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | WCC 1995 (10th) | |
1995–96 | Adrian Meikle | Jamie Meikle | John Hunt | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | ECC 1995 (13th) | |
1996–97 | John Hunt | Chris Wells | Gordon Vickers | Patrick Stone | ECC 1996 (15th) | ||
1997–98 | Adrian Meikle (fourth) | Jamie Meikle | John Hunt (skip) | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | ECC 1997 (8th) | |
1998–99 | John Hunt | Chris Wells | Peter Williams | Patrick Stone | Christopher Baker | ECC 1998 (12th) | |
2000–01 | Adrian Meikle | Chris Wells | John Sharpe | Hugh Meikle | Andrew Tanner | ECC 2000 (16th) | |
2001–02 | Adrian Meikle | Chris Wells | Andrew Tanner | John Sharpe | Hugh Meikle | Dave Pritchard | ECC 2001 (14th) |
2002–03 | Hugh Meikle | Peter Harris | Ray King | Chris Wells | WSCC 2003 (11th) | ||
2003–04 | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | Peter Williams | Ray King | Scott Lyon | WSCC 2004 (13th) | |
2004–05 | Adrian Meikle | Jamie Meikle | John Sharpe | Andrew Tanner | Chris Wells | ECC 2004 (9th) | |
2005–06 | Hugh Meikle (fourth) | Chris Wells (skip) | Michael Yuille | Hugh Hodge | WSCC 2006 (12th) | ||
2007–08 | Hugh Meikle | Michael Yuille | Stewart Cairns | Hugh Hodge | Chris Wells | WSCC 2008 (11th) | |
2010–11 | Hugh Meikle (fourth) | Chris Wells (skip) | Michael Yuille | Stewart Cairns | Andrew Carr | Elizabeth Meikle | WSCC 2011 (15th) |
2011–12 | Stuart Hills | Andrew Tanner | James Pougher | Richard Pougher | Chris Wells | Alison Pougher | ECC 2011 (21st) |
Chris Wells | Hugh Meikle | Stewart Cairns | Andrew Carr | Peter Sims | Gill Sims | WSCC 2012 (19th) | |
2013–14 | Chris Wells | Hugh Meikle | Richard Pougher | Andrew Carr | Gary Waddell | WSCC 2014 (14th) | |
2015–16 | Adrian Meikle | Richard Pougher | Chris Wells | Gary Waddell | Alistair Reid | Dawn Watson | WSCC 2016 (16th) |
2016–17 | Adrian Meikle | Richard Pougher | Chris Wells | Gary Waddell | Alistair Reid | Dawn Watson | WSCC 2017 (5th) |
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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2007–08 | Adrian Meikle | Lesley Carol | Andrew Tanner | Blair Hughes | Chris Wells | EMxCC 2007 ![]() |
2008–09 | Adrian Meikle | Lesley Carol | Andrew Tanner | Irene Murray | Chris Wells | EMxCC 2008 (18th) |
Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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2009 | 2009 European Curling Championships | ![]() | 17 |
2016 | 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | ![]() | 36 |
As of 1995, Wells was employed as a physician. [3]
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