| David Melrose | |
|---|---|
| Born | 2 March 1966 Haddington, Scotland |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Aberdeen CC, Aberdeen |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Scotland |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 1 (2019) |
| Paralympic appearances | 1 (2022) |
Medal record | |
David Melrose (born 2 March 1966) is a Scottish wheelchair curler. He competed for Great Britain at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. [1]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–17 | Stewart Pimblett | Gary Logan | David Melrose | Christine Warwick | SWhCC 2017 (7th) [2] | ||
| 2018–19 | Aileen Neilson | Hugh Nibloe | Robert McPherson | David Melrose | Gary Logan | Sheila Swan | WWhCC 2019  |
| 2021–22 | Hugh Nibloe | Gregor Ewan | David Melrose | Meggan Dawson-Farrell | Charlotte McKenna | Sheila Swan | WWhCC 2021 (6th) |
| Gregor Ewan (fourth) | Hugh Nibloe (skip) | David Melrose | Meggan Dawson-Farrell | Gary Smith | Sheila Swan | WPG 2022 (8th) |
| Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | Charlotte McKenna | David Melrose | Robin Brydone, Kenny More | WWhMDCC 2023 (8th) |
Wheelchair curling at the 2006 Winter Paralympics was played at the Pinerolo Palaghiaccio, in Pinerolo, 30 km southwest of Turin. Wheelchair curling was making its first appearance at the Paralympic Games and took the form of a mixed team event, open to athletes with a physical disability in the lower part of the body that required the everyday use of a wheelchair.
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics held in Turin, Italy. The team was known by it shortened name of Great Britain, for identification purposes.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010. Ten teams competed in a single event, a mixed tournament in which men and women competed together.
Michael McCreadie is a Paralympian with successes in lawn bowls and wheelchair curling. He made his debut at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg as a swimmer. He won two bronze medals in lawn bowls at the 1976 Summer Paralympics. He also competed in swimming and wheelchair basketball at the same Games and captained the British wheelchair basketball team at the 1980 Summer Paralympics. After that he coached the British wheelchair basketball team at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Paralympics.
Ina Forrest is a wheelchair curler selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.
Tom Killin is a British multi-sport Paralympian. Killin was paralysed following a traffic accident at the age of 17.
Aileen Neilson is a Scottish wheelchair curler. She is the first woman to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games (2010) or World Championships (2011).
The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the final
Angie Malone is a British Paralympian and World Champion Wheelchair curler.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2014 Winter Paralympics was held from 8 to 15 March 2014 at the Ice Cube Curling Center in Sochi, Russia. Ten mixed teams competed.
Penny Ricker Greely is a three time Paralympian for Team USA. She competes as a wheelchair curler and competed as a sitting volleyball player. She played in the bronze medal-winning United States team in Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Paralympics and competed in Wheelchair curling at the 2014 Winter Paralympics and the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Jacqueline "Jacqui" Kapinowski is a two-time American Paralympian who competed in wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics and in rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2018 Winter Paralympics was held from 10 to 17 March 2018 at the Gangneung Gymnasium in Gangneung, South Korea. For the first time, twelve mixed teams will compete at the Winter Paralympics.
Wang Haitao is a Chinese wheelchair curler. He participated at the 2014, 2018 Winter Paralympics and 2022 Winter Paralympics, winning two gold medals in 2018 and 2022.
Hugh Nibloe is a Scottish wheelchair curler.
James "Jim" Sellar is a Scottish and British wheelchair curler.
Radoslav Ďuriš is a Slovak wheelchair curler.
Poļina Rožkova is a Latvian wheelchair fencer and wheelchair curler from Riga.
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2022 Winter Paralympics was held from 5 to 12 March 2022 at the Beijing National Aquatics Centre in Beijing, China.
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