Gary Logan

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Gary Logan
 
Born (1971-04-01) 1 April 1971 (age 49)
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Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Wheelchair Championship
appearances
1 (2019)

Gary Logan (born 1 April 1971) is a Scottish wheelchair curler. [1]

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SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
2016–17Stewart PimblettGary Logan David Melrose Christine Warwick SWhCC 2017 (7th) [2]
2018–19 Aileen Neilson Hugh Nibloe Robert McPherson David MelroseGary Logan Sheila Swan WWhCC 2019 Silver medal icon.svg

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