Hammy McMillan

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Hammy McMillan
Born
Hamilton McMillan

(1963-07-13) 13 July 1963 (age 61)
Stranraer, Scotland
Team
Skip Hammy McMillan
Third David Smith
Second Ross Paterson
Lead Sandy Gilmore
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
World Championship
appearances
5 (1986, 1987, 1992, 1997, 1999)
European Championship
appearances
8 (1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010)
Olympic
appearances
3 (1988, 1992, 2002)
Other appearances World Senior Curling Championships: 1 (2024)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Saint John Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 Vancouver Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Berne Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Engelberg Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1994 Sundsvall Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Grindelweld Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Copenhagen Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Chamonix Team

Hamilton "Hammy" McMillan (born 13 July 1963) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal as skip for the Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick. [1] He has received five gold medals at the European Curling Championships. He played third for the Tom Brewster rink before forming his own team.

He competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics. [2]

McMillan is the co-owner and manager of the Craignelder Hotel in Stranraer and is a keen golf player.[ citation needed ] He lives in Stranraer. His son, Hammy McMillan Jr. is also a competitive curler.

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References

  1. "Curling – Men: World Championships". Retrieved 21 March 2008
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hammy McMillan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.