Heather Rankin (curler)

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Heather Rankin
Curler
Other namesHeather Fowlie [1]
Born
Heather Rankin [2]

(1965-04-30) April 30, 1965 (age 58)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada [3]
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Hearts appearances2 (1990, 1993)
Grand Slam victories0
Medal record
Curling
Scott Tournament of Hearts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Ottawa

Heather Rankin (born April 30, 1965) [4] [5] is a Canadian curler from Calgary. While living in Nova Scotia, she won the provincial junior championships in 1984 and would skip the Nova Scotia team at the 1984 Canadian Junior Women's Curling Championship. In 1990 she won the Nova Scotia provincial championships sending her to that year's Tournament of Hearts. She skipped the Nova Scotia team to a 9-2 record in her debut winning the all-star skip award, but lost the final to Ontario, skipped by Alison Goring.

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Rankin returned to the Tournament of Hearts once again in 1993, playing third for Colleen Jones. The team finished with a 6-5 record 1 game out of the playoffs.

Rankin moved to Calgary c. 1997 to start a computer consulting business with her husband. [6] Since the move, she tried unsuccessfully to win that province's championship with a runner up finish at the 2001 Alberta Scott Tournament of Hearts. She continued to be a top curler, and played in the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, three Players' Championships and two Canada Cups.

Rankin has not curled competitively since 2011.

Personal life

She graduated from Bridgewater High School (Nova Scotia) and Acadia University, and served as vice-president of the management consulting firm Scotia Consulting Inc. [3] Her specialization is business analysis and project management consulting for oil and gas, specializing in data and software engineering. She has a son, born ca. 2007. [7] At the time of the 1990 Hearts, she was a computer technician, and an avid video game player. [5]

Grand Slam record

Key
CChampion
FLost in Final
SFLost in Semifinal
QFLost in Quarterfinals
R16Lost in the round of 16
QDid not advance to playoffs
T2Played in Tier 2 event
DNPDid not participate in event
N/ANot a Grand Slam event that season
Event 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Players' Championships QQQDNPDNPDNP

Former events

Event 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11
Autumn Gold QFQQFQQF
Manitoba Lotteries QQFDNPQDNP
Wayden Transportation QQQN/AN/A
Sobeys Slam N/AQQFN/ADNP

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References

  1. ↑ "Fowlie in First Alberta Final". Edmonton Journal. January 28, 2001. p. D4. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "CurlingZone".
  3. 1 2 Heather Rankin. World Curling Tour database
  4. ↑ "Heather Rankin". curlingzone.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-08. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Hearts field lost in Rankin's wake". Victoria Times-Colonist. February 28, 1990. p. B2. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Veteran Fowlie new to the wild, wild West". Edmonton Journal. January 25, 2001. p. D2. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ↑ Heather Rankin, Canadian curler & author of hit YouTube video ‘For Alberta-Love Echoes’ presents her story of the 2013 Alberta Floods. wordpress.com (July 14, 2013)
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