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Born | 12 March 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Dunedin CC, Dunedin [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skip | Jessica Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Third | Courtney Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Second | Bridget Becker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lead | Holly Thompson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alternate | Natalie Thurlow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Curling career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Member Association | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 2 (2023, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Mixed Championship appearances | 1 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances | 2 (2016, 2017) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pan Continental Championship appearances | 2 (2022, 2023) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances | Youth Olympic Games: 1 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Holly Thompson (born 12 March 1998) is a New Zealand curler [2] from Taihape. [3]
At the international level, she competed at the 2023 World Women's Championship (first-ever Worlds for the New Zealand women's curling team), two Pacific-Asia Championships and the 2022 Pan Continental Championships. She also competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (finishing 13th with the New Zealand mixed team, and 5th in mixed doubles with Sterling Middleton from Canada).
At the national level, she is a New Zealand women's and mixed team champion curler.
Thompson works as a receptionist and salesperson at the Taihape Veterinary Clinic. [3]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2012–13 | Holly Thompson | Catherine Greer | Tash Whyte | Jenn Becker | NZJCC 2012 | ||
2013–14 | Eleanor Adviento | Tessa Farley | Holly Thompson | Jessica Smith | Waverley Taylor | Liz Matthews | PAJCC 2014 (4th) |
2014–15 | Eleanor Adviento | Waverley Taylor | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Eloise Pointon | Nelson Ede | PAJCC 2015 |
2015–16 | Wendy Becker | Bridget Becker | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | NZWCC 2015 | ||
Eleanor Adviento | Jessica Smith | Waverley Taylor | Holly Thompson | Emma Sutherland | Nelson Ede | WJBCC 2016 (5th) | |
2016–17 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Waverley Taylor | Bridget Becker | Anna de Boer | NZWCC 2016 | |
Thivya Jeyaranjan | Chelsea Farley | Emma Sutherland | Holly Thompson | Elizabeth Matthews | Elizabeth Matthews | PACC 2016 (4th) | |
Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Emma Sutherland | Courtney Smith | Eloise Pointon | Nelson Ede | WJBCC 2017 (16th) | |
2017–18 | Bridget Becker | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Emma Sutherland | NZWCC 2017 | ||
Bridget Becker | Jessica Smith | Thivya Jeyaranjan | Holly Thompson | Emma Sutherland | Nelson Ede | PACC 2017 (5th) | |
Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Emma Sutherland | Courtney Smith | Mhairi-Bronté Duncan | Nelson Ede, Peter Becker | WJBCC 2018 (4th) | |
2018–19 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Mhairi-Bronté Duncan | Courtney Smith | NZWCC 2018 | ||
Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Mhairi-Bronté Duncan | Courtney Smith | Lucy Neilson | Nelson Ede | WJBCC 2019 (Jan) (12th) | |
2019–20 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Mhairi-Bronté Duncan | Jennifer Stewart | NZWCC 2019 | ||
2020–21 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Jennifer Stewart | Ruby Kinney | NZWCC 2020 | ||
2021–22 | Bridget Becker | Natalie Thurlow | Holly Thompson | Jennifer Stewart | Ruby Kinney | NZWCC 2021 | |
2022–23 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Natalie Thurlow | Bridget Becker | NZWCC 2022 | ||
Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Natalie Thurlow | Bridget Becker | Ruby Kinney | Nelson Ede | PCCC 2022 (5th) | |
Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Bridget Becker | Natalie Thurlow | Ruby Kinney | Nelson Ede | WWCC 2023 (13th) | |
2023–24 | Jessica Smith | Holly Thompson | Bridget Becker | Natalie Thurlow | NZWCC 2023 | ||
Jessica Smith | Courtney Smith | Bridget Becker | Natalie Thurlow | Holly Thompson | PCCC 2023 (5th) WWCC 2024 |
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Events |
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2015–16 | Matthew Neilson | Holly Thompson | Ben Smith | Courtney Smith | Peter Becker | WYOG 2016 (13th) |
2022–23 | Brett Sargon | Holly Thompson | Kieran Ford | Shay Bijoux | NZMxCC 2022 | |
2023–24 | Brett Sargon | Holly Thompson | Kieran Ford | Olivia Russell | NZMxCC 2023 |
Season | Female | Male | Coach | Events |
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2012–13 | Holly Thompson, Tash Whyte [4] | Josh Whyte | NZMDCC 2012 (13th) | |
2013–14 | Holly Thompson | Josh Fogo | NZMDCC 2013 (7th) | |
2014–15 | Holly Thompson | Josh Fogo | NZMDCC 2014 (10th) | |
2015–16 | Holly Thompson | Josh Fogo | NZMDCC 2016 (10th) | |
Holly Thompson | Sterling Middleton | Peter Becker | WYOG 2016 (5th) | |
2016–17 | Holly Thompson | Josh Fogo | NZMDCC 2016 (4th) | |
2017–18 | Holly Thompson | Josh Fogo | NZMDCC 2017 (7th) | |
2018–19 | Holly Thompson | Anton Hood | NZMDCC 2018 (4th) | |
2019–20 | Holly Thompson | Anton Hood | NZMDCC 2019 | |
2020–21 | Holly Thompson | Anton Hood | NZMDCC 2020 (5th) |
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