Hugh Neilson (curler)

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Hugh Neilson
Team
Curling clubAvondale Heather CC, Strathaven [1] [2]
Skip Hugh Neilson
Third Watson Yuill
Second Tom Yuill
Lead Andrew Wilson
Career
World Championship
appearances
1 (1960)
Medal record

Hugh M. Neilson [3] (born c. 1904) [4] was the skip on the Avondale Heather CC (from Strathaven, Scotland) during the World Curling Championships known as the 1960 Scotch Cup, where Scottish team won silver medal. [5] The team won The Rink Championship in 1960. [6]

He also won bronze medal on 2022 Scottish Senior Curling Championships as skip. [7]

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References

  1. "Avondale Heather Curling Club". Locator. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022.
  2. Avondale Heather Curling Club on Facebook
  3. "Illinois Puts 3-1 Crimp in Scots Curling". Chicago Daily Tribune. 13 January 1955. p. 69. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. "Saskatchewan Curlers Reign Supreme". Edmonton Journal. 12 March 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. Hugh Neilson on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. "The Rink Championship - Scottish Curling | the Home of Curling in Scotland". Archived from the original on 27 December 2022.
  7. 2022 Scottish Curling Senior Championships - Scottish Curling