Iain Baxter (curler)

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Iain Baxter
 
Born(1948-12-04)4 December 1948 [1]
Died29 July 2015(2015-07-29) (aged 66)
Team
Curling club Corstorphine CC, Corstorphine
Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championship
appearances
2 (1971, 1978)
European Championship
appearances
1 (1978)
Other appearances World Senior Championships: 2 (2002, 2003)

Iain Baxter (born 4 December 1948; died 29 July 2015) was a Scottish curler.

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He was a 1971 World Men's silver medallist [2] and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978).

He was also 1978 Scottish Mixed Curling champion and two-time Scottish senior men's champion (2002, 2003). [3]

Teams

Men's

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1970–71 James Sanderson Willie Sanderson Iain Baxter Colin Baxter SMCC 1971 Gold medal icon.svg
WMCC 1971 Silver medal icon.svg
1977–78James SandersonIain BaxterWillie SandersonColin BaxterSMCC 1978 Gold medal icon.svg
WMCC 1978 (5th)
1978–79James SandersonIain BaxterColin BaxterWillie Sanderson ECC 1978 (4th)
2001–02Iain BaxterJames MuirSandy BrownHarry FergusonAndrew Hepburn (WSCC) SSCC 2002 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2002 (5th)
2002–03Iain BaxterJames MuirSandy BrownHarry FergusonAndrew Hepburn (WSCC)SSCC 2003 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2003 Bronze medal icon.svg

Mixed

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1978 Jimmy Sanderson Jane Sanderson Iain BaxterHelen Baxter SMxCC 1978 Gold medal icon.svg
1982Iain BaxterChristine WoodJimmy WoodHelen BaxterSMxCC 1982 Silver medal icon.svg

Personal life

His brother Colin is also a curler and Iain's teammate. Their parents, father Bobby and mother Mabel, were curlers too.

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References

  1. "Iain Baxter Funeral Arrangements". Scottish Curling. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  2. Iain Baxter on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. Scottish Senior Champions Men - Scottish Curling