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Born | 5 June 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Braehead Wheelchair Curling Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Member Association | Scotland United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 5 (2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Paralympic appearances | 1 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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James "Jim" Sellar (born 5 June 1957) is a Scottish and British wheelchair curler. [1]
At the international level he is a 2004 World champion curler and two-time bronze medallist (2002, 2007). As a member of Great Britain team he participated in the 2010 Winter Paralympics.
At the national level he is a six-time Scottish wheelchair champion curler (2006, 2010, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018). [2]
He also competes at World level in bowls and coaches in both sports. [3]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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2001–02 | Frank Duffy | Alex Harvey | Michael McCreadie | Elaine Lister | James Sellar | Jane Sanderson | WWhCC 2002 |
2003–04 | Frank Duffy | Michael McCreadie | Ken Dickson | Angie Malone | James Sellar | Jane Sanderson | WWhCC 2004 |
2005–06 | Jim Sellar | Angie Malone | Jim Taylor | Angela Higson | SWhCC 2006 | ||
2006–07 | Michael McCreadie | Aileen Neilson | James Sellar | Angie Malone | James Elliott | Archie Bogie | WWhCC 2007 |
2007–08 | Michael McCreadie | Aileen Neilson | Tom Killin | James Sellar | Rosemary Lenton | Tom Pendreigh | WWhCC 2008 (7th) |
2008–09 | Michael McCreadie | Aileen Neilson | Tom Killin | James Sellar | Rosemary Lenton | Tom Pendreigh, Sheila Swan | WWhCC 2009 (5th) |
2009–10 | Aileen Neilson | Michael McCreadie | Tom Killin | Jim Sellar | Angie Malone | SWhCC 2010 | |
2014–15 | Gregor Ewan | Jim Gault | Tom Killin | Jim Sellar | SWhCC 2015 | ||
2015–16 | Jim Gault | Tom Killin | Gregor Ewan | Jim Sellar | SWhCC 2016 | ||
2016–17 | Jim Gault | Tom Killin | Debbie McKenna | Jim Sellar | SWhCC 2017 | ||
2017–18 | Jim Gault | Gregor Ewan | Tom Killin | Jim Sellar | Debbie McKenna | SWhCC 2018 | |
2009–10 | Michael McCreadie | Aileen Neilson | Tom Killin | Angie Malone | Jim Sellar | Tom Pendreigh | WPG 2010 (6th) |
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