Jimmy Hamilton (curler)

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Jimmy Hamilton
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Curling clubKilgraston & Moncrieffe
Skip Chuck Hay
Third John Bryden
Second Alan Glen
Lead Jimmy Hamilton
Career
World Championship
appearances
1 (1963)

James Hamilton is a Scottish curler. Hamilton played lead on Chuck Hay's team from the Kilgraston & Moncrieffe Curling Club in Perth, Scotland during the 1963 World Curling Championships known as the Scotch Cup. [1] [2] The team finished second out of the four teams that participated that year. [3]

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SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1962–63 Chuck Hay John Bryden Alan Glen Jimmy Hamilton SMCC 1963 Gold medal icon.svg
WMCC 1963 Silver medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "World Curling Federation, Jimmy Hamilton". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. "Scotch Cup 1963". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 10 Dec 2019.
  3. "WORLD MEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP MEDALLISTS". Scottish Curling. Retrieved 10 Dec 2019.