Jodie Sutton

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Jodie Sutton
 
Other namesJody Sutton [1]
Born (1968-04-23) April 23, 1968 (age 55)
Team
Curling club Juan de Fuca CC, Victoria, British Columbia
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Hearts appearances4 (1988, 1991, 1992, 1993)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1991)
Olympic
appearances
1 (1992 - demo)
Medal record
Women's curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Winter Olympics
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville (demonstration)
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1991 Winnipeg
Representing Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Saskatoon
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Halifax

Jodie Ann Sutton [2] (born April 23, 1968) is a Canadian curler.

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She is a 1991 World women's silver medallist [3] and 1991 Canadian women's champion.

She won a bronze medal at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. [4]

In 1996, she was inducted into British Columbia Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Julie Sutton 1991–1993 team. [5]

Teams and events

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1985–86Jodie Sutton Julie Sutton Dawn Rubner Chris Thompson CJCC 1986 Gold medal icon.svg
1987–88 Chris Stevenson Cindy Tucker Diane Nelson Sandra Martin Jodie Sutton STOH 1988 (4th)
1990–91Julie SuttonJodie Sutton Melissa Soligo Karri Willms Elaine Dagg-Jackson STOH 1991 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1991 Silver medal icon.svg
1991–92Julie SuttonJodie SuttonMelissa SoligoKarri WillmsElaine Dagg-Jackson STOH 1992 Silver medal icon.svg
WOG 1992 (demo) Bronze medal icon.svg
1992–93Julie SuttonJodie SuttonMelissa SoligoKarri WillmsElaine Dagg-Jackson STOH 1993 (4th)

Private life

She is the twin sister of Julie Skinner (née Sutton), and were longtime teammates. [6]

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References

  1. "B.C toast of Canada". Winnipeg Sun. March 23, 1986. p. 47. Retrieved April 2, 2022.
  2. Other writing: Jodi Sutton.
  3. Jodie Sutton on the World Curling database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. Official Report 1992W page 630 - Olympic Official Reports Collection
  5. Hall of Fame Inductees - Curl BC
  6. Classic Curler: Julie Skinner (Sutton) | Curling Canada