| John Hunt | |
|---|---|
| Team | |
| Curling club | Deeside CC |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  Wales |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1995) |
| European Championship appearances | 14 (1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
Medal record | |
John Hunt is a Welsh curler. [1] He was a longtime skip of the Welsh national men's curling team in the 1980s and 1990s.
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–81 | Keith Preston (fourth) | Gordon Vickers | Peter Williams | John Hunt (skip) | ECC 1980 (11th) | |
| 1983–84 | John Hunt | John Stone | Peter Williams | Ray King | ECC 1983 (11th) | |
| 1984–85 | John Hunt | John Stone | Scott Lyon | Ray King | ECC 1984 (13th) | |
| 1985–86 | John Hunt | John Stone | John Guyan | Scott Lyon | ECC 1985 (13th) | |
| 1986–87 | John Stone | John Guyan | Michael Hunt | John Hunt | ECC 1986 (12th) | |
| 1987–88 | John Hunt | John Stone | John Guyan | Michael Hunt | ECC 1987 (13th) | |
| 1988–89 | John Hunt | John Stone | John Guyan | Michael Hunt | ECC 1988 (13th) | |
| 1990–91 | John Hunt | John Stone | Scott Lyon | David Stevenson | ECC 1990 (8th) | |
| 1993–94 | Adrian Meikle | John Hunt | David Stevenson | Nick Leslie | ECC 1993 (11th) | |
| 1994–95 | Adrian Meikle (fourth) | John Hunt (skip) | Jamie Meikle | Hugh Meikle | ECC 1994 (7th) | |
| Jamie Meikle (fourth) | Adrian Meikle | John Hunt (skip) | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | WCC 1995 (10th) | |
| 1995–96 | Adrian Meikle | Jamie Meikle | John Hunt | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | ECC 1995 (13th) |
| 1996–97 | John Hunt | Chris Wells | Gordon Vickers | Patrick Stone | ECC 1996 (15th) | |
| 1997–98 | Adrian Meikle (fourth) | Jamie Meikle | John Hunt (skip) | Hugh Meikle | Chris Wells | ECC 1997 (8th) |
| 1998–99 | John Hunt | Chris Wells | Peter Williams | Patrick Stone | Christopher Baker | ECC 1998 (12th) |
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