Ken Horton (curler)

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Ken Horton
 
Team
Curling clubCarmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow,
Magnum CC, Irvine
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championship
appearances
3 (1977, 1983, 1989)
European Championship
appearances
1 (1977)
Other appearances World Junior Championships: 1 (1976),
World Senior Championships: 2 (2008, 2011)

Ken Horton is a Scottish curler and curling coach.

He is a 1977 World Men's bronze medallist [1] and three-time Scottish men's champion.

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Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1975–76 Robert Kelly Ken Horton Willie Jamieson Keith Douglas SJCC 1976 Gold medal icon.svg
WJCC 1976 (4th)
1976–77Ken HortonWillie JamiesonKeith Douglas Richard Harding SMCC 1977 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1977 Bronze medal icon.svg
1977–78Ken HortonWillie JamiesonKeith DouglasRichard Harding ECC 1977 Silver medal icon.svg
1982–83 Graeme Adam Ken Horton Andrew McQuistin Bob Cowan SMCC 1983 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1983 (5th)
1988–89Graeme AdamKen HortonAndrew McQuistin Robin Copland SMCC 1989 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1989 (5th)
2007–08Graeme AdamKen Horton Stuart Naismith Allan MacLennan Jim Jamieson SSCC 2008 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2008 (4th)
2008–09Graeme AdamKen HortonStuart NaismithAllan MacLennan
2010–11Ken Horton Gordon Butler Angus Storrie Edmond Binks Jim JamiesonSSCC 2011 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2011 (7th)

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
2017 2017 European Curling Championships Flag of England.svg  England (men)
19

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