Leigh Armstrong

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Leigh Armstrong (born November 2, 1982) [1] is a retired curler, from Milton, Ontario. [2] [3] [4] [5] She missed out on qualification for the Sochi Olympics in 2014, with her team placing runner-up in the Canadian trials. From 2011 to 2015 she competed on the World Curling Tour, winning the 2011 North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic, [6] 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic, [7] and 2017 US Open. [8] She is a three-time winner (2008, 2011, 2013), and two-time runner-up (2012, 2017) in the OCT Championships. [9] [10] She was lead for Sherry Middaugh's team until it disbanded in 2018 [11] In 2023, she was inducted in to the Milton Sports Hall of Fame. [2]

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Armstrong is a brand ambassador for The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company. [9]

She posed for the "provocative" Fire On Ice: 2007 Team Sponsorship calendar produced by Ana Arce in order to increase exposure and funding for women's curling. [12]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ "Players' Championship". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Leigh Armstrong - Athlete (Curling) - Class of 2023". Milton Sports Hall of Fame .
  3. ↑ "Milton Curling Club celebrating 60 years of team spirit, volunteerism". MiltonToday.ca. November 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Curling is in the blood of Lee Merklinger and her siblings". Windspeaker.com .
  5. ↑ Champion, Milton Canadian (October 11, 2012). "Armstrong, teammates aiming for shot at Olympic berth". InsideHalton.com.
  6. 1 2 "The Royal Lepage OVCA Women's Fall Classic". Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Rod (October 8, 2012). "Sherry Middaugh wins Grand Slam curling event in Calgary". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
  8. 1 2 "ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling: Main". curlingzone.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Leigh Armstrong Events". CurlingZone.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Stu Sells Oakville Tankard: Main". CurlingZone.com.
  11. ↑ Brazeau, Jonathan (July 11, 2018). "Curling team announcements for 2018-19 season". Grand Slam of Curling .
  12. ↑ "Canadian curlers bare it all in support of the game and charities". Regina Leader-Post. November 25, 2006. p. 23. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Past Champions". OntCurl.com . Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
  14. ↑ "2020 CANADIAN MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP" (pdf). Curling.ca . 2020. pp. 57–58, 91.
  15. ↑ Cameron, Allen (April 23, 2013). "Twelve entries confirmed for Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  16. ↑ "2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings – Women's Team Profiles". Canadian Curling Association . Retrieved May 11, 2013.
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