Lorna Vevers

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Lorna Vevers
Personal information
Born (1981-01-31) 31 January 1981 (age 43) [1]
Dumfries, [1] Scotland
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) [1]
Sport
Country Scotland
United Kingdom
Sport Curling
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Swift Current
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Aomori
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Füssen
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Champéry

Lorna Vevers (born 31 January 1981 in Dumfries) [2] [3] is a Scottish curler living in Lockerbie. She won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships. She played lead for Team Great Britain at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

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Vevers' 2010 Olympic coach was Nancy Murdoch, also from the Lockerbie rink.

Teammates

2007 Aormori World Championships

Kelly Wood, Skip

Jackie Lockhart, Third

Lindsay Wood, Lead

Karen Addison, Alternate

2009 Aberdeen European Championships

2010 Vancouver Olympic Games

Eve Muirhead, Skip

Jackie Lockhart, Third

Kelly Wood, Second

Karen Addison, Alternate

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References

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  2. "Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics - results & video highlights". International Olympic Committee. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lorna Vevers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.