Nancy Kerr (curler)

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Nancy Kerr
 
Born (1947-04-02) April 2, 1947 (age 76)
Team
Curling club Caledonian Ladies CC, Regina, SK,
Caledonian CC, Regina, SK
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Hearts appearances2: (1975, 1980)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1980)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Perth
World Senior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Winnipeg
Representing Flag of Saskatchewan.svg  Saskatchewan
Scott Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1980 Edmonton
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1975 Moncton

Nancy Kerr (born April 2, 1947, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler.

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She is a 1980 World women's champion [1] and 1980 Scott Tournament of Hearts champion.

In 2000, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the 1980 Marj Mitchell team. [2]

On the March 21, 1981 she was installed to Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame with all of the 1980 Marj Mitchell team. [3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1974–75 Marjorie Mitchell Kenda Richards Nancy Kerr Florence Sanna STOH 1975 Silver medal icon.svg
1978–79Marj MitchellKenda RichardsNancy Kerr Wendy Leach
1979–80Marj MitchellNancy Kerr Shirley McKendry Wendy Leach STOH 1980 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1980 Gold medal icon.svg
1986–87Nancy KerrKendra RichardsGertie PickWendy Leach [4]
1997–98Crystal FriskNancy KerrLorna Dopson Gertie Pick CSCC 1998 (5th)
1999–00Nancy Kerr Linda Burnham Lorna DopsonGertie Pick CSCC 2000 Silver medal icon.svg
2000–01Nancy KerrLinda BurnhamKenda RichardsGertie Pick CSCC 2001 (5th)
2001–02Nancy KerrLinda BurnhamKenda RichardsGertie Pick CSCC 2002 Bronze medal icon.svg
2002–03Nancy KerrLinda BurnhamKenda RichardsGertie Pick CSCC 2003 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2003 Gold medal icon.svg
2010–11Nancy Kerr Anita Ford Dawn Obleman Wendy Leach [5]

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References

  1. Nancy Kerr on the World Curling Federation database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Kerr, Nancy – CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". curling.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  3. "1980 Marj Mitchell Curling Team - Saskatchewan Sports Hall of Fame". sasksportshalloffame.com. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  4. "Callie Champion History | Regina Callie Club (section "Ladies Intermediate Provincial Champions")". callieclub.com. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2019-09-12.
  5. 2011 Canadian Masters Curling Championships