Norman Brown | |
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Born | 10 September 1961 Bankfoot, Perth and Kinross, Scotland |
Team | |
Curling club | Castle Kennedy CC, Stranraer, Airleywight CC, Perth, Stoneykirk CC [1] [2] |
Curling career | |
Member Association | Scotland |
World Championship appearances | 3 (1992, 1997, 2002) |
European Championship appearances | 7 (1984, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001) |
Olympic appearances | 2 (1992, 2002) |
Other appearances | World Junior Curling Championships: 1 (1980), World Senior Curling Championships: 4 (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) |
Norman Brown (born 10 September 1961) is a Scottish curler.
Brown is a four-time European curling champion, World men's silver and bronze medallist, played for the Great Britain team in two Winter Olympics: 1992 (where curling was a demonstration sport; 5th place) and 2002 (7th place).
Brown started curling at the age of nine, when the Stranraer rink first opened in 1970. [4]
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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1979–80 | Andrew McQuistin | Norman Brown | Hugh Aitken | Dick Adams | SJCC 1980 WJCC 1980 | ||
1984–85 | Peter Wilson | Norman Brown | Hugh Aitken | Roger McIntyre | ECC 1994 | ||
1989–90 | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Hugh Aitken | Jim Cannon | ECC 1989 | ||
1991–92 | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Gordon Muirhead | Roger McIntyre | Robert Kelly (OG) | OG 1992 (demo) (5th) SMCC 1992 WCC 1992 | |
1993–94 | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Gordon Muirhead | Roger McIntyre | Peter Loudon | ECC 1993 (4th) | |
1994–95 | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Mike Hay | Roger McIntyre | Gordon Muirhead | Hew Chalmers | ECC 1994 |
1995–96 | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Mike Hay | Roger McIntyre | Brian Binnie | Hew Chalmers | ECC 1995 |
1996–97 | Hammy McMillan | Norman Brown | Mike Hay | Brian Binnie | Peter Loudon (ECC, WCC) | ECC 1996 SMCC 1997 WCC 1997 | |
2001–02 | Hammy McMillan | Warwick Smith | Ewan MacDonald | Norman Brown | Mike Hay | Derek Brown | ECC 2001 (5th) |
Hammy McMillan | Warwick Smith | Ewan MacDonald | Peter Loudon | Norman Brown | Derek Brown | OG 2002 (7th) | |
Warwick Smith | Norman Brown | Ewan MacDonald | Peter Loudon | Tom Brewster | Derek Brown | WCC 2002 | |
2008–09 | Graeme Connal | Norman Brown | Andrew McQuistin | Kenny Kinnear | |||
2010–11 | Mike Hay | David Hay | Norman Brown | Kenny Kinnear | |||
2012–13 | David Hay | Norman Brown | Andrew McQuistin | Hugh Aitken | Gordon Muirhead | Gordon Muirhead | WSCC 2013 (5th) |
2014–15 | Gordon Muirhead | Norman Brown | David Hay | Hugh Aitken | Mike Hay | WSCC 2015 (5th) | |
2015–16 | Gordon Muirhead | Norman Brown | David Hay | Hugh Aitken | WSCC 2016 (5th) | ||
2017–18 | Gordon Muirhead | Norman Brown | David Hay | Hugh Aitken | WSCC 2018 (4th) |
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