Pamela Sanford

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Pamela Sanford
 
Other namesPam
Team
Curling club Halifax CC,
Halifax, NS
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Hearts appearances1: (1983)
World Championship
appearances
1 (1983)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1983 Moose Jaw
Representing Flag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Scott Tournament of Hearts
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1983 Prince George

Pamela "Pam" Sanford (born c. 1958) [1] is a former Canadian curler.

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She is a 1983 World women's bronze medallist [2] and 1983 Scott Tournament of Hearts champion.

As of 2022, she works as Head Curling Coach for Special Olympics Halifax program, located at Mayflower Curling Club. [3]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadEvents
1982–83 Penny LaRocque Sharon Horne Cathy Caudle Pamela Sanford STOH 1983 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1983 Bronze medal icon.svg
1983–84 [4] Penny LaRocque Mary Sue Radford Cathy Caudle Pam Sanford

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References

  1. "The Dream Team takes on the world | Maclean's | APRIL 18, 1983".
  2. Pamela Sanford at World Curling OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "Our Sports". Special Olympics Halifax. Archived from the original on 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  4. "LaRocque best in Fredericton". Moncton Times-Transcript. November 21, 1983. p. 31. Retrieved December 5, 2024.