Penny Shantz

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Penny Shantz
 
Other namesPenny Ryan
Born (1960-05-23) May 23, 1960 (age 63)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Team
Curling clubNorth Shore WC, North Vancouver, BC
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Hearts appearances2: (1983, 1989)
Olympic
appearances
1 (1988) (demo)
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Calgary Women's
Representing Flag of British Columbia.svg  British Columbia
Scott Tournament of Hearts
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1983 Prince George
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Calgary

Penny Shantz (also known as Penny Ryan and Penny Shantz-Henderson; [1] born May 23, 1960 [2] ) is a Canadian curler.

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She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

In the 1980s, she was married to famous Canadian curler Pat Ryan, World and Brier champion. [3] [4]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1982 [5] Ruby Sowinski Deb Lewis Penny Ryan Bonnie Bower
1982–83 Cathy Shaw Christine Jurgenson Sandra Rippel Penny Ryan STOH 1983 Silver medal icon.svg
1987–88 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Penny Ryan Patti Vande (OG) COCT 1987 Gold medal icon.svg
OG 1988 Gold medal icon.svg
1988–89 Debbie Shermack Penny Ryan Diane Alexander Twyla Pruden Sandra Rippel STOH 1989 (8th)
1989–90 [6] Kerrylyn Richard Penny Ryan Susan Auty Iris Nielson Sandra Jenkins [5]
2002–03 Marilyn Bodogh Theresa Breen Susan Froud Sara Gatchell Penny Shantz CC 2003 (T-7th)
2004–05Penny ShantzKerrylyn Richard Elizabeth Folk Sandra Jenkins
2006–07Penny ShantzSandra Jenkins Sherry Heath Susan Hamilton
2007Sandra JenkinsPenny ShantzSusan HamiltonSherry Heath Brittany Rouck
2011–12Penny ShantzDebbie Jones-Walker Deborah Pulak Shirley Wong CSCC 2012 (10th)
2012–13Penny ShantzSandra Jenkins Kate Horne Sherry Heath
2013–14Penny ShantzSandra JenkinsDebbie PulakKate Horne CSCC 2014 (7th)
2014–15Penny ShantzSandra Jenkins Colleen Robson Kate Horne
2016–17 Lynne Noble Penny ShantzColleen Robson Kathy Branch CSCC 2017 Bronze medal icon.svg
2017–18Lynne NoblePenny ShantzColleen Robson Karen Lepine CSCC 2018 (4th)
2018–19Sandra JenkinsPenny ShantzColleen RobsonKate Horne
2021Penny ShantzTina ChestnutNicole GuizzoNancy Betteridge CCCC 2021
2022Penny ShantzCindy CurtainShirley WongJanet Suter CMCC 2022 Gold medal icon.svg
2023Penny ShantzCindy CurtainShirley WongJanet Suter CMCC 2023 Gold medal icon.svg
2022Penny ShantzCindy CurtainDanielle ShaughnessyDonna Mychaluk CMCC 2024 Gold medal icon.svg

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References

  1. "Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final". Vernon Morning Star. October 8, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. Penny Ryan | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
  3. Rock Talk - Newsletter of the London Curling Club - October 2012 (page 3: «…Teams skipped by Linda Moore and Pat Ryan eventually wore Canada’s colours at Calgary. Penny Ryan, who was Pat’s wife at the time, was selected for Moore’s team but she didn’t usually curl with them…»)
  4. Monte Stewart (March 16, 2012). "Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic | Past Winners
  6. "Kelowna rink wins the gold". Calgary Herald. October 10, 1989. p. 61. Retrieved March 19, 2020.