Peter Loudon

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Peter Loudon
Personal information
Born (1966-11-17) 17 November 1966 (age 56)
Perth, Scotland
Sport
SportCurling
ClubAirleywight CC
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Saint John Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Brandon Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Grand Forks Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Berne Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2002 Bismarck Team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Copenhagen Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Chamonix Team

Peter Loudon (born 17 November 1966 in Perth, Scotland) is a Scottish curler and world champion. [1] He is the alternate player on the David Murdoch team.

He won a gold medal (with skip Hammy McMillan) at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick. [2] He has received two gold medals at the European Curling Championships.

Loudon competed for Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics. [3]

Loudon is on the board of directors at Scottish football club St Johnstone, for whom his grandfather, Peter Gavigan, played during the 1920s. [4]

He is a brother of Edith Loudon and Katie Loudon. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Peter Loudon". olympedia.org. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  2. "Curling Men: World Championships". Retrieved 21 March 2008
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Loudon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  4. Board of Directors – St Johnstone's official website