Peter Wilson (curler)

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Peter Wilson
Medal record
Curling
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
World Junior Curling Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1981 Megève
European Curling Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Morzine
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Füssen
Representing Four Provinces Flag.svg  Ireland
World Senior Curling Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Karlstad
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Lethbridge

Peter Wilson (born 9 December 1961 in Stranraer, Scotland) is an Irish curler.

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In 1981, Wilson skipped his native Scotland to a gold medal at the 1981 World Junior Curling Championships over Denis Marchand of Canada. Three years later he skipped Scotland to a silver medal at the European Curling Championships, losing to Peter Attinger, Jr. of Switzerland. Wilson would not return to a major international tournament until 1997. In 1997 he returned to the European Championship as Douglas Dryburgh, third for Scotland. The team won the bronze medal. The next year he travelled with Dryburgh to the 1998 Winter Olympics and the team finished in seventh. [1]

Wilson and Dryburgh would later move to Ireland. In 2004 Wilson skipped the Irish team at the European Championships finishing twelfth. The following year Dryburgh joined the team and skipped them and they finished in seventh qualifying them for the 2006 World Men's Curling Championship at the Worlds Ireland finished in last place.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.