Wally Henry (curler)

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Wally Henry
 
Born (1947-05-05) May 5, 1947 (age 77)
Team
Curling club Madison CC,
Madison, Wisconsin
Curling career Curling pictogram.svg
Member AssociationFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
World Championship
appearances
2 (1986, 1991)
Other appearances World Senior Championships: 1 (2007)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Toronto
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Winnipeg
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1986 Seattle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Utica
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Lake Placid
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1989 Detroit

Wally Henry (born May 5, 1947, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada) is an American curler and curling coach.

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He is a 1986 and 1991 World Men's bronze medallist [1] and a two times United States men's curling champion (1986, 1991).

He worked as a national coach for United States Curling Association.

Awards

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1985–86 Steve Brown Wally Henry George Godfrey Richard Maskel Huns Gustrowsky USMCC 1986 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1986 Bronze medal icon.svg
1990–91Steve Brown Paul Pustovar George GodfreyWally Henry Mike Fraboni USMCC 1991 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1991 Bronze medal icon.svg
2006–07 Geoff Goodland Stan Vinge Wally Henry Jim Wilson USSCC 2007 Gold medal icon.svg
WSCC 2007 (4th)

Record as a coach of national teams

YearTournament, eventNational teamPlace
2003 2003 World Women's Curling Championship Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (women)
Gold medal icon.svg
2005 2005 Pacific Curling Championships Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei (women)
5
2006 2006 World Women's Curling Championship Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (women)
Silver medal icon.svg
2007 2007 World Women's Curling Championship Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (women)
4
2008 2008 World Women's Curling Championship Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (women)
7
2009 2009 World Women's Curling Championship Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (women)
9
2010 2010 Winter Olympics Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (women)
10
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (mixed)
5
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (mixed doubles)
Bronze medal icon.svg
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (mixed doubles)
5
2016 2016 World Junior Curling Championships Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (junior men)
Silver medal icon.svg
2016 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States (mixed doubles)
Bronze medal icon.svg

Personal life

His daughter Debbie McCormick is World and US curling champion, and his son Donnie Henry is a curler too. [3]

Wally Henry started curling in 1955, when he was 8 years old.

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References

  1. Wally Henry on the World Curling database OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Coaching Awards - USA Curling
  3. Simon, Kelly (March 3, 2018). "Beaver Dam man reminisces on lifetime of curling". Daily Citizen. Retrieved December 11, 2019.