Nancy Murdoch
Nancy Smith[1] (born Nancy Murdoch; 17 October 1969[2]) is a Scottish curling coach from Stewarton, Scotland.[3] Murdoch is a former Scottish champion and former world championship semi finalist. Murdoch is now retired from competing herself and now coaches.
Early life
[edit]Nancy Murdoch was born on 17 October 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland.[2] She is the sister of David Murdoch (former European Champion and World Champion) and Neil Murdoch (former European Champion and world junior champion).[4]
Curler
[edit]Nancy Murdoch started to compete in curling at the age of 12. When interviewed for the Scottish Institute of Sport website she said that in her pre-coaching career, "Highlight was winning Scottish title in 2001. Low point was losing out in Semi final at World Championships to deny qualifying for the Olympics in Salt Lake City."[5]
Curling coach
[edit]Murdoch took up position in March 2008 as the Olympic Women's Curling Coach, for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.[4]
As a National Coach, her teams have won Double World Junior Ladies Champions 2007 and 2008, European Youth Olympics' Gold medal in 2005, a World University Games' Silver Medal in 2007 and 3 World Junior Bronze medals.[4]
She has been heavily involved with the performance level of the sport for over a decade as an Area Institute and Scottish Institute athlete, a team coach and National Coach. Throughout this time she has been at 23 Major International Championships.[4]
Personal life
[edit]She is married.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Winter Olympics 2014: David Murdoch's wife stays at home as Great Britain go for curling gold against Canada". The Daily Telegraph. 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Getting to Know You – Scotland". Eye Opener. No. 7. Canadian Curling Association. 26 March 2010. p. 13.
- ^ 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide
- ^ a b c d "Sportscotland institute of sport - Nancy Murdoch". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Performance".
- ^ "2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
