Linda Kirton
Linda Kirton (born March 10, 1948) is a Canadian curling official from Abbotsford, British Columbia. She recited the Official's Oath at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, alongside Hervé Lord for the Athletes' Oath.
Kirton was a curler for about 40 years, before becoming a curling official in the late 1990s.[1]
Kirton is a member of the Abbotsford Curling Club, where she was inducted as a Honorary Life Member in 2006. She has officiated at a number of National curling events, including the 2002 World Junior Curling Championships. In 2003 she chaired the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.[2] She was the chief umpire at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Switzerland in 2008. At the 2010 Paralympics, she was the assistant chief umpire at the wheelchair curling event.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abby curl official to read Paralympic oath, AbbyNews.com, March 8, 2010
- ↑ Curling - Athlete Profile, Sport Town Canada
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
.svg){kind=logo} |
This Paralympics-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
  |
This biographical article relating to Canadian curling is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
