Birgitta Törn

Birgitta "Gittan" Törn (born 11 June 1948) is a Swedish curler.[1]

Birgitta Törn
Curler
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Other namesGittan
Born (1948-06-11) 11 June 1948
Team
Curling clubAmatörföreningens CK, Stockholm,
Stocksunds CK, Stockholm
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
World Championship
appearances		1 (1979)
European Championship
appearances		1 (1979)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 10 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Medal record
Curling
World championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Perth
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1979 Varese
Swedish Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1979
World Senior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2006 Copenhagen
Gold medal – first place 2007 Edmonton
Silver medal – second place 2004 Gävle
Silver medal – second place 2011 St. Paul
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Greenacres
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Chelyabinsk
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Tårnby
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Fredericton

She is a 1979 World silver medallist and a 1979 European silver medallist.

In 1980 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.

Teams

Women's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1978–79 Birgitta TörnKatarina HultlingSusanne Gynning-ÖdlingGunilla BergmanSWCC 1979 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1979 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1979–80 Birgitta TörnKatarina HultlingSusanne Gynning-ÖdlingGunilla BergmanECC 1979 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2003–04 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrInger BergSylvia MalmbergBirgitta TörnGunilla BergmanWSCC 2004 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004–05 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrInger BergSylvia MalmbergBirgitta TörnGunilla BergmanWSCC 2005 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2005–06 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrInger BergSylvia MalmbergBirgitta TörnGunilla BergmanWSCC 2006 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2006–07 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnInger BergSylvia LiljeforsGunilla BergmanWSCC 2007 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2007–08 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnSylvia LiljeforsInger BergGunilla BergmanWSCC 2008 (6th)
2009–10 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnSylvia LiljeforsOlof LiljeforsWSCC 2010 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010–11 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnSylvia LiljeforsGunilla BergmanWSCC 2011 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2011–12 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnSylvia LiljeforsMarie LehanderGunilla BergmanWSCC 2012 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012–13 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnSylvia LiljeforsMarie LehanderJan-Erik KjerrWSCC 2013 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2013–14 Ingrid MeldahlAnn-Catrin KjerrBirgitta TörnSylvia LiljeforsMarie LehanderGunilla BergmanWSCC 2014 (4th)

Mixed
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1972 Ulf LagerbäckLena EgnérBirgitta TörnGöran PerningSMxCC 1972 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References
  1. Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer - Svenska Curlingförbundet Archived 2019-09-09 at the Wayback Machine(in Swedish) (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Törn, Birgitta")
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