Colin Baxter (curler)

Colin Baxter is a Scottish curler.

This article is about Scottish curler. For American football player, see Colin Baxter.

Colin Baxter
Curler
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Team
Curling clubCorstorphine CC, Corstorphine
Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances		2 (1971, 1978)
European Championship
appearances		1 (1978)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 2 (2002, 2003)
Medal record
Curling
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1971 Megève
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1971
Gold medal – first place 1978

He is a 1971 World Men's silver medallist[1] and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978).

He was also a two-time Scottish Schools champion (1968, 1969).[2]

Teams
Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1967–68 Colin BaxterJimmy HunterPeter WelshArthur HendrySSchCC 1968 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1968–69 Colin BaxterPeter WelshDonald CrerarArthur HendrySSchCC 1969 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1970–71 James SandersonWillie SandersonIain BaxterColin BaxterSMCC 1971 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1971 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1977–78 James SandersonIain BaxterWillie SandersonColin BaxterSMCC 1978 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WMCC 1978 (5th)
1978–79 James SandersonIain BaxterColin BaxterWillie SandersonECC 1978 (4th)

Personal life

His brother Iain was also a curler and Colin's teammate. Their parents, father Bobby and mother Mabel, were curlers too.[3]

References
  1. Colin Baxter on the World Curling Federation database
  2. Scottish Schools Curling Champions - Scottish Curling
  3. "Iain Baxter Funeral Arrangements". Scottish Curling. 5 August 2015. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.


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