Helen Williams (curler)

Helen Williams (née Helen Wright, born 6 March 1973 in Scotland[2]) is an Australian female curler originally from Scotland.

Helen Williams
Curler
Born (1973-03-06) 6 March 1973
Scotland
Team
Curling clubVictorian Curling Association[1]
SkipHelen Williams
ThirdKaren Titheridge
SecondAdrienne Kennedy
LeadMichelle Fredericks-Armstrong
AlternateKim Irvine
Curling career
Member Association Australia
Pacific-Asia Championship
appearances		6 (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2015, 2017)
Pan Continental Championship
appearances		1 (2023)
Other appearancesWorld Mixed Curling Championship: 2 (2016, 2017)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Australia
Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Jeonju

Biography

She is a farmer's daughter from Scotland, from a curling family. She was runner-up in the Scottish Junior Championships, and then played with Olympic gold medallist Rhona Martin’s team for a while. In 1997, when she was part of the Scottish and Britain national training squad and they were looking ahead to the Olympic Winter Games Nagano 1998, she injured her right ankle and she had a year away from competitive curling. She moved to Australia, to Perth and did not comes back to Scotland.[2]

She is a resident of Nedlands, Western Australia.[3]

Teams and events

Women's
Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
2001–02 Helen WrightLynn HewittLyn GreenwoodEllen WeirSandy GagnonPCC 2001 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2002–03 Helen WrightLynn HewittLyn GreenwoodEllen WeirSandy GagnonPCC 2002 (4th)
2003–04 Helen WrightSandy GagnonLyn GreenwoodJanet CobdenJenn GagnonGerald ChickPCC 2003 (4th)
2004–05 Helen WrightLynn HewittSandy GagnonJanet CobdenGail MunroPCC 2004 (5th)
2005–06 Helen WrightKim ForgeSandy GagnonLyn GillCherie CurtisPCC 2005 (6th)
2017–18 Helen WilliamsKim ForgeAshleigh StreetMichelle Fredericks-ArmstrongAnne PowellRobert ArmstrongPACC 2017 (6th)
2022–23 Helen WilliamsKaren TitheridgeAdrienne KennedyMichelle Fredericks-ArmstrongKim Irvine

Mixed
Season Skip Third Second Lead Coach Events
2016–17 Hugh MillikinKim ForgeSteve JohnsHelen WilliamsWMxCC 2016 (22nd)
2017–18 Hugh MillikinKim ForgeChristopher OrdogHelen WilliamsJames OrdogWMxCC 2017 (26th)
2018–19 Hugh MillikinKim ForgeSteve JohnsHelen WilliamsAMxCC 2018 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[4]

References
  1. "Curling Victoria". Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  2. "Day Jobs: How Helen Williams combines curling and curing as a doctor : Athlete365". olympic.org. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  3. "Curling: Australia will target top 16 finish at World Mixed Championships, says Nedlands team member". Community News Group. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. "2018 Australian Mixed Curling Championship". CurlingZone. Retrieved 5 November 2018.


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