Robert Kirkland (curler)
Robert "Bobby" Kirkland (born c. 1936)[3] is a Scottish curler. He is a 1964 World men's championship silver medallist[4] and three-time Scottish men's champion.
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Other names | Bobby[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Hamilton & Thornyhill CC[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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World Championship appearances | 3 (1964, 1972, 1974) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kirkland and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton.[3]
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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1963–64 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | SMCC 1964 ![]() WCC 1964 ![]() |
1964–65 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1965 ![]() |
1966–67 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1967 ![]() |
1967–68 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1968 ![]() |
1971–72 | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | SMCC 1972 ![]() WCC 1972 (4th) |
1973–74 | Jimmy Waddell | Jim Steele | Robert Kirkland | Willie Frame | SMCC 1974 ![]() WCC 1974 (8th) |
References
- The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History (look at "CIP-53")
- Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club
- "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Heralad. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- Robert Kirkland on the World Curling Federation database
External links
- Robert Kirkland at the World Curling Federation
- Other Club Achievements | Avondale Heather Curling Club (look at "Hugh Neilson and his rink of Robert Kirkland, Andrew Neilson and Stewart Anderson won the 2017 Lanarkshire Superleague after a very close and well played game against Luke Carsons rink.")
- The T B Murray Troph - Curling History (look at "Robert Kirkland")
- Hamilton Advertiser: 2018-03-29 - TOP ... - PressReader (look at "Robert Kirkland")
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