Kirsty Hay (born 9 February 1972 in Glasgow, Scotland as Kirsty Addison) is a Scottish curler,[1] a two-time European silver medallist (1992, 1995) and a three-time Scottish women's champion (1995, 1996, 1998).

Kirsty Hay
 
Born
Kirsty Addison

(1972-02-09) 9 February 1972 (age 52)
Team
Curling clubAirleywight Ladies CC, Perth
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
 United Kingdom
World Championship
appearances
3 (1995, 1996, 1998)
European Championship
appearances
5 (1989, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997)
Olympic
appearances
1 (1998)
Other appearancesWorld Junior Championships: 2 (1990, 1993)
Medal record
Curling
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Perth
Silver medal – second place 1995 Grindelwald
Scottish Women's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1995
Gold medal – first place 1996
Gold medal – first place 1998
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1990 Portage la Prairie
Gold medal – first place 1993 Grindelwald

She played for Great Britain at the 1998 Winter Olympics, where the British team finished in fourth place.[2]

At 17, she won her first national junior title and went on to skip her team to gold at the 1990 World Junior Championships. This was the first occasion that a Scottish women's team had ever held a world title in curling.[3]

Awards

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Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1989–90 Kirsty Addison Karen Addison Joanna Pegg Laura Scott ECC 1989 (6th)
SJCC 1990  
WJCC 1990  
1992–93 Kirsty Hay Hazel Erskine Joanna Pegg Louise Wilkie ECC 1992  
Kirsty Hay Gillian Barr Joanna Pegg Louise Wilkie Fiona Brown SJCC 1993  
WJCC 1993  
1994–95 Kirsty Hay Edith Loudon Joanna Pegg Katie Loudon Jackie Lockhart (ECC),
Claire Milne (WCC)
Peter Loudon ECC 1994 (6th)
SWCC 1995  
WCC 1995 (7th)
1995–96 Kirsty Hay Edith Loudon Karen Addison Katie Loudon Claire Milne Peter Loudon ECC 1995  
SWCC 1996  
WCC 1996 (5th)
1997–98 Kirsty Hay Edith Loudon Jackie Lockhart Katie Loudon Fiona Bayne Jane Sanderson ECC 1997 (6th)
SWCC 1998  
WOG 1998 (4th)
WCC 1998 (7th)

Personal life

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Her sister Karen Addison is also a curler. They won the 1990 World Junior Championship together.

She began curling at the age of 12.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Kirsty Hay at World Curling  
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kirsty Hay". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "BBC SPORT | Winter Olympics 2002 | Kirsty Hay - BBC News". news.bbc.co.uk.
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