Linda Kirton
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Linda Kirton is a Canadian curling
official from Abbotsford, British Columbia
. She recited the Official's Oath at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, alongside Hervé Lord
for the Athletes' Oath.
Kirton was a curler for about 40 years, before becoming a curling official in the late 1990s.
Kirton is a member of the Abbotsford
Curling Club, where she was inducted as a Honourary Life Member in 2006. She has officiated at a number of National curling events, including the 2002 World Junior Curling Championships. In 2003 she chaired the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
. She was the chief umpire at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship
in Switzerland in 2008. At the 2010 Paralympics, she was the assistant chief umpire at the wheelchair curling event
.
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
official from Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
. She recited the Official's Oath at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, alongside Hervé Lord
Hervé Lord
Herve Lord is a Canadian sledge hockey player. In the Paralympic Games, he has won numerous medals including the bronze , silver and gold ....
for the Athletes' Oath.
Kirton was a curler for about 40 years, before becoming a curling official in the late 1990s.
Kirton is a member of the Abbotsford
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Abbotsford is a Canadian city located in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, adjacent to Greater Vancouver. It is the fifth largest municipality in British Columbia, home to 123,864 people . Its Census Metropolitan Area, which includes the District of Mission, is the 23rd largest in Canada,...
Curling Club, where she was inducted as a Honourary Life Member in 2006. She has officiated at a number of National curling events, including the 2002 World Junior Curling Championships. In 2003 she chaired the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
Canadian Mixed Curling Championship
The Canadian Mixed Curling Championship is the national curling championship for mixed curling in Canada. It is considered as the highest level of mixed curling in the world, with the absence of a World Championships. However, a...
. She was the chief umpire at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship
World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.-Medalists:...
in Switzerland in 2008. At the 2010 Paralympics, she was the assistant chief umpire at the wheelchair curling event
Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the Hillcrest Park in Vancouver, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010...
.