Madeleine Dupont
Encyclopedia
Madeleine Dupont (born May 26, 1987 in Glostrup
, Denmark) is a Danish
curler
from Hvidovre
. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004. She currently throws last rocks for her team skipped by Angelina Jensen.
Dupont has skipped the Danish team to two World Championships events, finishing 8th at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championship and 10th at the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship
. She won a gold medal at the World Junior "B" Curling Championships in 2004, and a silver medal in 2002 at the European Curling championships as an alternate for Dorthe Holm
's team.
Dupont won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships, and a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship
.
Dupont was featured topless in a calendar to promote curling. About the picture, she stated, "If a picture of me in panties can get more people to watch curling on TV, that's a good thing."
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Denise Dupont
, Third
Angelina Jensen, Skip
Camilla Jensen
, Lead
Ane Hansen
, Alternate
Glostrup
Glostrup Kommune is a suburban municipality and town in Region Hovedstaden on the island of Zealand approx. 10 km west of Copenhagen in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 13 km², and has a total population of 20,673 . Its Zip code is 2600...
, Denmark) is a Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
curler
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...
from Hvidovre
Hvidovre
Hvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380...
. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004. She currently throws last rocks for her team skipped by Angelina Jensen.
Dupont has skipped the Danish team to two World Championships events, finishing 8th at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championship and 10th at the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship
2005 World Women's Curling Championship
The 2005 World Women's Curling Championship was held from March 19-27, 2005 at the Lagoon Leisure Centre in Paisley, Scotland. The tournament was the first since the 1988 event to be held separately from the 2005 Ford World Men's Curling Championship....
. She won a gold medal at the World Junior "B" Curling Championships in 2004, and a silver medal in 2002 at the European Curling championships as an alternate for Dorthe Holm
Dorthe Holm
Dorthe Holm is a Danish curler from Kastrup.Holm skipped the Danish women's team at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The team were the only athletes Denmark sent to the games, as such Holm carried the flag for Denmark in the opening ceremonies.Holm has had a long curling career, which internationally...
's team.
Dupont won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships, and a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship
2007 World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 17, 15:00-Draw 3:March 17, 20:00-Draw 4:March 18, 10:00-Draw 5:March 18, 15:00-Draw 6:March 18, 20:00-Draw 7:March 19, 10:00-Draw 8:March 19, 15:00-Draw 9:March 19, 20:00...
.
Dupont was featured topless in a calendar to promote curling. About the picture, she stated, "If a picture of me in panties can get more people to watch curling on TV, that's a good thing."
Teammates
2007 Aomori World Championships2007 World Women's Curling Championship
-Draw 2:March 17, 15:00-Draw 3:March 17, 20:00-Draw 4:March 18, 10:00-Draw 5:March 18, 15:00-Draw 6:March 18, 20:00-Draw 7:March 19, 10:00-Draw 8:March 19, 15:00-Draw 9:March 19, 20:00...
2009 Gangneung World Championships
2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
Curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics
The curling competition of the 2010 Olympics was held at Vancouver Olympic/Paralympic Centre in Vancouver. It is the fifth time that curling was on the Olympic program, after having been staged in 1924, 1998, 2002 and 2006...
Denise Dupont
Denise Dupont
Denise Dupont is a Danish curler. She throws third rocks for the Danish national team, skipped by Angelina Jensen....
, Third
Angelina Jensen, Skip
Camilla Jensen
Camilla Jensen
Camilla Louise Jensen is a Danish curler. She currently plays lead for Angelina Jensen.Jensen was a member of the Danish team that won a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship. Later that year, she won a silver medal at the European Mixed Curling Championship playing third for...
, Lead
Ane Hansen
Ane Hansen
Ane Hansen is a Greenlandic politician. A member of the Inuit Ataqatigiit, she is currently Minister for Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture.-References:...
, Alternate