Angie Malone

Angie Malone
Curler
Born (1965-05-27) 27 May 1965
Glasgow, Scotland
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Wheelchair curling
Winter Paralympic Games
2006 Turin Mixed competition
2014 Sochi Mixed competition
World Wheelchair Curling Championship
2004 Sursee Mixed competition
2005 Braehead Mixed competition
2011 Prague Mixed competition
2007 Sollefteå Mixed competition

Angie Malone (born 27 May 1965, in Glasgow)[1] is a British Paralympian and World Champion Wheelchair curler.

Career

In 2005 she represented Scotland at the World Championships on home soil at Braehead. The team successfully defended their title, winning Gold again.[2][3] All five athletes of the 2005 World Championship team (Angie Malone, Frank Duffy, Ken Dickson, Tom Killin and Michael McCreadie) were selected to compete for Britain in the first Paralympic wheelchair curling event, held at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, an event in which the GB team coached by Tom Pendreigh won Silver.[2][4] In 2007 she was again part of the Scotland team (Michael McCreadie, Aileen Neilson, Jim Sellar, Angie Malone and James Elliot) that won bronze in the World Championships in Solleftea, Sweden.[5]

In 2008, Malone was diagnosed with breast cancer, before operations and treatment she skipped her teams to victory in both Scottish and British Wheelchair Curling Championships. This serious illness and the intensive treatment of it meant she missed the 2008 and 2009 World Championships. In 2009 she was awarded the Scottish Wheelchair Curling Championship sportsmanship award.[6][7]

With the goal of competing at the Vancouver Paralympic Games 2010, Malone re-entered an exercise regime successfully balancing training with her treatment to ensure she was eligible for selection. In 2010, Malone was again part of Great Britain's Paralympic wheelchair curling team that competed and finished 6th at the Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. The team, also featured Aileen Neilson, Michael McCreadie, Tom Killin and Jim Sellar and was coached by Tom Pendreigh.[1][5][8][9]

In 2011, Malone was again selected as lead player for Scotland at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Prague, Czech Republic. The Scotland team coached by Sheila Swan composed of Aileen Neilson, Tom Killin, Gregor Ewan, Angie Malone and Micheal McKenzie reached the final and won silver.[10][11][12]

In 2012, she competed in her fifth World Wheelchair Curling Championship, representing Scotland in Chuncheon City, South Korea.[13]

She is part of the British wheelchair curling performance squad coached by Tony Zummack that is currently training towards the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Sochi, Russia and the 2014 Paralympic Games in Sochi Russia.[14]

She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics at Sochi with the British team beating China 7–3 in the third-place play-off match.[15]

Malone is also an accrediting technical coach.[16]

Personal life

Malone is a Patron of Ayrshire Sportsability, a charity that through sport supports and inspires young people with a disability.

References

  1. 1 2 ParalympicsGB announce team to compete in wheelchair curling at 2010 Paralympic Winter Games Sport Scotland Retrieved 2 October 2012
  2. 1 2
  3. ↑ "British Paralympic Association Retrieved 2 October 2012". Paralympics.org.uk. 14 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Paralympic Association Retrieved 2 October 2012". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  5. 1 2 http://wheelchaircurling.com/worlds2007.htm Wheelchair Curling Retrieved 2 October 2012
  6. ↑ "Royal Caledonian Curling Club Retrieved 2 October 2012". Royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "Bob Cowan (30 November 2008)Player of the weekend award goes to Angie Malone Curling Today Retrieved 2 October 2012". Curlingtoday.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "British Paralympic Association Retrieved 2 October 2012". Paralympics.org.uk. 2 October 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "British Curling (16 September 2009)Sport Focus Retrieved 2 October 2012". Sportfocus.com. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Scottish Disability Sport Retrieved 2 October 2012". Scottishdisabilitysport.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Paralympic Movement Retrieved 2 October 2012". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  12. ↑ Cate Eales – cate@shaw.ca. "Wheelchair Curling Retrieved 2 October 2012". Wheelchaircurling.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  13. ↑ Cate Eales – cate@shaw.ca (22 February 1999). "Wheelchair Curling Retrieved 2 October 2012". Wheelchaircurling.com. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Royal Caledonian Curling Club Retrieved 2 October 2012". Royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Sochi Paralympics: GB curlers beat China to win bronze". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  16. ↑ "Royal Caledonian Curling Club Retrieved 2 October 2012". Royalcaledoniancurlingclub.org. Retrieved 6 October 2012.

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