Bob Woods (curler)

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Bob Woods
 
Born (1933-09-02) September 2, 1933 (age 90)
Team
Curling clubFjällgårdens CK, Stockholm
Royals,[1] Toronto
Humber Highland, Toronto[2]
Curling career
Member Association Sweden
 Ontario
World Championship
appearances
1 (1967)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Perth
Swedish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1967

Robert "Bob" Woods (born September 2, 1933 in Canada) is a Canadian-Swedish curler.[3]

He is a 1967 World Men's silver medallist and a 1967 Swedish men's curling champion.

He introduced the long slide in Swedish curling in the 1960s.[4]

Teams[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1966–67 Bob Woods Totte Åkerlund Bengt af Kleen Ove Söderström SMCC 1967 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1967 2nd place, silver medalist(s)[5]
1969–70 Bob Woods ? ? ? Ont. 1970
1971–72 Bob Woods Neil Harrison Peter Krivel Jim Hedrich Ont. 1972[6] 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Mixed[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1976–77 Bob Woods Carol Thompson Bill Schultz Eileen Appleton CMxCC 1977

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Talk of the Rock - Royal Canadian Curling Club".
  2. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Herrar - Svenska Curlingförbundet (Swedish male national curlers)" (in Swedish). Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved December 12, 2019. (look for "Woods, Robert “Bob”")
  4. ^ Swedish: "Kanadensare som införde den långa slajden i svensk curling på 60-talet." transl. "Canadian who introduced the long sled in Swedish curling in the 60s."
  5. ^ "1967 Scotch Cup. Final standings". Soudog's Curling History Site (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ottawa Citizen - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 18 October 2023.

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