Kyle Waddell

Kyle Waddell (born 15 December 1993 in Bellshill) is a Scottish curler from Hamilton, Scotland.[2] He plays on third position in the team of Ross Paterson.

Kyle Waddell
Curler
Born (1993-12-15) 15 December 1993
Bellshill, Scotland
Team
Curling clubDewars Centre,[1]
Perth, SCO
SkipRoss Paterson
ThirdKyle Waddell
SecondDuncan Menzies
LeadCraig Waddell
Career
Member Association Scotland
 Great Britain
World Championship
appearances		1 (2022)
European Championship
appearances		3 (2015, 2017, 2019)
Olympic
appearances		1 (2018)
Grand Slam victories1 (2018 National)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Scotland
European Curling Championships
2017 St Gallen
2019 Helsingborg
World Junior Curling Championships
2013 Sochi
2014 Flims
2012 Östersund
Representing  Great Britain
Winter Universiade
2013 Trentino

In June 2017 it was announced that British Curling had selected Smith's rink to compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, after they were ranked as the top British team in the 2016-17 World Curling Tour.[3]

Personal life

Waddell is the grandson of 1979 European champion Jimmy Waddell.[4] His younger brother Craig is also a curler who currently plays lead on his team. They also played together in the 2019 European championships.[5]

References
  1. "PyeongChang Curling - Results & Videos". 11 September 2019.
  2. "Kyle Waddell". Grand Slam of Curling. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  3. MacBeath, Amy (22 June 2017). "Eve Muirhead will be joined by brothers Tom and Glen at the 2018 Winter Olympics". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. "Jimmy Waddell". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  5. "Craig Waddell joins big brother Kyle in bid for European Champs glory - Scottish Curling". 6 November 2019. Archived from the original on 3 April 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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