Debbie Jones-Walker

Deborah "Debbie" Jones-Walker (also known as Debbie Jones; born March 23, 1953^[1] in Edmonton as Debbie Orr) is a Canadian former curler.

Debbie Jones-Walker
Curler
Born	(1953-03-23) March 23, 1953 (age 71) Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Team
Curling club	North Shore WC (Vancouver) Fort Rouge CC (Winnipeg)
Curling career
Member Association	Manitoba  British Columbia
Hearts appearances	8: (1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
World Championship appearances	2 (1985, 1995)
Olympic appearances	1 (1988) (demo)
Medal record Curling Representing  Canada World Championships 1985 Jönköping 1995 Brandon Olympic Games (demonstration) 1988 Calgary Women's Representing  British Columbia Scott Tournament of Hearts 1985 Winnipeg 1986 London 1984 Charlottetown Canadian Olympic Curling Trials 1987 Calgary Representing  Manitoba Scott Tournament of Hearts 1995 Calgary 1996 Thunder Bay 1999 Charlottetown 2000 Prince George

She is a 1985 World champion^[2] and two-time Scott Tournament of Hearts champion (1985, 1995).

She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

Jones-Walker was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991.^[3]

She is an honorary member of the North Shore Winter Club and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.^[3][4]

Originally from Winnipeg, she lived in British Columbia from 1978 to 1990.^[5]

Teams

Women's

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
1978–79[6]	Marlene Neubauer	Debbie Orr	Maryanne Nowak	Carla Regier
1980–81[7]	Heather Haywood	Debbie Orr	Audrey Lowes	Sandy McCubbin
1910–82[8]	Heather Haywood	Debbie Orr	Audrey Lowes	Sandy McCubbin
1982–83[9]	Lindsay Sparkes	Linda Moore	Debbie Orr	Laurie Carney
1983–84	Lindsay Sparkes	Linda Moore	Debbie Orr	Laurie Carney			STOH 1984
1984–85	Linda Moore	Lindsay Sparkes	Debbie Jones	Laurie Carney			STOH 1985 WCC 1985
1985–86	Linda Moore	Lindsay Sparkes	Debbie Jones	Laurie Carney	Rae Moir		STOH 1986
1987–88	Linda Moore	Lindsay Sparkes	Debbie Jones	Penny Ryan	Patti Vande (OG)		COCT 1987 OG 1988
1994–95	Connie Laliberte	Cathy Overton	Cathy Gauthier	Janet Arnott	Debbie Jones-Walker	Tom Clasper	STOH 1995 WCC 1995
1995–96	Connie Laliberte	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Cathy Gauthier	Janet Arnott	Debbie Jones-Walker		STOH 1996
1996–97	Janet Harvey	Debbie Jones-Walker	Carol Harvey	Alison Harvey	Karen Porritt		STOH 1997 (5th)
1998–99	Connie Laliberte	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Debbie Jones-Walker	Janet Arnott	Jill Staub		STOH 1999
1999–00	Connie Laliberte	Cathy Overton-Clapham	Debbie Jones-Walker	Janet Arnott	Jill Staub	Bob Moroz	STOH 2000
2012	Penny Shantz	Debbie Jones-Walker	Deborah Pulak	Shirley Wong			CSCC 2012 (10th)

Mixed

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1976–77	Harold Tanasichuk	Rose Tanasichuk	Jim Kirkness	Debbie Orr	CMxCC 1977
1979[10]	Glen Pierce	Debbie Orr	Bryan Longmuir	Marlene Neubauer

References

1. "Debbie Jones | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
2. Debbie Jones-Walker at World Curling
3. "Jones-Walker, Deborah 'Debbie' — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Retrieved 2018-07-22.
4. "1985 Linda Moore Rink - BC Sports Hall of Fame". bcsportshall.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
5. "Curling Hall Opens Wider". The Province. February 6, 1990. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
6. "Kinton goes to games, Neubauer to provincial". Abbotsford News. January 17, 1979. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
7. "Sweepings". Richmond Review. January 21, 1981. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
8. "Sweepings". Richmond Review. January 8, 1982. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
9. "B.C.'s best here". Chilliwack Progress. January 26, 1983. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
10. "Interesting Possibilities in Mixed Playdown". Victoria Times Colonist. February 15, 1979. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

External links

• Debbie Walker at World Curling
• Debbie Walker at Olympedia