Holly Thompson

Holly Thompson (born 12 March 1998) is a New Zealand curler^[2] from Taihape.^[3]

Holly Thompson
Curler  ♀
Born	(1998-03-12) 12 March 1998 (age 26) Ranfurly, New Zealand
Team
Curling club	Dunedin CC, Dunedin[1]
Skip	Jessica Smith
Third	Courtney Smith
Second	Bridget Becker
Lead	Holly Thompson
Alternate	Natalie Thurlow
Curling career
Member Association	New Zealand
World Championship appearances	2 (2023, 2024)
World Mixed Championship appearances	1 (2024)
Pacific-Asia Championship appearances	2 (2016, 2017)
Pan Continental Championship appearances	2 (2022, 2023)
Other appearances	Youth Olympic Games: 1 (2016)
Medal record Curling New Zealand Women's Championship 2017 Dunedin 2021 Dunedin 2022 Naseby 2023 Naseby 2016 Naseby 2018 Naseby 2019 Naseby 2020 Naseby 2015 Naseby New Zealand Mixed Championship 2022 Naseby 2023 Naseby New Zealand Mixed Doubles Championship 2019 Naseby

At the international level, she competed at the 2023 World Women's Championship (first-ever Worlds for the New Zealand women's curling team), two Pacific-Asia Championships and the 2022 Pan Continental Championships. She also competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (finishing 13th with the New Zealand mixed team, and 5th in mixed doubles with Sterling Middleton from Canada).

At the national level, she is a New Zealand women's and mixed team champion curler.

Personal life

Thompson works as a receptionist and salesperson at the Taihape Veterinary Clinic.^[3]

Teams and events

Women's

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
2012–13	Holly Thompson	Catherine Greer	Tash Whyte	Jenn Becker			NZJCC 2012
2013–14	Eleanor Adviento	Tessa Farley	Holly Thompson	Jessica Smith	Waverley Taylor	Liz Matthews	PAJCC 2014 (4th)
2014–15	Eleanor Adviento	Waverley Taylor	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Eloise Pointon	Nelson Ede	PAJCC 2015
2015–16	Wendy Becker	Bridget Becker	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson			NZWCC 2015
	Eleanor Adviento	Jessica Smith	Waverley Taylor	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland	Nelson Ede	WJBCC 2016 (5th)
2016–17	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Waverley Taylor	Bridget Becker	Anna de Boer		NZWCC 2016
	Thivya Jeyaranjan	Chelsea Farley	Emma Sutherland	Holly Thompson	Elizabeth Matthews	Elizabeth Matthews	PACC 2016 (4th)
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland	Courtney Smith	Eloise Pointon	Nelson Ede	WJBCC 2017 (16th)
2017–18	Bridget Becker	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland			NZWCC 2017
	Bridget Becker	Jessica Smith	Thivya Jeyaranjan	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland	Nelson Ede	PACC 2017 (5th)
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland	Courtney Smith	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan	Nelson Ede, Peter Becker	WJBCC 2018 (4th)
2018–19	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan	Courtney Smith			NZWCC 2018
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan	Courtney Smith	Lucy Neilson	Nelson Ede	WJBCC 2019 (Jan) (12th)
2019–20	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan	Jennifer Stewart			NZWCC 2019
2020–21	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Jennifer Stewart	Ruby Kinney			NZWCC 2020
2021–22	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow	Holly Thompson	Jennifer Stewart	Ruby Kinney		NZWCC 2021
2022–23	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Natalie Thurlow	Bridget Becker			NZWCC 2022
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Natalie Thurlow	Bridget Becker	Ruby Kinney	Nelson Ede	PCCC 2022 (5th)
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow	Ruby Kinney	Nelson Ede	WWCC 2023 (13th)
2023–24	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow			NZWCC 2023
	Jessica Smith	Courtney Smith	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow	Holly Thompson		PCCC 2023 (5th) WWCC 2024

Mixed team

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Coach	Events
2015–16	Matthew Neilson	Holly Thompson	Ben Smith	Courtney Smith	Peter Becker	WYOG 2016 (13th)
2022–23	Brett Sargon	Holly Thompson	Kieran Ford	Shay Bijoux		NZMxCC 2022
2023–24	Brett Sargon	Holly Thompson	Kieran Ford	Olivia Russell		NZMxCC 2023

Mixed doubles

Season	Female	Male	Coach	Events
2012–13	Holly Thompson, Tash Whyte[4]	Josh Whyte		NZMDCC 2012 (13th)
2013–14	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2013 (7th)
2014–15	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2014 (10th)
2015–16	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2016 (10th)
	Holly Thompson	Sterling Middleton	Peter Becker	WYOG 2016 (5th)
2016–17	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2016 (4th)
2017–18	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2017 (7th)
2018–19	Holly Thompson	Anton Hood		NZMDCC 2018 (4th)
2019–20	Holly Thompson	Anton Hood		NZMDCC 2019
2020–21	Holly Thompson	Anton Hood		NZMDCC 2020 (5th)

References

1. Dunedin Curling - New Zealand Curling
2. Holly Thompson at World Curling
3. "2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
4. "2012 NZ Mixed Doubles Championship". New Zealand Curling. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. (two girls listed in team line-up)

External links

• Holly Thompson at World Curling
• Holly Thompson at Olympics.com
• Holly Thompson at Olympedia
• Holly Thompson at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Holly Thompson at CurlingZone
• Holly Thompson on Facebook
• "Three Players Star (Again) at New Zealand Curling Finals - The Curling News". Sports Illustrated. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022.
• "High stakes for NZ curling team". The News. 2 March 2023. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023.