Wally Henry (curler)
American male curler and coach From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wally Henry (born May 5, 1947, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada) is an American curler and curling coach.
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| Born | May 5, 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1986, 1991) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 1 (2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He is a 1986 and 1991 World Men's bronze medallist[1] and a two times United States men's curling champion (1986, 1991).
He worked as a national coach for United States Curling Association.
Awards
- USA Curling Coach of the Year: 2007[2]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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| 1985–86 | Steve Brown | Wally Henry | George Godfrey | Richard Maskel | Huns Gustrowsky | USMCC 1986  WCC 1986  |
| 1990–91 | Steve Brown | Paul Pustovar | George Godfrey | Wally Henry | Mike Fraboni | USMCC 1991 WCC 1991 |
| 2006–07 | Geoff Goodland | Stan Vinge | Wally Henry | Jim Wilson | USSCC 2007 WSCC 2007 (4th) |
Record as a coach of national teams
| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
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| 2003 | 2003 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | |
| 2005 | 2005 Pacific Curling Championships |  Chinese Taipei (women) | 5 |
| 2006 | 2006 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) |  |
| 2007 | 2007 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 4 |
| 2008 | 2008 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 7 |
| 2009 | 2009 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | 9 |
| 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympics | United States (women) | 10 |
| 2012 | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | United States (mixed) | 5 |
| 2012 | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | United States (mixed doubles) | |
| 2012 | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | United States (mixed doubles) | 5 |
| 2016 | 2016 World Junior Curling Championships | United States (junior men) | |
| 2016 | 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | United States (mixed doubles) | |
Personal life
His daughter Debbie McCormick is World and US curling champion, and his son Donnie Henry is a curler too.[3]
Wally Henry started curling in 1955, when he was 8 years old.
References
External links
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