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Hugh Neilson (curler)

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Hugh Neilson
Team
Curling clubAvondale Heather CC, Strathaven[1][2]
SkipHugh Neilson
ThirdWatson Yuill
SecondTom Yuill
LeadAndrew Wilson
Curling career
World Championship
appearances
1 (1960)
Medal record
Representing  Scotland
Men's Curling
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1960 Scotland Team

Hugh M. Neilson[3] (born c. 1904)[4] was the skip on the Avondale Heather CC (from Strathaven, Scotland) during the World Curling Championships known as the 1960 Scotch Cup, where Scottish team won silver medal.[5] The team won The Rink Championship in 1960.[6]

He also won bronze medal on 2022 Scottish Senior Curling Championships as skip.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Avondale Heather Curling Club". Locator. Archived from the original on 29 December 2022.
  2. ^ Avondale Heather Curling Club on Facebook
  3. ^ "Illinois Puts 3-1 Crimp in Scots Curling". Chicago Daily Tribune. 13 January 1955. p. 69. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Saskatchewan Curlers Reign Supreme". Edmonton Journal. 12 March 1960. p. 6. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  5. ^ Hugh Neilson at World Curling Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ "The Rink Championship - Scottish Curling | the Home of Curling in Scotland". Archived from the original on 27 December 2022.
  7. ^ 2022 Scottish Curling Senior Championships - Scottish Curling