Frank Duffy (curler)
Frank Duffy (27 August 1959 – 16 December 2010) was a Scottish wheelchair curler. He was the skip of the silver medal-winning British team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics.[1] He began curling at age 12 and developed paraplegia due to an accident at 35.[2] His career highlights include sharing Gold at the 2004 and 2005 WCF World Championships.[3] Duffy was found dead in his burnt out motor on 16 December 2010, in an apparent suicide.[4][5]
Results
.svg){kind=logo} Paralympic Games
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|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2006 | Turin, Italy |
 Wheelchair curling World Championships
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| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2002 | Sursee, Switzerland |
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2004 | Sursee, Switzerland |
| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2005 | Glasgow, Scotland |
References
- ^ Times Online
- ^ BBC Sport
- ^ Paralympic.org[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Courier - Falkland shocked by car blaze death of Frank Duffy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- ^ "Paralympic curler takes own life hours before sex offences hearing". Archived from the original on 18 December 2010., The Scotsman, 17 December 2010
