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Position |
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| Delivers |
Right-handed |
| Born |
January 28, 1964, Duluth, Minn. |
| Hometown |
Duluth, Minn. |
| Occupation |
Self-employed |
| Family |
Married with two children, Toni & Tori |
| Year started curling |
1979 |
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| Education |
Bachelor's degree in business & economics |
CURLING HIGHLIGHTS
- U.S. National Championships:
2006 (7th), 2005 (5th), 2002 (semifinalist), 2001 (semifinalist), 2000
(champion), 1999 (runner-up), 1998 (semifinalist), 1994 (runner-up), 1992
(champion) 1990 (semifinalist), 1997, ’96, '92, 88, 1984 (champion)
- Womens Worlds: 1992
(silver medalist),
2000 (6th), 84
(9th)
- U.S. Olympic Team Trials Curling: 2005 (5th), 2001, 1998 (silver medalist)
- Mixed Nationals: 2001 (runner-up), 1989, 1987 (semifinalist)
- USA Curling Female Curler of the Year: 2000
- World Curling Federation Francis Brodie Award (sportsmanship): 1992
- Organizes the annual House of Hearts Celebrity Charity Bonspiel in
Duluth
Other highlights include:
- 1999-2000 Thunder Bay Grand Prix, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (finalist); Welton
Beauchamp Classic, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (semifinalist); Nebraska State Women's
Champion; finished 13th in JVC Women's Curling Tour standings (highest ranked U.S. women's
team).
- 1998-99 Thunder Bay Grand Prix, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada (quarterfinalist);
Wisconsin State Women's Champion.
- 1997-98 U.S. Olympic Team Trials--Curling (silver medalist)
- 1996-97 Wisconsin State Women's Champion
- 1993-94 Wisconsin State Women's Champion
- 1989-90 Minnesota State Women's Champion
- 1988-89 Illinois State Mixed Champion
- 1987-88 Minnesota State Women's Champion
- 1986-87 Minnesota State Mixed Champion
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About Amy Wright:
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Amy met her husband, Tim (1985 U.S. national champion) through the sport of curling.
First curling memories: "I started curling at a
four-sheet club in Eveleth, Minn. My parents both curled, as did my two older brothers. We
all did the "Joe Roberts Full Tuck." I used to watch my Dad curl in the
"old" Duluth Curling Club when I was only 2 to 3 years old. In other words, I
grew up in a curling club.
Hobbies: Music, reading, most outdoor or
water sports
Training: "I practice shooting on my own every day during the
season, sometimes two times a day. I usually compete or practice with my team two or three
weekends per month."
Other favorite sports: Water-skiing, canoeing,
karate -- Amy has a black belt in karate.
What I'd like the world to know about curling:
"What I
enjoy most about the sport of curling is the people. I've taken a couple of years off over
the years (usually because of a job or family), but have always come back because I have
missed the people."
Curling family: "My entire family curled when I was growing up. My
uncle, Jim Hatten, even designed and marketed a board game of curling called
"Sweep." It was sold in departments stores and Target stores. My kids are now into the sport and play leagues with my husband and I as well as
participate in the DCC junior curling program."
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