Wally Henry (curler)
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | |
| 2006 | 2006 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) |  |
| 2007 | 2007 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | |
| 2008 | 2008 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | |
| 2009 | 2009 World Women's Curling Championship | United States (women) | |
| 2010 | 2010 Winter Olympics | United States (women) | |
| 2012 | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | United States (mixed) | |
| 2012 | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | United States (mixed doubles) | |
| 2012 | 2012 Winter Youth Olympics | United States (mixed doubles) | |
| 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
- Wally Henry on the World Curling Federation database
- Coaching Awards - USA Curling
- Simon, Kelly (March 3, 2018). "Beaver Dam man reminisces on lifetime of curling". Daily Citizen. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
External links
- Wally Henry at World Curling Federation
- Wally Henry at Olympedia
- Wally Henry at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee
- "2010 Olympic Coach Wally Henry added to HP staff - USA Curling". August 22, 2014.
- Video: 1991 World Men's Curling Championship, round robin, Canada (Kevin Martin) — USA (Steve Brown) on YouTube
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