Debbie Jones-Walker

Canadian curler
Debbie Jones-Walker
Curler
Born (1953-03-23) March 23, 1953 (age 71)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Team
Curling clubNorth Shore WC (Vancouver)
Fort Rouge CC (Winnipeg)
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
 British Columbia
Hearts appearances8: (1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
World Championship
appearances		2 (1985, 1995)
Olympic
appearances		1 (1988) (demo)

Deborah "Debbie" Jones-Walker (also known as Debbie Jones; born March 23, 1953[1] in Edmonton as Debbie Orr) is a Canadian former curler.

She is a 1985 World champion[2] and two-time Scott Tournament of Hearts champion (1985, 1995).

She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

Jones-Walker was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991.[3]

She is an honorary member of the North Shore Winter Club and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[3][4]

Originally from Winnipeg, she lived in British Columbia from 1978 to 1990.[5]

Teams

Women's

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1978–79[6] Marlene Neubauer Debbie Orr Maryanne Nowak Carla Regier
1980–81[7] Heather Haywood Debbie Orr Audrey Lowes Sandy McCubbin
1910–82[8] Heather Haywood Debbie Orr Audrey Lowes Sandy McCubbin
1982–83[9] Lindsay Sparkes Linda Moore Debbie Orr Laurie Carney
1983–84 Lindsay Sparkes Linda Moore Debbie Orr Laurie Carney STOH 1984 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1984–85 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Laurie Carney STOH 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1985 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1985–86 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Laurie Carney Rae Moir STOH 1986 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987–88 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Penny Ryan Patti Vande (OG) COCT 1987 1st place, gold medalist(s)
OG 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1994–95 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton Cathy Gauthier Janet Arnott Debbie Jones-Walker Tom Clasper STOH 1995 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1995 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1995–96 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton-Clapham Cathy Gauthier Janet Arnott Debbie Jones-Walker STOH 1996 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1996–97 Janet Harvey Debbie Jones-Walker Carol Harvey Alison Harvey Karen Porritt STOH 1997 (5th)
1998–99 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton-Clapham Debbie Jones-Walker Janet Arnott Jill Staub STOH 1999 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1999–00 Connie Laliberte Cathy Overton-Clapham Debbie Jones-Walker Janet Arnott Jill Staub Bob Moroz STOH 2000 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012 Penny Shantz Debbie Jones-Walker Deborah Pulak Shirley Wong CSCC 2012 (10th)

Mixed

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1976–77 Harold Tanasichuk Rose Tanasichuk Jim Kirkness Debbie Orr CMxCC 1977 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1979[10] Glen Pierce Debbie Orr Bryan Longmuir Marlene Neubauer

References

  1. ^ "Debbie Jones | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  2. ^ Debbie Jones-Walker on the World Curling database Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Jones-Walker, Deborah 'Debbie' — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  4. ^ "1985 Linda Moore Rink - BC Sports Hall of Fame". bcsportshall.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. ^ "Curling Hall Opens Wider". The Province. February 6, 1990. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  6. ^ "Kinton goes to games, Neubauer to provincial". Abbotsford News. January 17, 1979. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  7. ^ "Sweepings". Richmond Review. January 21, 1981. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  8. ^ "Sweepings". Richmond Review. January 8, 1982. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  9. ^ "B.C.'s best here". Chilliwack Progress. January 26, 1983. Retrieved 2021-10-17.
  10. ^ "Interesting Possibilities in Mixed Playdown". Victoria Times Colonist. February 15, 1979. Retrieved 2021-10-17.

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