Penny Shantz

Canadian curler

Penny Shantz

Curler

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Other names

Penny Ryan

Born

(1960-05-23) May 23, 1960 (age 63)

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Team

Curling club

North Shore WC, North Vancouver, BC

Curling career

Member Association

British Columbia

Hearts appearances

2: (1983, 1989)

Olympic
appearances

1 (1988) (demo)

Medal record

Curling

Representing Canada
Olympic Games (demonstration)
	1988 Calgary	Women's
Representing British Columbia
Scott Tournament of Hearts
	1983 Prince George
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
	1987 Calgary

Penny Shantz (also known as Penny Ryan and Penny Shantz-Henderson;^[1] born May 23, 1960^[2]) is a Canadian curler.

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.

In the 1980s, she was married to famous Canadian curler Pat Ryan, World and Brier champion.^[3]^[4]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1982^[5]	Ruby Sowinski	Deb Lewis	Penny Ryan	Bonnie Bower
1982–83	Cathy Shaw	Christine Jurgenson	Sandra Rippel	Penny Ryan		STOH 1983
1987–88	Linda Moore	Lindsay Sparkes	Debbie Jones	Penny Ryan	Patti Vande (OG)	COCT 1987 OG 1988
1988–89	Debbie Shermack	Penny Ryan	Diane Alexander	Twyla Pruden	Sandra Rippel	STOH 1989 (8th)
1989–90^[6]	Kerrylyn Richard	Penny Ryan	Susan Auty	Iris Nielson	Sandra Jenkins^[5]
2002–03	Marilyn Bodogh	Theresa Breen	Susan Froud	Sara Gatchell	Penny Shantz	CC 2003 (T-7th)
2004–05	Penny Shantz	Kerrylyn Richard	Elizabeth Folk	Sandra Jenkins
2006–07	Penny Shantz	Sandra Jenkins	Sherry Heath	Susan Hamilton
2007	Sandra Jenkins	Penny Shantz	Susan Hamilton	Sherry Heath	Brittany Rouck
2011–12	Penny Shantz	Debbie Jones-Walker	Deborah Pulak	Shirley Wong		CSCC 2012 (10th)
2012–13	Penny Shantz	Sandra Jenkins	Kate Horne	Sherry Heath
2013–14	Penny Shantz	Sandra Jenkins	Debbie Pulak	Kate Horne		CSCC 2014 (7th)
2014–15	Penny Shantz	Sandra Jenkins	Colleen Robson	Kate Horne
2016–17	Lynne Noble	Penny Shantz	Colleen Robson	Kathy Branch		CSCC 2017
2017–18	Lynne Noble	Penny Shantz	Colleen Robson	Karen Lepine		CSCC 2018 (4th)
2018–19	Sandra Jenkins	Penny Shantz	Colleen Robson	Kate Horne
2021	Penny Shantz	Tina Chestnut	Nicole Guizzo	Nancy Betteridge		CCCC 2021
2022	Penny Shantz	Cindy Curtain	Shirley Wong	Janet Suter		CMCC 2022
2023	Penny Shantz	Cindy Curtain	Shirley Wong	Janet Suter		CMCC 2023
2022	Penny Shantz	Cindy Curtain	Danielle Shaughnessy	Donna Mychaluk		CMCC 2024

References

^ "Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final". Vernon Morning Star. October 8, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
^ Penny Ryan | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
^ Rock Talk - Newsletter of the London Curling Club - October 2012 (page 3: «…Teams skipped by Linda Moore and Pat Ryan eventually wore Canada’s colours at Calgary. Penny Ryan, who was Pat’s wife at the time, was selected for Moore’s team but she didn’t usually curl with them…»)
^ Monte Stewart (March 16, 2012). "Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic | Past Winners
^ "Kelowna rink wins the gold". Calgary Herald. October 10, 1989. p. 61. Retrieved March 19, 2020.

External links

Penny Ryan at World Curling
Penny Ryan at Olympedia
James Clarke (February 21, 2012). "Shantz rink claims B.C. title". BC Local News. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
Video: Meet the Athletes: Penny Shantz on YouTube (YouTube-channel "Curl BC") (BC curler Penny Shantz talks about how she got introduced to curling and her experiences competing in the Scotties, the Olympics, and the BC and Canadian Senior Curling Championships)