Isobel Hannen

Isobel Hannen
 
Born
Isobel Torrance Jr.

(1962-12-17) 17 December 1962
Team
Curling clubHamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton,
Greenacres CC, Renfrewshire
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances
4 (1985, 1986, 1992, 1999)[1]
European Championship
appearances
1 (1983)
Olympic
appearances
1 (1992 – demo)
Other appearancesEuropean Junior Championships: 1 (1983),
World Senior Championships: 3 (2014, 2016, 2017)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
1985 Jönköping
Scottish Women's Championship
1985
1986
1999
World Senior Championships
2014 Dumfries
2016 Karlstad
2017 Lethbridge

Isobel L.[2] Hannen (born 17 December 1962 as Isobel Torrance Jr.) is a Scottish curler and curling coach.[3]

She is a 1985 World silver medallist.

She competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport.[4]

Personal life

Her mother Isobel Torrance is a former competitive curler, 1982 World bronze medallist and two-time Scottish women's champion. Hannen's daughter Rachel is also a competitive curler.[5]

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1982–83 Isobel Torrance Jr. Margaret Craig Jackie Steele Sheila Harvey SJCC 1983
EJCC 1983
1983–84 Isobel Torrance Jr. Margaret Craig Jackie Steele Sheila Harvey ECC 1983 (4th)
1984–85 Isobel Torrance Jr. Margaret Craig Jackie Steele Sheila Harvey SWCC 1985
WCC 1985
1985–86 Isobel Torrance Jr. Margaret Craig Jackie Steele Sheila Harvey SWCC 1986
WCC 1986 (4th)
1991–92 Jackie Lockhart Deborah Knox Judith Stobbie Wendy Bell Isobel Torrance Jr. Peter Loudon WOG 1992 (demo) (6th)
Jackie Lockhart Deborah Knox Wendy Bell Judith Stobbie Isobel Torrance Jr. Peter Loudon WCC 1992 (5th)
1998–99 Deborah Knox Isobel Hannen Wendy Bell Judith Stobbie Anne Laird (WCC) Alex F. Torrance SWCC 1999
WCC 1999 (10th)
2013–14 Christine Cannon Margaret Richardson Isobel Hannen Janet Lindsay Margaret Robertson Jackie Lockhart WSCC 2014
2015–16 Jackie Lockhart Christine Cannon Isobel Hannen Margaret Richardson Margaret Robertson WSCC 2016
2016–17 Jackie Lockhart Christine Cannon Isobel Hannen Margaret Richardson Janet Lindsay WSCC 2017

Record as a coach of national teams

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2002 2002 European Curling Championships  Scotland (women)
6
2003 2003 European Curling Championships  Scotland (women)
4
2004 2004 World Women's Curling Championship  Scotland (women)
5
2008 2008 World Junior Curling Championships  Scotland (junior women)
2009 2009 World Junior Curling Championships  Scotland (junior women)
2009 2009 World Women's Curling Championship  Scotland (women)
8
2011 2011 World Women's Curling Championship  Scotland (women)
9
2013 2013 World Senior Curling Championships  Scotland (senior women)
4

References

  1. ^ It's a mistake in WCF database: Isobel Hannen didn't play alternate on 2016 Worlds – it was Rachel Hannen (http://results.worldcurling.org/Person/Details/6526), look at 2016 WCC site.
  2. ^ "Sparkes shifts pressure". Edmonton Journal. 16 March 1985. p. 77. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ Isobel Hannen at World Curling
  4. ^ "Official Report 1992W page 630 – Olympic Official Reports Collection". digital.la84.org.
  5. ^ British Curling profile of Rachel Hannen