Roy Sinclair (curler)
| Roy Sinclair | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | 14 June 1928 Glencarse, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Died | 2 April 2025 (aged 96) Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland |
| Team | |
| Curling club | St. Martins CC, Perth |
| Curling career | |
| Member Association | Scotland |
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1976) |
Medal record | |
Gilroy Sinclair (14 June 1928 – 2 April 2025)[1] was a Scottish curler.
Sinclair was a 1976 World Men's silver medallist[2] and 1976 Scottish men's champion. He served as president of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, the national governing body for curling in Scotland from 1989 to 1990. From 2000 to 2006, he was the president of the World Curling Federation.[3]
Sinclair was the author of the book Curling Basics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Game of Curling.[4][5]
Background
Sinclair was born in Glencarse, Perthshire on 14 June 1928.[6] He worked as an engineer with the LMS Railway Company in Perth and for the Ministry of Defence as an engineering manager at Almondback.[3] Sinclair died on 2 April 2025, at the age of 96.[3][6]
Awards
- World Curling Freytag Award: 2007[7]
- In 2012 he was inducted to World Curling Federation Hall of Fame
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975–76 | Bill Muirhead | Derek Scott | Len Dudman | Roy Sinclair | SMCC 1976 WMCC 1976 |
| 1983–84 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1984 [8] |
| 1984–85 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1985 |
| 1985–86 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1986 |
| 1986–87 | Bill Muirhead | Tom Muirhead | Roy Sinclair | John Bryden | SSCC 1987 |
| 1987–88 | Bill Muirhead | John Bryden | Roy Sinclair | Jim McArthur | SSCC 1988 |
References
- ^ Gilroy (Roy) Sinclair
- ^ Roy Sinclair at World Curling
- ^ a b c "Roy Sinclair Obituary". World Curling. 2 April 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ Sinclair, Roy (1998). Curling Basics: A Comprehensive Guide to the Game of Curling. WS Publishers. ISBN 978-0-9532115-1-7.
- ^ Sinclair, Roy (1998). Robot Check. WS Publishers. ISBN 0953211517.
- ^ a b Alexander, Michael (10 May 2025). "'Legendary' World Curling pioneer Roy Sinclair from Glencarse, who met Vladimir Putin, dies aged 96". The Courier. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "World Freytag Award - Awards". results.worldcurling.org. Archived from the original on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- ^ "Scottish Senior Champions Men - Scottish Curling | The Home of Curling in Scotland". scottishcurling.org. Retrieved 28 November 2019.