Curling at the Winter Olympics
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Curling has been an official Winter Olympic sport since the inaugural 1924 winter games in Chamonix. Curling was demoted to a demonstration sport at the 1932, 1948, 1964, 1988 and 1992 games.
Placement table
(1998-present, both men and women)
| Nation | | Total | |||||||||
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | ||
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
United States of America | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Russian Federation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Medal summary
Men's
| Olympiad | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 |
Great Britain: William Jackson, Thomas Murray, Robin Welsh, Laurence Jackson, J McLeod, W Brown, D G Astley, T S Aikman | : J. P. Åhlén, C. A. V. Kronlund, Tore Ödlund, C. W. Petersén, Carl Axel Pettersson, E. O. Severin, K. E Wahlberg, Victor Wetterström, D G Astley | : Gérard André, A. Bénédic, P. Canivet, F. Cornollet |
| 1988 | : Eigil Ramsfjell, Sjur Loen, Morten Søgaard, Bo Bakke, Gunnar Meland (alt) | : Hans-Jürg Lips, Rico Simen, Stefan Luder, Peter Lips, Mario Fluckinger (alt) | : Ed Lukowich, John Ferguson, Neil Houston, Brent Syme, Wayne Hart (alt) |
| 1992 | : Urs Dick, Jürg Dick, Robert Hürliman, Thomas Kläy, Peter Däppen (alt) | : Tormod Andreassen, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Flemming Davanger, Kjetil Berg, Pål Trulsen (alt) |
United States of America: Tim Somerville, Mike Strum, Bud Somerville, Bill Strum, Bob Nichols (alt) |
| 1998 | : Patrick Hürlimann, Patrik Lörtscher, Daniel Müller, Diego Perren, Dominic Andres (alt) | : Mike Harris, Richard Hart, Collin Mitchell, George Karrys, Paul Savage (alt) | : Eigil Ramsfjell, Jan Thorsen, Stig-Arne Gunnestad, Tore Torvbråten, Anthon Grimsmo (alt) |
| 2002 | : Pål Trulsen, Lars Vågberg, Flemming Davanger, Bent Ånund Ramsfjell, Torger Nergård (alt) | : Kevin Martin, Don Walchuk, Carter Rycroft, Don Bartlett, Ken Tralnberg (alt) | : Andreas Schwaller, Christof Schwaller, Markus Eggler, Damian Grichting, Marco Ramstein (alt) |
| 2006 | : Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Russ Howard, Jamie Korab, Mike Adam | : Markku Uusipaavalniemi, Wille Mäkelä, Kalle Kiiskinen, Teemu Salo, Jani Sullanmaa |
United States of America: Pete Fenson, Shawn Rojeski, Joseph Polo, John Shuster, Scott Baird |
Women's
| Olympiad | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | : Linda Moore, Lindsay Sparkes, Debbie Jones, Penny Ryan, Patti Vande (alt) | : Elisabeth Högström, Monika Jansson, Birgitta Sewik, Marie Henriksson, Anette Norberg (alt) | : Trine Trulsen, Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Marianne Aspelin (alt) |
| 1992 | : Andrea Schöpp, Stephanie Mayer, Monika Wagner, Sabine Hutt, Christiane Scheibel (alt) | : Dordi Nordby, Hanne Pettersen, Mette Halvorsen, Anne Jøtun, Marianne Aspelin (alt) | : Julie Sutton, Jodie Sutton, Melissa Soligo, Karri Wilms, Elaine Dagg-Jackson (alt) |
| 1998 | : Sandra Schmirler, Jan Betker, Joan McCusker, Marcia Gudereit, Atina Ford (alt) | : Helena Blach-Lavrsen, Margit Pörtner, Dorthe Holm, Trine Qvist, Jane Bidstrup (alt) | : Elisabet Gustafson, Katarina Nyberg, Louise Marmont, Elisabeth Persson, Margaretha Lindahl (alt) |
| 2002 |
Great Britain: Rhona Martin, Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald, Janice Rankin, Margaret Morton (alt) | : Luzia Ebnöther, Mirjam Ott, Tanya Frei, Laurence Bidaud, Nadia Röthlisberger (alt) | : Kelley Law, Julie Skinner, Georgina Wheatcroft, Diane Nelson, Cheryl Noble (alt) |
| 2006 | : Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl, Anna Svärd, Ulrika Bergman (alt) | : Mirjam Ott, Binia Beeli, Valeria Spälty, Michèle Moser, Manuela Kormann (alt) | : Shannon Kleibrink, Amy Nixon, Glenys Bakker, Christine Keshen, Sandra Jenkins (alt) |
| Curling at the Winter Olympics |
|---|
| 1924 | 1928-1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 |
| Demonstration events |
| 1932 | 1948 | 1964 | 1988 | 1992 |
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