Birgitta Törn
Birgitta "Gittan" Törn (born June 11, 1948) is a Swedish female curler.[1]
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| Other names | Gittan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 11, 1948 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Amatörföreningens CK, Stockholm, Stocksunds CK, Stockholm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World Championship appearances | 1 (1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Championship appearances | 1 (1979) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other appearances | World Senior Championships: 10 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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She is a 1979 World silver medallist and a 1979 European silver medallist.
In 1980 she was inducted into the Swedish Curling Hall of Fame.
Teams
Women's
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
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| 1978–79 | Birgitta Törn | Katarina Hultling | Susanne Gynning-Ödling | Gunilla Bergman | SWCC 1979  WCC 1979  | ||
| 1979–80 | Birgitta Törn | Katarina Hultling | Susanne Gynning-Ödling | Gunilla Bergman | ECC 1979 | ||
| 2003–04 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Inger Berg | Sylvia Malmberg | Birgitta Törn | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2004 |
| 2004–05 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Inger Berg | Sylvia Malmberg | Birgitta Törn | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2005  |
| 2005–06 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Inger Berg | Sylvia Malmberg | Birgitta Törn | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2006 |
| 2006–07 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Inger Berg | Sylvia Liljefors | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2007 |
| 2007–08 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Sylvia Liljefors | Inger Berg | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2008 (6th) |
| 2009–10 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Sylvia Liljefors | Olof Liljefors | WSCC 2010 | |
| 2010–11 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Sylvia Liljefors | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2011 | |
| 2011–12 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Sylvia Liljefors | Marie Lehander | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2012 |
| 2012–13 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Sylvia Liljefors | Marie Lehander | Jan-Erik Kjerr | WSCC 2013 |
| 2013–14 | Ingrid Meldahl | Ann-Catrin Kjerr | Birgitta Törn | Sylvia Liljefors | Marie Lehander | Gunilla Bergman | WSCC 2014 (4th) |
Mixed
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
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| 1972 | Ulf Lagerbäck | Lena Egnér | Birgitta Törn | Göran Perning | SMxCC 1972 |
References
- Landslagsspelare genom tiderna – Damer - Svenska Curlingförbundet(in Swedish) (Swedish female national curlers; look at "Törn, Birgitta")
External links
- Birgitta Törn on the World Curling Federation database
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