Robert Kelly (curler)

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Robert Kelly
 
Other namesBob
Born (1955-05-03) 3 May 1955 (age 68)
Team
Curling clubCarmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow,
Carrington CC, Edinburgh,
Dunkeld CC, Pitlochry,
Inverness CC
Curling career
Member Association Scotland
World Championship
appearances
3 (1994, 1995, 2000)
European Championship
appearances
1 (2000)
Olympic
appearances
1 (1992) (demo)
Other appearancesWorld Junior Championships: 1 (1976)
Medal record
Curling
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Brandon
Scottish Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1994
Gold medal – first place 1995
Gold medal – first place 2000

Robert "Bob" Kelly (born 3 May 1955) is a Scottish curler and curling coach from Edinburgh.[1]

He is a 1995 World Men's silver medallist[2] and three-time Scottish men's champion. He also participated as a member of Great Britain men's team at the 1992 Winter Olympics (where curling was a demonstration sport); the team finished in 5th place.

Teams[edit]

Men's[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Events
1975–76 Robert Kelly Ken Horton Willie Jamieson Keith Douglas SJCC 1976 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WJCC 1976 (4th)
1991–92 Hammy McMillan Norman Brown Gordon Muirhead Roger McIntyre Robert Kelly WOG 1992 (demo) (5th)
1993–94 Colin Hamilton Bob Kelly Vic Moran Colin Barr Trevor Dodds (WCC) SMCC 1994 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1994 (7th)
1994–95 Gordon Muirhead Peter Loudon Robert Kelly Russell Keiller Graeme Connal (WCC) SMCC 1995 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1995 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1996–97 Gordon Muirhead Peter Loudon Robert Kelly Russell Keiller
1999–00 Robert Kelly Neil Hampton Tom Pendreigh Ross Hepburn Gordon Muirhead (WCC) Robin Copland SMCC 2000 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 2000 (8th)
2003–04 Robert Kelly Neil Hampton Tom Pendreigh Ross Hepburn
2004–05 Robert Kelly Neil Hampton Tom Pendreigh Ross Hepburn SMCC 2005 (8th)
2009–10 Peter Loudon Logan Gray Richard Woods Robert Kelly

Mixed[edit]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Events
1993 Colin Hamilton Carol Ross Bob Kelly Catherine Dodds SMxCC 1993 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1994 Colin Hamilton Carol Ross Bob Kelly Catherine Dodds SMxCC 1994 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1998 Bob Kelly Gillian Barr Colin Barr Wendy Barr SMxCC 1998 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Record as a coach of national teams[edit]

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2001 2001 World Junior Curling Championships  Scotland (junior men)
4
2002 2002 World Junior Curling Championships  Scotland (junior men)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Kelly comes to terms with the ghost of '85 Victim of a wonder shot 15 years ago spearheads Scottish men's world hopes". HeraldScotland. 1 April 2000. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021.
  2. ^ Robert Kelly on the World Curling database Edit this at Wikidata

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