Wally Henry (curler)

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Wally Henry
Curler
 ♂
Born (1947-05-05) May 5, 1947 (age 74)
Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Team
Curling clubMadison CC,
Madison, Wisconsin
Career
Member Association United States
World Championship
appearances		2 (1986, 1991)
Other appearancesWorld Senior Championships: 1 (2007)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Toronto
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Winnipeg
United States Men's Championship
Gold medal – first place 1986 Seattle
Gold medal – first place 1991 Utica
Silver medal – second place 1987 Lake Placid
Silver medal – second place 1989 Detroit

Wally Henry (born May 5, 1947, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada) is an American curler and curling coach.

He is a 1986 and 1991 World Men's bronze medallist[1] and a two times United States men's curling champion (1986, 1991).

He worked as a national coach for United States Curling Association.

Awards[]

  • USA Curling Coach of the Year: 2007[2]

Teams[]

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1985–86 Steve Brown Wally Henry George Godfrey Richard Maskel USMCC 1986 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1986 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1990–91 Steve Brown Paul Pustovar George Godfrey Wally Henry Mike Fraboni USMCC 1991 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WCC 1991 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2006–07 Geoff Goodland Wally Henry USSCC 2007 1st place, gold medalist(s)
WSCC 2007 (4th)

Record as a coach of national teams[]

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2003 2003 World Women's Curling Championship  United States (women)
1st place, gold medalist(s)
2005 2005 Pacific Curling Championships  Chinese Taipei (women)
5
2006 2006 World Women's Curling Championship  United States (women)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2007 2007 World Women's Curling Championship  United States (women)
4
2008 2008 World Women's Curling Championship  United States (women)
7
2009 2009 World Women's Curling Championship  United States (women)
9
2010 2010 Winter Olympics  United States (women)
10
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics  United States (mixed)
5
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics  United States (mixed doubles)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2012 2012 Winter Youth Olympics  United States (mixed doubles)
5
2016 2016 World Junior Curling Championships  United States (junior men)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2016 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship  United States (mixed doubles)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Personal life[]

His daughter Debbie McCormick is World and US curling champion, and his son is a curler too.[3]

Wally Henry started curling in 1955, when he was 8 years old.

References[]

  1. ^ Wally Henry on the World Curling Federation database Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Coaching Awards - USA Curling
  3. ^ Simon, Kelly (March 3, 2018). "Beaver Dam man reminisces on lifetime of curling". Daily Citizen. Retrieved December 11, 2019.

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