David Murdoch
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Born | 17 April 1978 Dumfries, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Curling club | Curl Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Curling career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championship appearances | 8 (2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2017) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
European Championship appearances | 11 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympic appearances | 3 (2006, 2010, 2014) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Matthew Murdoch
Sporting career
Junior
Murdoch is a two time
Men's
In 2005, Murdoch went to his first ever
Murdoch and his team represented Scotland again at the 2008 World Men's Curling Championship,[5] where he lost to Canada in the final.
In 2009, Murdoch once again won a gold medal for Scotland at the World Men's Curling Championship, which was held in
On 17 January 2010, Murdoch's rink became the first non-Canadian team to win the
After the 2009–10 season, Murdoch's Olympic team broke up.
In 2012, Murdoch teamed up with Tom Brewster's rink. The 2012–13 season saw them win the Edinburgh Invitational in late 2012 and the German Masters in Hamburg in January 2013. With Murdoch as skip, they won bronze at the 2013 World Championships. The team took bronze at the 2013 European Championships.[7] In October 2013, he was selected to skip the Great Britain squad at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[7] where he won a silver medal, losing to Canada's Brad Jacobs in the final. His 12 curling matches as skip of the Team GB men at the Sochi Olympics saw his last stones win crucial games including a vital play off against Norway in which his shot was dubbed by national press as ‘shot of the century’[citation needed] to make the semi-finals and then a last shot against Sweden to secure a silver medal and Olympic final place. The silver medal was the first for Team GB men’s curling since the 1924 games. Curling coverage at Sochi was seen for 30 hours[clarification needed] and was the most talked about sport on social media.[citation needed]
However, Murdoch's rink endured what he described as "a difficult year"
Murdoch has commentated and taken part in studio analysis on curling for
Personal
David Murdoch is from a talented curling family being the brother of Olympic coach
As a ten-year-old boy, Murdoch was an eyewitness to the crash of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, the town where he grew up.[17]
Murdoch's father, former Scottish curling champion[16] Matthew Murdoch, 70, died 12 days after watching his son win silver at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[18]
He is married and has a daughter.[19]
Murdoch was appointed
Teams
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate |
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2002–03 | David Murdoch | Craig Wilson | Neil Murdoch | Euan Byers | |
2003–04 | David Murdoch | Euan Byers | Neil Murdoch | Craig Wilson | Ronald Brewster |
2004–05 | David Murdoch | Craig Wilson | Neil Murdoch | Euan Byers | Ronald Brewster / Ewan MacDonald |
2005–06 | David Murdoch | Euan Byers | Ewan MacDonald | Warwick Smith | Craig Wilson |
2006–07 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Warwick Smith | Euan Byers | David Hay / Craig Wilson / Pete Smith |
2007–08 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Peter Smith | Euan Byers | Peter Loudon |
2008–09 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Peter Smith | Euan Byers | Peter Loudon |
2009–10 | David Murdoch | Ewan MacDonald | Peter Smith | Euan Byers | Graeme Connal |
2010–11 | David Murdoch | Warwick Smith | Glen Muirhead | Ross Hepburn | |
2011–12 | David Murdoch | Glen Muirhead | Ross Paterson | Richard Woods | |
2012–13 | David Murdoch | Tom Brewster | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Greg Drummond |
2013–14 | David Murdoch | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Tom Brewster |
2014–15 | David Murdoch | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | |
2015–16 | David Murdoch | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | |
2016–17 | David Murdoch | Greg Drummond | Scott Andrews | Michael Goodfellow | Ross Paterson |
Awards
Grand Slam record
Key | |
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C | Champion |
F | Lost in Final |
SF | Lost in Semifinal |
QF | Lost in Quarterfinals |
R16 | Lost in the round of 16 |
Q | Did not advance to playoffs |
T2 | Played in Tier 2 event |
DNP | Did not participate in event |
N/A | Not a Grand Slam event that season |
Event | 2005–06
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2006–07
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2007–08
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2008–09
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2009–10
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2010–11
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2011–12
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2012–13
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2013–14
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2014–15
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2015–16 | 2016–17 |
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Masters/World Cup
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DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | Q | DNP | DNP | QF | Q | Q | QF |
Tour Challenge
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N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Q | Q |
The National
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Q | DNP | DNP | DNP | QF | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q |
Canadian Open
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DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | QF
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DNP |
Players' Championships
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DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | Q | DNP | SF | DNP |
Champions Cup | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Q | DNP |
References
- ^ "Geni - David Matthew Murdoch". Retrieved 30 December 2019.
- ^ 2017 Ford Worlds Media Guide:Team Scotland
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Murdoch". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
- ^ Strong, Gregory (2 February 2023). "2-time world champion David Murdoch named Curling Canada high-performance director". CBC Sports. The Canadian Press. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ Curling Scoops. 2008 World Men's Curling Championship Archived 22 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Curling Scoops: Scots on Top Archived 22 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "David Murdoch and Scots curlers secure Bronze at European Championships". Hamilton Management. 1 December 2013. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- bbc.co.uk. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Team Brewster are Go Coco Scottish Curling Champions". Royal Caledonian Curling Club. 20 February 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- bbc.co.uk. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
- ^ "Content Not Found".
- ^ "David Murdoch Agent". hamiltonmanagement.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "institute of sport – sportscotland". Sisport.com. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Lockerbie: A story beyond tragedy, a story of curling and Olympic pride". Yahoo! Sports. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Hodgetts, Rob. "Sochi 2014: David Murdoch relives Lockerbie plane crash". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "'I couldn't protect my wee girl': Humza Yousaf grateful for messages of solidarity amid nursery discrimination row". 2 August 2021.
- ^ 2018 Continental Cup Media Guide
- ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B23.
External links
- David Murdoch at World Curling
- David Murdoch at Olympics.com
- David Murdoch at Olympedia
- David Murdoch at Team GB