Debbie Jones-Walker

Debbie Jones-Walker
Born (1953-03-23) March 23, 1953 (age 71)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Team
Curling clubNorth Shore WC (Vancouver)
Fort Rouge CC (Winnipeg)
Curling career
Member Association Manitoba
 British Columbia
Hearts appearances8: (1984, 1985, 1986, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000)
World Championship
appearances
2 (1985, 1995)
Olympic
appearances
1 (1988) (demo)
Medal record

Deborah "Debbie" Jones-Walker (also known as Debbie Jones; born March 23, 1953[1] in Edmonton as Debbie Orr) is a Canadian former curler.

She is a 1985 World champion[2] and two-time Scott Tournament of Hearts champion (1985, 1995).

She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

Jones-Walker was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in 1991.[3]

She is an honorary member of the North Shore Winter Club and was inducted into the BC Sports Hall of Fame in 1990.[3][4]

Originally from Winnipeg, she lived in British Columbia from 1978 to 1990.[5]

  1. ^ "Debbie Jones | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website". olympic.ca. 2011-09-19. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  2. ^ Debbie Jones-Walker on the World Curling database Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ a b "Jones-Walker, Deborah 'Debbie' — CCA Hall of Fame — ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle". Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  4. ^ "1985 Linda Moore Rink - BC Sports Hall of Fame". bcsportshall.com. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. ^ "Curling Hall Opens Wider". The Province. February 6, 1990. Retrieved 2021-10-17.