| Penny Shantz | |
|---|---|
| ♀ | |
| Other names | Penny Ryan |
| Born | May 23, 1960 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | North Shore WC, North Vancouver, BC |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association |  British Columbia |
| Hearts appearances | 2: (1983, 1989) |
| Olympic appearances | 1 (1988) (demo) |
Medal record | |
Penny Shantz (also known as Penny Ryan and Penny Shantz-Henderson;[1] born May 23, 1960[2]) is a Canadian curler.
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.
In the 1980s, she was married to famous Canadian curler Pat Ryan, World and Brier champion.[3][4]
- ^ "Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final". Vernon Morning Star. October 8, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
- ^ Penny Ryan | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
- ^ Rock Talk - Newsletter of the London Curling Club - October 2012 (page 3: «…Teams skipped by Linda Moore and Pat Ryan eventually wore Canada’s colours at Calgary. Penny Ryan, who was Pat’s wife at the time, was selected for Moore’s team but she didn’t usually curl with them…»)
- ^ Monte Stewart (March 16, 2012). "Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2019.