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| Born | October 30, 1939 | ||||||||||||||
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| Curling club | Pembina CC, Winnipeg, MB | ||||||||||||||
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| Member Association |  Manitoba | ||||||||||||||
| Brier appearances | 1 (1984) | ||||||||||||||
| World Championship appearances | 1 (1984) | ||||||||||||||
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John B. Helston (born October 30, 1939) is a Canadian curler and curling coach.[1] He won the 1984 Brier playing second on the Mike Riley rink. He also won the 1991 Canadian Senior Curling Championships and the 2004 Canadian Masters Curling Championships, and was runner up at the 1998 Canadian Senior Curling Championships. He coached team Jennifer Jones at her first Hearts appearance in 2002.[2]
At the time of the 1984 Brier, he was employed as a communications consultant for MTS.[3][4] Helston was a member of the Riley rink until 1985 when he went to work in Saudi Arabia for a year.[5]
- ^ John Helston at World Curling
- ^ "Rosters". Calgary Herald. Feb 24, 2002. p. 26. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "The Manitoba". Victoria Times Colonist. March 2, 1984. p. 58. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Obviously, you're never too old". Winnipeg Sun. March 13, 1984. p. 35. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
- ^ "Former champions still shooting for Brier". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix. March 2, 1989. p. 63. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
