Peter Smith (curler)

For other people named Peter Smith, see Peter Smith (disambiguation).

Pete Smith
Curler
Born18 November 1964 (1964-11-18) (age 59)
Perth, Scotland
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Medal record
Curling
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Winnipeg
Gold medal – first place 2006 Lowell
Gold medal – first place 2009 Moncton
Silver medal – second place 1986 Toronto
Silver medal – second place 1990 Västerås
Silver medal – second place 1993 Geneva
Silver medal – second place 1996 Hamilton
Silver medal – second place 2008 Grand Forks
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Glasgow
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Lausanne
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1988 Perth
Gold medal – first place 2007 Füssen
Gold medal – first place 2008 Örnsköldsvik
Silver medal – second place 1991 Chamonix
Silver medal – second place 1998 Flims
Silver medal – second place 2006 Basel
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Perth
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 1986 Dartmouth
World Senior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stavanger

Peter Smith (born 18 November 1964) is a Scottish curler. He played second for David Murdoch from 2006 to 2010, including curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics.[1]

Smith started curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right-handed.[2] He has won many prizes in his career, but never featured on the Winter Olympics medal podium. Peter Smith was the tallest male curler at the 2010 Winter Olympics at 6"2. He is nicknamed "Pistol Pete" for his notable accuracy.[3] In 2023, he was inducted into the World Curling Federation Hall of Fame.

He is the brother of curler David Smith and the uncle of curlers Kyle, Cameron, and Mili Smith.[3][4]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pete Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ Peter Smith, ecc.curlit.com
  3. ^ a b Chakelian, Anoosh (20 February 2018). "Game of Stones: The power struggle at the heart of British curling". New Statesman. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
  4. ^ "Curling". The Herald. Glasgow. 23 March 1990. Retrieved 10 March 2018.