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Sandra Schmirler

1963 - 2000

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Sandra Marie Schmirler (June 11, 1963 – March 2, 2000) was a Canadian curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships (Scott Tournament of Hearts) and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler also skipped (captained) her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year women's curling was a medal sport. At tournaments where she was not competing, Schmirler sometimes worked as a commentator for CBC Sports, which popularized her nickname "Schmirler the Curler" and claimed she was the only person who had a name that rhymed with the sport she played. She died in 2000 at 36 of cancer, leaving a legacy that extended outside of curling. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sandra Schmirler is the 5,387th most popular athlete (up from 5,614th in 2019), the 1,398th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,394th in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sandra Schmirler ranks 5,387 out of 6,025. Before her are Anna-Maria Wagner, Kilian Le Blouch, Jacob Holm, Danyon Loader, Krishna Poonia, and Worapoj Petchkoom. After her are Khrystyna Stuy, Angelica Bengtsson, Marek Plawgo, Catherine Skinner, Wude Ayalew, and Johan Wissman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Sandra Schmirler ranks 958. Before her are Sam Mitchell, Chris Morris, Andy Townsend, Jon Koncak, Simon Armitage, and Raymond Stevens. After her are Tracie Ruiz, Mark Kermode, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Keith Curle, and Savate Sresthaporn. Among people deceased in 2000, Sandra Schmirler ranks 384. Before her are Jerome Richardson, Bekzat Sattarkhanov, Mel Carnahan, Usha Kiran, Monster of Florence, and Judith Wright. After her are Federico Gil, and Joseph Weber.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sandra Schmirler ranks 1,399 out of 1,622. Before her are Maëlle Ricker (1978), Carla MacLeod (1982), Jonathan Osorio (1992), Frank Dancevic (1984), Meghan Agosta (1987), and Marie-Philip Poulin (1991). After her are Darcy Marquardt (1979), Julia Voth (1985), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (2001), Marc-Édouard Vlasic (1987), Peter New (1971), and Laurent Dubreuil (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Sandra Schmirler ranks 122. Before her are Mike Lewis (1981), Christine Girard (1985), Silken Laumann (1964), Maëlle Ricker (1978), Meghan Agosta (1987), and Marie-Philip Poulin (1991). After her are Darcy Marquardt (1979), Roseline Filion (1987), Mark de Jonge (1984), Dion Phaneuf (1985), Dale Begg-Smith (1985), and Kim Lamarre (1988).

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