Leigh Armstrong
Leigh Armstrong (born November 2, 1982)[1] is a retired curler, from Milton, Ontario.[2][3][4][5] She missed out on qualification for the Sochi Olympics in 2014, with her team placing runner-up in the Canadian trials. From 2011 to 2015 she competed on the World Curling Tour, winning the 2011 North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic,[6] 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic,[7] and 2017 US Open.[8] She is a three-time winner (2008, 2011, 2013), and two-time runner-up (2012, 2017) in the OCT Championships.[9][10] She was lead for Sherry Middaugh's team until it disbanded in 2018[11] In 2023, she was inducted in to the Milton Sports Hall of Fame.[2]
Armstrong is a brand ambassador for The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company.[9]
She posed for the "provocative" Fire On Ice: 2007 Team Sponsorship calendar produced by Ana Arce in order to increase exposure and funding for women's curling.[12]
Achievements
- 2002 Ontario Junior (Mixed) - winner (lead)[13]
- 1999, 2000 & 2002 Ontario Junior Curling Championships - winner (second) with Julie Reddick
- 2006 Canadian Mixed Curling Championship - winner (lead) w/ Oakville CC [14]
- 2011 North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic winner (lead) w/ Coldwater & District CC[6]
- 2012 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic
- 2013 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials - runner-up (lead) w/ Coldwater & District CC[15][16]
- 2017 US Open[8] winner (lead)
- OCT Championships
External links
References
- ^ "Players' Championship". CurlingZone. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Leigh Armstrong - Athlete (Curling) - Class of 2023". Milton Sports Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Milton Curling Club celebrating 60 years of team spirit, volunteerism". MiltonToday.ca. November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Curling is in the blood of Lee Merklinger and her siblings". Windspeaker.com.
- ^ Champion, Milton Canadian (October 11, 2012). "Armstrong, teammates aiming for shot at Olympic berth". InsideHalton.com.
- ^ a b "The Royal Lepage OVCA Women's Fall Classic". Archived from the original on August 13, 2011. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
- ^ Kelly, Rod (October 8, 2012). "Sherry Middaugh wins Grand Slam curling event in Calgary". Calgary Sun. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved October 17, 2012.
- ^ a b "ASHAM U.S. Open of Curling: Main". curlingzone.com. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ a b "Leigh Armstrong Events". CurlingZone.com. Archived from the original on March 10, 2025. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
- ^ "Stu Sells Oakville Tankard: Main". CurlingZone.com.
- ^ Brazeau, Jonathan (July 11, 2018). "Curling team announcements for 2018-19 season". Grand Slam of Curling.
- ^ "Canadian curlers bare it all in support of the game and charities". Regina Leader-Post. November 25, 2006. p. 23. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ "Past Champions". OntCurl.com. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022.
- ^ "2020 CANADIAN MIXED CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP" (pdf). Curling.ca. 2020. pp. 57–58, 91.
- ^ Cameron, Allen (April 23, 2013). "Twelve entries confirmed for Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings". Canadian Curling Association. Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
- ^ "2013 Tim Hortons Roar of the Rings – Women's Team Profiles". Canadian Curling Association. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
