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Penny Shantz

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Penny Shantz
Curler
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Other namesPenny Ryan
Born (1960-05-23) May 23, 1960 (age 64)
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Team
Curling clubNorth Shore WC, North Vancouver, BC
Curling career
Member Association British Columbia
Hearts appearances2: (1983, 1989)
Olympic
appearances		1 (1988) (demo)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games (demonstration)
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary Women's
Representing  British Columbia
Scott Tournament of Hearts
Silver medal – second place 1983 Prince George
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
Gold medal – first place 1987 Calgary

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]

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1982[5] Ruby Sowinski Deb Lewis Penny Ryan Bonnie Bower
1982–83 Cathy Shaw Christine Jurgenson Sandra Rippel Penny Ryan STOH 1983 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987–88 Linda Moore Lindsay Sparkes Debbie Jones Penny Ryan Patti Vande (OG) COCT 1987 1st place, gold medalist(s)
OG 1988 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1988–89 Debbie Shermack Penny Ryan Diane Alexander Twyla Pruden Sandra Rippel STOH 1989 (8th)
1989–90[6] Kerrylyn Richard Penny Ryan Susan Auty Iris Nielson Sandra Jenkins[5]
2002–03 Marilyn Bodogh Theresa Breen Susan Froud Sara Gatchell Penny Shantz CC 2003 (T-7th)
2004–05 Penny Shantz Kerrylyn Richard Elizabeth Folk Sandra Jenkins
2006–07 Penny Shantz Sandra Jenkins Sherry Heath Susan Hamilton
2007 Sandra Jenkins Penny Shantz Susan Hamilton Sherry Heath Brittany Rouck
2011–12 Penny Shantz Debbie Jones-Walker Deborah Pulak Shirley Wong CSCC 2012 (10th)
2012–13 Penny Shantz Sandra Jenkins Kate Horne Sherry Heath
2013–14 Penny Shantz Sandra Jenkins Debbie Pulak Kate Horne CSCC 2014 (7th)
2014–15 Penny Shantz Sandra Jenkins Colleen Robson Kate Horne
2016–17 Lynne Noble Penny Shantz Colleen Robson Kathy Branch CSCC 2017 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2017–18 Lynne Noble Penny Shantz Colleen Robson Karen Lepine CSCC 2018 (4th)
2018–19 Sandra Jenkins Penny Shantz Colleen Robson Kate Horne
2021 Penny Shantz Tina Chestnut Nicole Guizzo Nancy Betteridge CCCC 2021
2022 Penny Shantz Cindy Curtain Shirley Wong Janet Suter CMCC 2022 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2023 Penny Shantz Cindy Curtain Shirley Wong Janet Suter CMCC 2023 1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022 Penny Shantz Cindy Curtain Danielle Shaughnessy Donna Mychaluk CMCC 2024 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final". Vernon Morning Star. October 8, 2003. p. B1. Retrieved October 4, 2020.
  2. ^ Penny Ryan | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website
  3. ^ 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…»)
  4. ^ Monte Stewart (March 16, 2012). "Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown". Globalnews.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic | Past Winners
  6. ^ "Kelowna rink wins the gold". Calgary Herald. October 10, 1989. p. 61. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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