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Janice Rankin

Full name: Janice Rankin (Watt-)
Gender: Female
Height: 5'8" (172 cm)
Weight: 126 lbs (57 kg)
Born: February 8, 1972 in Inverness, Highland, Great Britain
Affiliations: Edinburgh Curling Club, Edinburgh (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Curling

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Janice Rankin was a member of the World Junior Champion rink in 1992 and went on to win silver medals at the 1994 World Championships and the 1998 European Championships. A recruitment adviser from the far north of Scotland she played lead at the Salt Lake Olympics and recorded of the best shot averages of the tournament.

She was also part of Scottish title winning teams in 1994 and 2000. Rankin was in the final shortlist of ten for the 2006 Games but failed to gain a spot on the team. Her husband Stephen was a Scottish Championship winner in 2002.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Women's Curling Great Britain GBR 1 Gold

Women's Curling

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result %
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Final Standings 1 2002-02-11 82%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Final Round Match 1/2 1 2002-02-21 GBR 4, SUI 3 85%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Semi-Finals Match #2 1 2002-02-20 GBR 6, CAN 5 90%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #2 1 2002-02-11 GBR 10, NOR 6 71%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #7 2 2002-02-12 SWE 7, GBR 4 78%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #12 1 2002-02-12 GBR 9, JPN 1 80%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #18 1 2002-02-14 GBR 8, RUS 5 79%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #24 2 2002-02-14 CAN 9, GBR 4 91%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #25 1 2002-02-15 GBR 7, SUI 4 80%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #31 1 2002-02-16 GBR 8, DEN 6 75%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #39 2 2002-02-17 USA 6, GBR 5 73%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Round-Robin Match #40 2 2002-02-18 GER 7, GBR 5 88%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Tie-Breaker Match #1 1 2002-02-19 GBR 6, SWE 4 81%
2002 Winter 30 Salt Lake City Curling Great Britain GBR Tie-Breaker Match #2 1 2002-02-19 GBR 9, GER 5 92%