Aileen Neilson
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Aileen Neilson is a Scottish
wheelchair curling
player. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games
(2010) or World Championships
(2011).
She was part of the Great Britain wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Paralympic Games
in Vancouver, Canada.
She has a bronze medal from the 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
wheelchair curling
Wheelchair curling
Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games....
player. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games
Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics
Wheelchair curling tournaments have been staged at the Paralympic Games since the Winter Paralympic Games in 2006 in Turin.The tournaments are staged for mixed gender teams....
(2010) or World Championships
World Wheelchair Curling Championship
The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.-Medalists:...
(2011).
She was part of the Great Britain wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Paralympic Games
Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
The wheelchair curling competition of the 2010 Winter Paralympics was held at the Hillcrest Park in Vancouver, Canada, from 13 March to 20 March 2010...
in Vancouver, Canada.
She has a bronze medal from the 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.
External link
- Video profile at BBC Sport