Robert Kirkland (curler)

Scottish curler

For other people named Robert Kirkland, see Robert Kirkland (disambiguation).

Robert Kirkland

Curler

Other names| Bobby[1]
Born|

Quarter, Lanarkshire [citation needed]

Team
Curling club| Hamilton & Thornyhill CC[2]
Curling career
Member Association|  Scotland
World Championship
appearances| 3 (1964, 1972, 1974)

Medal record

Curling
World Championships
| 1964 Calgary |
Scottish Men's Championship
| 1964 Edinburgh[3] |
| 1972 |
| 1974 |

Robert "Bobby" Kirkland (born c. 1936)[3] is a Scottish curler. He is a 1964 World men's championship silver medallist[4] and three-time Scottish men's champion.

Kirkland and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton.[3]

## Teams

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Season  | Skip  | Third  | Second  | Lead  | Events

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1963–64  | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | SMCC 1964
WCC 1964
1964–65  | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1965
1966–67  | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1967
1967–68  | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | EInt. 1968
1971–72  | Alex F. Torrance | Alex A. Torrance | Robert Kirkland | Jimmy Waddell | SMCC 1972
WCC 1972 (4th)
1973–74  | Jimmy Waddell | Jim Steele | Robert Kirkland | Willie Frame | SMCC 1974
WCC 1974 (8th)

## References

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1. ^ The Curling Image Project (Week 8) - Curling History (look at "CIP-53")
2. ^ Hamilton & Thornyhill Curling Club
3. ^ a b c "Personnel of visiting Scotch Cup rinks". Calgary Heralad. 12 March 1964. p. 60. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. ^ Robert Kirkland at World Curling

## External links

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* Robert Kirkland at World Curling
* Other Club Achievements | Avondale Heather Curling Club (look at "Hugh Neilson and his rink of Robert Kirkland, Andrew Neilson and Stewart Anderson won the 2017 Lanarkshire Superleague after a very close and well played game against Luke Carsons rink.")
* The T B Murray Troph - Curling History (look at "Robert Kirkland")
* Hamilton Advertiser: 2018-03-29 - TOP ... - PressReader (look at "Robert Kirkland")

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