Jim Armstrong, Wheelchair Curling



BC Connection:
Hometown: Victoria
Residence: Richmond

Events: Team

BC Support Network: Coach for the 1997 BC Winter Games.

Years on senior national team: 3

Performance Highlights:

  • Six-time competitor in Canada’s men’s curling championship, the Brier
  • 2009 – skipped Canada to a gold medal at the 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championships

Awards: The only curler to have won the Ross Harstone Award for Sportsmanship and Ability three times.

2010 Competition Schedule (Vancouver Paralympic Centre):

  • March 13 Canada vs. Great Britain 12:30 p.m.
  • March 13 Canada vs. USA 6:00 p.m.
  • March 14 Canada vs. Norway 12:30 p.m.
  • March 15 Canada vs. Japan 12:30 p.m.
  • March 15 Canada vs. Sweden 6:00 p.m.
  • March 16 Canada vs. Switzerland 12:30 p.m.
  • March 17 Canada vs. Germany 12:30 p.m.
  • March 17 Canada vs. Korea 6:00 p.m.
  • March 18 Canada vs. Italy 6:00 p.m.
  • March 20 Semifinal 10:00 a.m.
  • March 20 Medal Event 3:30 p.m.