Deborah Knox MBE (born 26 September 1968 in

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) is a British curler from Lochgelly, Scotland. She is best known for being part of the British curling team that won gold in the 2002 winter Olympics. In the 2002 Olympics, Knox played third for Rhona Martin. She was also a member of the team again at the

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as an alternate, however the team did not medal. She was appointed Member of the

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(MBE) in the 2002 Birthday Honours.

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* 1968 births Living people Sportspeople from Lochgelly Scottish female curlers British female curlers Olympic curlers for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in curling Curlers at the 1992 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2006 Winter Olympics Curlers at the 2002 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics Scottish curling champions Scottish curling coaches Scottish Olympic competitors Continental Cup of Curling participants Members of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Scottish sportswomen {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub