Edith Hazard (née Loudon; born 15 February 1964 in

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) is a

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curler, a . She played for

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at the

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. She was a member of an expert group in the

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, who explained what kind of curling could be added as a second medal discipline to the Winter Olympics, concluding that it should be mixed doubles curling.

Teams

Women's

Mixed

Private life

Hazard is from a family of curlers: her brother

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is a World and European champion, her sister

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was Edith's teammate, playing together at the 1998 Winter Olympics.

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* * 1964 births Living people Scottish female curlers British female curlers Olympic curlers for Great Britain Curlers at the 1998 Winter Olympics World curling champions Scottish curling champions Curlers from Perth, Scotland Scottish Olympic competitors 20th-century Scottish sportswomen {{Scotland-curling-bio-stub