Leigh Armstrong (born November 2, 1982) is a retired curler, from

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. She missed out on qualification for the Sochi Olympics in 2014, with her team placing runner-up in the Canadian trials. From 2011 to 2015 she competed on the

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, winning the

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North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic,

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, and 2017 US Open. She is a three-time winner (2008, 2011,

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), and two-time runner-up (

, 2017) in the OCT Championships. She was

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for Sherry Middaugh's team until it disbanded in 2018 In 2023, she was inducted in to the Milton Sports Hall of Fame. Armstrong is a

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for The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Company. She posed for the "provocative" Fire On Ice: 2007 Team Sponsorship calendar produced by

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in order to increase exposure and funding for women's curling.

Achievements

* 2002 Ontario Junior (Mixed) - winner (

) * 1999, 2000 & 2002 Ontario Junior Curling Championships - winner (

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) with Julie Reddick *

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Canadian Mixed Curling Championship - winner (lead) w/ Oakville CC *

North Grenville Women's Fall Curling Classic winner (lead) w/ Coldwater & District CC *

Canadian Olympic Curling Trials - runner-up (lead) w/ Coldwater & District CC * 2017 US Open winner (lead) * OCT Championships ** winner 2008, 2011,

** runner-up

, 2017

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References

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