Robin Wilson (born c. 1951 as Robin Leigh Knowles) is a Canadian curler. She is a and two-time (, ). In 2006, she was inducted into the

Canadian Curling Hall of Fame The Canadian Curling Hall of Fame was established with its first inductees in 1973. It is operated by Curling Canada, the governing body for curling in Canada, in Orleans, Ontario. The Hall of Fame selection committee meets annually to choose indu ...

together with all of the 1979

Lindsay Sparkes Lindsay E. Sparkes (born August 6, 1950 in North Vancouver, British Columbia as Lindsay Davie) is a Canadian curler. She is a three-time Canadian champion, world champion and Olympic demonstration champion. In 1976, Sparkes and ...

team. She retired from competitive curling in 1979. In 1979, she and her sister and teammate

Dawn Knowles Dawn Kathryn Knowles (born April 25, 1953, died March 29, 2006; in marriage also known as Dawn Kathryn Harris) was a Canadian curler. She was a and two-time (, ). In 2006, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all ...

began the push to have a sponsor for the Canadian Women's Curling Championship. She was credited for being the driving force behind Scott Paper Limited's decision in 1982 to come on board as the title sponsor of the Canadian Women's Curling Championship. Wilson has co-coordinated the Tournament of Hearts on behalf of Scott Paper for all of the company's years of sponsorship. For her contribution to the growth and development of the Hearts and women's curling in Canada, Wilson was also inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in the "builder" category too, in addition to being in the "team" category. Wilson also was the Executive Director for the

Sandra Schmirler Sandra Marie Schmirler (June 11, 1963 – March 2, 2000) was a Canadian curling, curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships (Scott Paper Company, Scott Tournament of Hearts) and three World Women's Curling Championship, World Cu ...

Foundation until March 2020. She is married to former

Canadian football Canadian football, or simply football, is a Sports in Canada, sport in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete on a field long and wide, attempting to advance a Ball (gridiron football), pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposi ...

player Al Wilson.

Teams

References

External links

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Robin Klassen – Curling Canada Stats ArchiveRobin Wilson – Curling Canada Stats Archive

Episode 45 – Robin Wilson – Curling Legends podcast
Living people Canadian women curlers Curlers from British Columbia Canadian women's curling champions 1950s births 20th-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-curling-bio-stub