Linda Kirton

Linda Kirton (born March 10, 1948) is a Canadian curling official from Abbotsford, British Columbia. She recited the Official's Oath at the 2010 Vancouver Paralympics, alongside Hervé Lord for the Athletes' Oath.

Kirton was a curler for about 40 years, before becoming a curling official in the late 1990s.[1]

Kirton is a member of the Abbotsford Curling Club, where she was inducted as an Honorary Life Member in 2006. She has officiated at a number of National curling events, including the 2002 World Junior Curling Championships. In 2003, she chaired the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship.[2] She was the chief umpire at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Switzerland in 2008. At the 2010 Paralympics, she was the assistant chief umpire at the wheelchair curling event.[1]

References

1. Abby curl official to read Paralympic oath Archived 2010-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, AbbyNews.com, March 8, 2010
2. Curling - Athlete Profile, Sport Town Canada