Richard Harding (curler)

For other people named Richard Harding, see Richard Harding (disambiguation).

Richard Harding
Curler  ♂
Team
Curling club	Carmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow, Forest Hills Trossachs CC,[1] Kinlochard
Curling career
Member Association	Scotland
World Championship appearances	2 (1977, 1987)
European Championship appearances	1 (1977)
Medal record Curling World Championship 1977 Karlstad European Championship 1977 Oslo Scottish Men's Championship 1977 1987

Richard Harding (born c. 1956)[2] is a Scottish curler. Harding is currently the Head of Broadcast for the World Curling Federation (WCF) and was the Equipment and Logistics Officer for the WCF.[3]

He is a 1977 World Men's bronze medallist[4] and a two-time Scottish men's champion.

At the time of the 1987 World Championship, he worked as a leisure manager,[2] which among other things involved making curling ice at his Forest Hills Curling Club. He also worked as a curling reporter for the Glasgow Herald, Dundee Courier, the Aberdeen Press and Journal and for the BBC.[5]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1976–77	Ken Horton	Willie Jamieson	Keith Douglas	Richard Harding	SMCC 1977 WCC 1977
1977–78	Ken Horton	Willie Jamieson	Keith Douglas	Richard Harding	ECC 1977
1986–87	Grant McPherson	Hammy McMillan	Bobby Wilson	Richard Harding	SMCC 1987 WCC 1987 (8th)

References

1. Forest Hills Trossachs Curling Club
2. "World curling facts". The Province. 29 March 1987. p. 17. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
3. "Olympic gold medallist joins World Curling staff team". World Curling Federation. 13 March 2019.
4. Richard Harding at World Curling
5. "Curling Scot enjoys playing several roles". Victoria Times Colonist. 16 March 1987. p. 15. Retrieved 18 August 2022.

External links

• Richard Harding at World Curling