Iain Baxter (curler)

Iain Baxter (born 4 December 1948; died 29 July 2015) was a Scottish curler.

Iain Baxter
Curler  ♂
Born	4 December 1948[1] Corstorphine
Died	29 July 2015 (aged 66) Edinburgh
Team
Curling club	Corstorphine CC, Corstorphine Oxenfoord CC, Edinburgh
Career
Member Association	Scotland
World Championship appearances	2 (1971, 1978)
European Championship appearances	1 (1978)
Other appearances	World Senior Championships: 2 (2002, 2003)
Medal record Curling World Championship 1971 Megève Scottish Men's Championship 1971 1978 World Senior Championships 2003 Winnipeg

He was a 1971 World Men's silver medallist[2] and a two-time Scottish men's champion (1971, 1978).

He was also 1978 Scottish Mixed Curling champion and two-time Scottish senior men's champion (2002, 2003).[3]

Teams

Men's

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1970–71	James Sanderson	Willie Sanderson	Iain Baxter	Colin Baxter		SMCC 1971 WMCC 1971
1977–78	James Sanderson	Iain Baxter	Willie Sanderson	Colin Baxter		SMCC 1978 WMCC 1978 (5th)
1978–79	James Sanderson	Iain Baxter	Colin Baxter	Willie Sanderson		ECC 1978 (4th)
2001–02	Iain Baxter	James Muir	Sandy Brown	Harry Ferguson	Andrew Hepburn (WSCC)	SSCC 2002 WSCC 2002 (5th)
2002–03	Iain Baxter	James Muir	Sandy Brown	Harry Ferguson	Andrew Hepburn (WSCC)	SSCC 2003 WSCC 2003

Mixed

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1978	Jimmy Sanderson	Jane Sanderson	Iain Baxter	Helen Baxter	SMxCC 1978
1982	Iain Baxter	Christine Wood	Jimmy Wood	Helen Baxter	SMxCC 1982

Personal life

His brother Colin is also a curler and Iain's teammate. Their parents, father Bobby and mother Mabel, were curlers too.

References

1. "Iain Baxter Funeral Arrangements". Scottish Curling. August 5, 2015. Archived from the original on 2019-12-07. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
2. Iain Baxter on the World Curling Federation database
3. Scottish Senior Champions Men - Scottish Curling