Thomas Dufour

Thomas Dufour (born 12 February 1973) is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.

Thomas Dufour
 
Born (1973-02-12) 12 February 1973
Team
Curling clubChamonix CC, Chamonix
SkipThomas Dufour
FourthTony Angiboust
SecondLionel Roux
LeadWilfrid Coulot
AlternateJérémy Frarier
Career
World Championship
appearances
8 (2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
European Championship
appearances
15 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012)
Olympic
appearances
2 (2002, 2010)

Career

Dufour at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Thomas Dufour has played in:

Dufour's best placing at the World Championships was a fifth-place finish in 2008 and 2011. At the 2010 Olympics, the team finished 7th, where they made a terrific shot to win their first game against china.

Dufour won two medals in his junior career. In 1992, he won the silver medal at the World Juniors, playing lead for Jan Henri Ducroz. In 1993, he won the bronze medal playing third for Spencer Mugnier.

He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship coaching Pauline Jeanneret and Amaury Pernette.

In 2008 he won the Colin Campbell Award (best spormantship during the worlds)

Teams

Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1989–90Jan Henri DucrozSpencer MugnierSylvain DucrozThomas Dufour1990 WJCC
1990–91Jan Henri DucrozSpencer MugnierSylvain DucrozThomas DufourPhilippe Caux1991 WJCC
1991–92Jan Henri DucrozSpencer MugnierSylvain DucrozThomas DufourPhilippe Caux1992 WJCC
1992–93Spencer MugnierThomas DufourSylvain DucrozPhilippe CauxCyrille Prunet1993 WJCC
1993–94Spencer MugnierThomas DufourSylvain DucrozPhilippe CauxCyrille Prunet1994 WJCC
1995–96Jan Henri DucrozSpencer MugnierDaniel CosettoThomas DufourLionel Tournier1995 ECC
2004-05Thomas DufourLionel RouxPhilippe CauxTony Angiboust
2005-06Thomas DufourPhilippe CauxTony AngiboustJulien Charlet
2006-07Thomas DufourTony AngiboustJan Henri DucrozRichard Ducroz
2007-09Thomas DufourTony AngiboustJan Henri DucrozRichard DucrozRaphael Mathieu
2008-09Thomas DufourTony AngiboustRichard Ducroz
(Lead for most of the season)
Jan Henri Ducroz
(Second for most of the season)
Raphael Mathieu2009 WCC
2009-10Thomas DufourTony AngiboustJan Henri DucrozRichard DucrozRaphael Mathieu2010 OGs
2010-11Thomas DufourTony Angiboust (fourth)Lionel RouxWilfrid CoulotJan Ducroz2011 WCC


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