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Sandra Schmirler

1963 - 2000

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Sandra Marie Schmirler (June 11, 1963 – March 2, 2000) was a Canadian curler who captured three Canadian Curling Championships (Scott Tournament of Hearts) and three World Curling Championships. Schmirler also skipped (captained) her Canadian team to a gold medal at the 1998 Winter Olympics, the first year women's curling was a medal sport. At tournaments where she was not competing, Schmirler sometimes worked as a commentator for CBC Sports, which popularized her nickname "Schmirler the Curler" and claimed she was the only person who had a name that rhymed with the sport she played. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sandra Schmirler has received more than 327,541 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Sandra Schmirler is the 4,996th most popular athlete (down from 3,338th in 2019), the 1,376th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,109th in 2019) and the 101st most popular Canadian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 25.28

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sandra Schmirler ranks 4,996 out of 6,025. Before her are Moritz Fürste, Helena Fromm, Raman Piatrushenka, Zhou Qian, Majd Eddin Ghazal, and Diyorbek Urozboev. After her are Trecia-Kaye Smith, Wang Jianan, Hannes Aigner, Mariusz Jurkiewicz, Femi Ogunode, and Jo Pavey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Sandra Schmirler ranks 957. Before her are Alan McDonald, Tracie Ruiz, Brad Henry, Simon Armitage, Gus Bilirakis, and Mark Kermode. After her are Raymond Stevens, Mark Rowland, Keith Curle, Philippe Rozier, Savate Sresthaporn, and Yang Min. Among people deceased in 2000, Sandra Schmirler ranks 384. Before her are Nazia Hassan, Mel Carnahan, Usha Kiran, Alan Cranston, Monster of Florence, and Judith Wright. After her are Joseph Weber, and Federico Gil.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sandra Schmirler ranks 1,376 out of 1,622. Before her are Devon Kershaw (1982), Kris Draper (1971), Sarah Grey (1996), Sean Avery (1980), Olivier Jean (1984), and Lilly Singh (1988). After her are Trevor Devall (1972), Joe Dinicol (1983), Antoine Valois-Fortier (1990), Dale Begg-Smith (1985), Tye Dillinger (1981), and Duncan Keith (1983).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Sandra Schmirler ranks 101. Before her are Dylan Armstrong (1981), Rebecca Johnston (1989), Brianne Theisen-Eaton (1988), Dion Phaneuf (1985), Meghan Agosta (1987), and Darcy Marquardt (1979). After her are Dale Begg-Smith (1985), Alex Gough (1987), Maëlle Ricker (1978), Denny Morrison (1985), Aaron Brown (1992), and Silken Laumann (1964).

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