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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. She died in 2000 at 36 of cancer, leaving a legacy that extended outside of curling. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Sandra Schmirler is the 6,318th most popular athlete (down from 5,642nd in 2024), the 1,508th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,394th in 2019) and the 155th most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sandra Schmirler ranks 6,318 out of 6,025. Before her are Alexei Seliverstov, Jacob Holm, Danyon Loader, Krishna Poonia, Worapoj Petchkoom, and Gary Kikaya. After her are Khrystyna Stuy, Angelica Bengtsson, Marek Plawgo, Catherine Skinner, Aïssata Soulama, and Wude Ayalew.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Sandra Schmirler ranks 1,204. Before her are Oby Ezekwesili, Dean Ward, Vijay Raaz, Eugene Scalia, Anita Raj, and Jaclyn Jose. After her are Patrick Herminie, Neeraj Vora, Tracie Ruiz, Mark Kermode, Michael Waltrip, and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Among people deceased in 2000, Sandra Schmirler ranks 388. Before her are Usha Kiran, Sandra Schmitt, Monster of Florence, Judith Wright, Alexandra Petrova, and Steve McCrory. After her are Federico Gil, and Joseph Weber.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sandra Schmirler ranks 1,509 out of 1,622. Before her are Maëlle Ricker (1978), Carla MacLeod (1982), Jonathan Osorio (1992), Frank Dancevic (1984), Meghan Agosta (1987), and Marie-Philip Poulin (1991). After her are Zach Edey (2002), Darcy Marquardt (1979), Julia Voth (1985), Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (2001), Marc-Édouard Vlasic (1987), and Peter New (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Sandra Schmirler ranks 155. Before her are Christine Girard (1985), Silken Laumann (1964), Cheryl Bernard (1966), Maëlle Ricker (1978), Meghan Agosta (1987), and Marie-Philip Poulin (1991). After her are Darcy Marquardt (1979), Roseline Filion (1987), Mark de Jonge (1984), Thomas Hall (1982), Dion Phaneuf (1985), and Lyndon Rush (1980).

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