Curling is a team sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. A men's tournament was held at the 1924 Winter Olympics before the sport was removed from the official programme until the 1998 Games. For 82 years, the 1924 tournament was considered a demonstration sport, so the medals were not officially counted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). The tournament was won by a team from the Royal Caledonian Curling Club in Scotland, who represented Great Britain. In 2006, Scottish newspaper The Herald conducted an investigation that found evidence that curling had been part of the official programme. The IOC subsequently recognized the top three teams as full medal winners.
Although not part of the official programme, curling was contested as a demonstration sport in 1932, 1988 and 1992. Curling was re-added as a demonstration event in 1988 because the Olympics were being held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, where the sport has a strong following. In November 1992, the Nagano Winter Olympic Organizing Committee and IOC Coordination Committee reached an agreement to include curling in the official programme of the 1998 Games in Nagano, Japan. Both the men's and women's tournaments have been held at every Winter Olympics since.
In total, 224 athletes have won a medal in curling, and 2 have won four. In 2010, Anette Norberg, Eva Lund, Cathrine Lindahl and Anna Le Moine of Sweden won the gold medal in the women's tournament, becoming the first curlers to win consecutive gold medals. Norberg also won a silver in 1988 when curling was a demonstration sport. Agnes Knochenhauer (two gold, one silver, one bronze) and Oskar Eriksson of Sweden (one gold, one silver, two bronze) have won four medals. According to the IOC, Carl August Kronlund of Sweden was the oldest Winter Olympics medallist, winning silver in 1924 at the age of 59. Robin Welsh of Great Britain was the oldest Winter Olympics gold medallist, winning in 1924 when he was 54. Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland was the oldest woman medalist at the Winter Olympics, winning the silver medal in 2026 when she was 46.
Teams from Canada have been successful in the sport since its return to the programme, winning at least a medal at each Olympics for a total of seven gold, three silver and four bronze. Teams from Great Britain, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden, United States and Italy have also won gold medals in the sport. A total of 60 medals (20 of each color) have been awarded since 1924 and have been won by teams from 13 National Olympic Committees (NOC).
Medalists Men 1924 Chamonix William JacksonRobin WelshThomas MurrayLaurence JacksonD. G. Astley Johan Petter ÅhlénCarl August KronlundTure ÖdlundCarl Wilhelm PetersénCarl Axel PetterssonErik SeverinKarl WahlbergVictor Wetterström Henri CournolletGeorges AndréArmand BénédicPierre CanivetRobert PlanqueHenri Aldebert1928–1994not included in the Olympic programme 1998 Nagano Patrick HürlimannPatrik LörtscherDaniel MüllerDiego PerrenDominic Andres Mike HarrisRichard HartCollin MitchellGeorge KarrysPaul Savage Eigil RamsfjellJan ThoresenStig-Arne GunnestadTore Torvbråten Anthon Grimsmo 2002 Salt Lake City Pål TrulsenLars VågbergFlemming DavangerBent Ånund RamsfjellTorger Nergård Kevin MartinDon WalchukCarter RycroftDon BartlettKen Tralnberg Andreas SchwallerChristof SchwallerMarkus EgglerDamian GrichtingMarco Ramstein 2006 Turin Brad GushueMark NicholsRuss HowardJamie KorabMike Adam Markku UusipaavalniemiWille MäkeläKalle KiiskinenTeemu SaloJani Sullanmaa Pete FensonShawn RojeskiJoe PoloJohn ShusterScott Baird 2010 Vancouver Kevin MartinJohn MorrisMarc KennedyBen HebertAdam Enright Thomas UlsrudTorger NergårdChristoffer SvaeHåvard Vad PeterssonThomas Løvold Ralph StöckliJan HauserMarkus EgglerSimon StrübinToni Müller 2014 Sochi Brad JacobsRyan FryE. J. HarndenRyan HarndenCaleb FlaxeyDavid MurdochGreg DrummondScott AndrewsMichael GoodfellowTom Brewster Niklas EdinSebastian KrauppFredrik LindbergViktor KjällOskar ErikssonJohn ShusterTyler GeorgeMatt HamiltonJohn LandsteinerJoe PoloNiklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenHenrik LeekBenoît SchwarzClaudio PätzPeter de CruzValentin TannerDominik Märki2022 Beijing Niklas EdinOskar ErikssonRasmus WranåChristoffer SundgrenDaniel MagnussonBruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Ross WhyteBrad GushueMark NicholsBrett GallantGeoff WalkerMarc Kennedy2026 Milano Cortina Brad JacobsMarc KennedyBrett GallantBen HebertTyler TardiBruce MouatGrant HardieBobby LammieHammy McMillan Jr.Kyle WaddellBenoît Schwarz-van BerkelYannick SchwallerSven MichelPablo Lachat-CouchepinKim Schwaller Medals: Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal1421721214313043111351045610127010180011 Total 9 9 9 27
Women 1998 Nagano Sandra SchmirlerJan BetkerJoan McCuskerMarcia GudereitAtina Ford Helena Blach LavrsenMargit PörtnerDorthe HolmTrine QvistJane Bidstrup Elisabet GustafsonKatarina NybergLouise MarmontElisabeth PerssonMargaretha Lindahl2002 Salt Lake City Rhona MartinDeborah KnoxFiona MacDonaldJanice RankinMargaret Morton Luzia EbnötherMirjam OttTanya FreiLaurence BidaudNadia Röthlisberger Kelley LawJulie SkinnerGeorgina WheatcroftDiane NelsonCheryl Noble2006 Turin Anette NorbergEva LundCathrine LindahlAnna SvärdUlrika Bergman Mirjam OttBinia BeeliValeria SpältyMichèle MoserManuela Kormann Shannon KleibrinkAmy NixonGlenys BakkerChristine KeshenSandra Jenkins2010 Vancouver Anette NorbergEva LundCathrine LindahlAnna Le MoineKajsa Bergström Cheryl BernardSusan O'ConnorCarolyn DarbyshireCori BartelKristie Moore Wang BingyuLiu YinYue QingshuangZhou YanLiu Jinli 2014 Sochi Jennifer JonesKaitlyn LawesJill OfficerDawn McEwenKirsten Wall Maria PrytzChristina BertrupMaria WennerströmMargaretha SigfridssonAgnes Knochenhauer Eve MuirheadAnna SloanVicki AdamsClaire HamiltonLauren GrayAnna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsJennie WåhlinKim Eun-jungKim Kyeong-aeKim Seon-yeongKim Yeong-miKim Cho-hiSatsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaMari Motohashi2022 Beijing Eve MuirheadVicky WrightJennifer DoddsHailey DuffMili SmithSatsuki FujisawaChinami YoshidaYumi SuzukiYurika YoshidaKotomi IshizakiAnna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia MabergsJohanna Heldin2026 Milano Cortina Anna HasselborgSara McManusAgnes KnochenhauerSofia ScharbackJohanna HeldinAlina PätzSilvana TirinzoniCarole HowaldSelina WitschonkeStefanie BersetRachel HomanTracy FleuryEmma MiskewSarah WilkesRachelle Brown Medals: Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal141272213632013403035011260101010180011 Total 8 8 8 24
Mixed doubles Kaitlyn LawesJohn MorrisJenny PerretMartin RiosKristin SkaslienMagnus Nedregotten2022 Beijing Stefania ConstantiniAmos MosanerKristin SkaslienMagnus NedregottenAlmida de ValOskar Eriksson2026 Milano Cortina Isabella WranåRasmus WranåCory ThiesseKorey DropkinStefania ConstantiniAmos Mosaner Medals: Rank Nation Gold Silver BronzeTotal110121101231001401125010150101 Total 3 3 3 9
Notes The members of the 1924 British team vary depending on the source. William Jackson, Robin Welsh, Thomas Murray and Laurence Jackson are listed as the medallists by the British Olympic Association and International Society of Olympic Historians. The Herald reports that those four are the only British curlers that played, and they received gold medals and certificates. However, the IOC database omits Laurence Jackson and includes T. Aikman, D. G. Astley, W. Brown, R. Cousin and J. McLeod. According to The Herald, the IOC believes that those five also received medals. The World Curling Federation's list agrees with the BOA, but also lists John T. Robertson Aikman [incorrectly] as an alternate.
Athlete medal leaders Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total 2014, 2018, 2022, 20262114 2018, 2022, 20262103 2018, 2022, 20262013 2018, 2022, 20262013 2018, 2022, 20262013 2010, 2022, 20262013 2014, 20262002 2010, 20262002 2014, 20182002 2010, 20182002 2006, 20102002 2006, 20102002 2006, 20102002 2006, 20102002 2014, 2018, 20221124 2014, 2018, 20221113 2018, 20221102 2002, 20101102 2002, 20101102 2022, 20261012 2022, 20261012 2022, 20261012 2022, 20261012 2014, 20221012 2006, 20221012 2006, 20221012 2006, 20181012 2006, 20181012 2022, 20260202 2022, 20260202 2022, 20260202 2022, 20260202 2002, 20060202 2018, 20220112 2018, 20220112 2018, 20220112 2018, 20220112 2018, 20220112 2018, 20220112 2018, 20260022 2002, 20100022
See also List of Paralympic medalists in wheelchair curling List of World Men's Curling Champions List of World Women's Curling Champions World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship
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External links Curling – Olympics at Sports-reference.com Olympic Review and Revue Olympique. LA84 Foundation