Iris Armstrong
Canadian curler
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Iris Armstrong (born in Melville, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler from Winnipeg.
Curling clubStony Mountain CC (Stony Mountain, MB),
Granite CC (Winnipeg)
Granite CC (Winnipeg)
Member Association
Canada
Canada| Iris Armstrong | |
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| ♀ | |
| Born | Melville, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Stony Mountain CC (Stony Mountain, MB), Granite CC (Winnipeg) |
Curling career  | |
| Member Association | Canada |
| Hearts appearances | 3: (1978, 1979, 1983) |
Medal record | |
She won the 1978 Canadian women's championship playing second for Cathy Pidzarko.
Iris Armstrong was inducted into the Manitoba Curling Hall of Fame twice: in 2005 as a curler[1] and in 2014 as a member of the 1978 Macdonald Lassies championship team, skipped by Cathy Pidzarko.[2]
Teams
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977—78 | Cathy Pidzarko | Chris Pidzarko | Iris Armstrong | Patti Vandekerckhove | STOH 1978  |
| 1978—79 | Christine Pidzarko | Rose Tanasichuk | Iris Armstrong | Patti Vande | STOH 1979  |
| 1982—83 | Patti Vande | Carol Dunstone | Iris Armstrong | Maureen Bonar | STOH 1983 (4th) |
Personal life
She was born in Melville, Saskatchewan. In 1955, her family moved to Winnipeg. She started competitive curling in 1971.[1] Her son Doug Armstrong was on the 1999 Labatt Brier championship team that won a silver medal at the 1999 World Men's Curling Championship.[3] She was married to Keith Armstrong, who died in 2017.[4]
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