{{Short description|Scottish-Irish curler (born 1966)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{MedalTableTop}} {{MedalSport | Men's [[Curling]]}} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Junior Curling Championships]]}} {{MedalGold| [[1987 World Junior Curling Championships|1987 Victoria]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[European Curling Championships]]}} {{MedalBronze| [[1997 European Curling Championships|1997 Füssen]] | }} {{MedalBottom}}
'''Douglas Dryburgh''' (born 30 January 1966 in [[Inverness]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia - Douglas Dryburgh |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/100317 |website=Olympedia |access-date=14 August 2022}}</ref> or [[Kirkcaldy]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Douglas Dryburgh |url=https://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=13207|website=CurlingZone|access-date=21 August 2022}}</ref> Scotland) is a Scottish-Irish curler, originally from [[Kirkcaldy]]. He is a former [[World Junior Curling Championships|World Junior champion]] [[skip (curling)|skip]] and represented Great Britain at the [[1998 Winter Olympics]].
==Career== ===Juniors=== In 1986, in his fifth [[Scottish Junior Curling Championships|Scottish Junior Curling Championship]], and his first as a skip, Dryburgh lost in the final to [[David Aitken (curler)|David Aitken]], who went on to win that year's World Junior Championship. Dryburgh missed his last shot in the 10th, 11th and 12th ends of that game, gaining him a "somewhat unwarranted reputation as a 'choker'".<ref name="TC">{{cite news|title=Long wait is over for Dryburgh|date=March 22, 1987|page=11|newspaper=Victoria Times-Colonist|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107788125/times-colonist/|access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> That season, he also made it to the final of the [[Scottish Men's Curling Championship]]. losing to [[David Smith (curler)|David Smith]] in the final.<ref>{{cite news|title=So near...|date=February 25, 1986|page=5|newspaper=Paisley Daily Express|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107829991/paisley-daily-express/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> The next season he was finally victorious at the Scottish Junior Championship, defeating Alistair Scott in the Scottish final.<ref>{{cite news|title=Junior curling|date=September 18, 1987|page=41|newspaper=The Perthshire Advertiser|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107831992/the-perthshire-advertiser-etc/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> He and his rink of [[Phil Wilson (curler)|Philip Wilson]], [[Lindsay Clark (curler)|Lindsay Clark]] and [[Billy Andrew]] went on to represent Scotland at the [[1987 World Junior Curling Championships]]. There, he led his rink to an 8–1 round robin record. In the playoffs, he beat Switzerland and then <ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament details |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/120 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=results.worldcurling.org}}</ref> defeated Canada's [[Hugh McFadyen]] rink in the final. At the time, he was an electronic engineering student<ref name="TC"/> at the [[Paisley College of Technology]].<ref name="Paisley">{{cite news|title=Paisley|date=April 24, 1987|page=10|newspaper=Paisley Daily Express|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107831437/paisley-daily-express/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> The media dubbed him as the most "colourful" skip at the tournament, becoming a "fan favourite" due to his "soft-edged cockiness" and "dry sense of humour".<ref name="TC"/> Dryburgh was named the all-star skip at the tournament and curled 78% at the event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canadian third wins pair of honors [sic] |date=March 21, 1987|page=40|newspaper=Victoria Times Colonist|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107830898/times-colonist/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> That same season, Dryburgh made it to the Scottish men's final once again, losing to [[Grant McPherson]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Curling Scot enjoys playing several roles|date=March 16, 1987|page=15|newspaper=Victoria Times Colonist|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107830301/times-colonist/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref>
===Men's=== Following the [[Royal Caledonian Curling Club]] (Scotland's national curling body) decision to ban McPherson from competing at the [[1987 European Curling Championships]] due to disciplinary reasons, Dryburgh and his rink were selected to represent Scotland at the Euros in their stead.<ref name="Paisley"/> His team placed sixth, with a 4–2 record at the tournament held in [[Oberstdorf]], Germany. Ten years later at the [[1997 European Curling Championships]] held in [[Füssen]], Germany, he led his rink of [[Peter Wilson (curler)|Peter Wilson]], Philip Wilson, [[Ronnie Napier]] and brother [[James Dryburgh|James]] to a 4–1 record in group play. They then won their quarter final against Norway, but lost in the semifinal to Germany, settling for the bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament details |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/183 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=results.worldcurling.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament details |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/213 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=results.worldcurling.org}}</ref> Two months earlier, Dryburgh won the British Olympic Trials held in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Curling|date=October 13, 1997|page=36|newspaper=Daily Record|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107833327/daily-record/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> at a time where rinks were not even open for the season yet in Scotland.<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|title=Curling at the edges of icy glory|date=February 6, 1998|page=10|newspaper=The Guardian|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107787659/the-guardian/|access-date=August 17, 2022}}</ref> This qualified his rink for the [[1998 Winter Olympics]] in Nagano, Japan, where he captained the British team and placed 7th out of 8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament details |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/109 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=results.worldcurling.org}}</ref> At the time, Dryburgh was employed as a [[flight lieutenant]] for the [[Royal Air Force]] and had to negotiate a posting in [[Kinloss, Scotland]] so that he could train, declining a promotion to a posting in the [[Falkland Islands]] in the process.<ref name="Guardian"/>
Dryburgh played on the [[Ireland (island)|Ireland]] team at the [[2005 European Curling Championships|2005 European Championships]] in [[Garmisch-Partenkirchen]], Germany with teammates Peter Wilson, [[Robin Gray (curler)|Robin Gray]], [[Johnjo Kenny]] and [[Peter J. D. Wilson]]. He led Ireland to a 4–5 record, placing 7th.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament details |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/229 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=results.worldcurling.org}}</ref> This qualified Ireland for the [[2006 World Men's Curling Championship]] in [[Lowell, Massachusetts]], the first time Ireland ever qualified for the World Men's Curling Championship.<ref>{{cite news|title=Canada remains within reach|date=April 4, 2006|page=19|newspaper=Regina Leader-Post|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107834752/the-leader-post/|access-date=August 18, 2022}}</ref> There, the team finished in 12th place out of 12 teams, winning just one game. Dryburgh played in six of the team's 11 matches, including their lone win against Japan.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tournament details |url=https://results.worldcurling.org/Championship/Details/226 |access-date=2022-08-01 |website=results.worldcurling.org}}</ref>
==Personal life== Douglas Dryburgh is son of ice hockey player [[Jack Dryburgh]], the brother of Olympic teammate [[James Dryburgh]]<ref name="Guardian"/> and brother-in-law of [[Margaretha Lindahl]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Douglas Dryburgh |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/douglas-dryburgh-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417224928/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/dr/douglas-dryburgh-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |access-date=24 January 2010 }}</ref>
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