{{short description|Welsh male curler}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox curler |name = Hugh Meikle |image = |image_size = |birth_date = {{birth date|1940|12|25|df=y}} |birth_place = Birkenhead, England |death_date = {{death date and age|2016|2|19 |1940|12|25|df=y}} |death_place = |Curling club = Deeside CC |Skip = |Third = |Second = |Lead = |Alternate = |Member Association = {{WAL}} |World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|1995}}) |World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = |European Championship appearances = 8 ({{EuCC|1989}}, {{EuCC|1991}}, {{EuCC|1994}}, {{EuCC|1995}}, {{EuCC|1997}}, {{EuCC|2000}}, {{EuCC|2001}}, {{EuCC|2005}}) |Olympic appearances = |Other appearances = {{WSCC||World Senior Championships}}: 7 ({{WSCC|2003}}, {{WSCC|2004}}, {{WSCC|2006}}, {{WSCC|2008}}, {{WSCC|2011}}, {{WSCC|2012}}, {{WSCC|2014}}) |medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Curling }} }}
'''Hugh Meikle''' (25 December 1940 – 19 February 2016) was a Welsh curler and curling coach.<ref>{{worldcurling}}</ref><ref name="obituary">{{cite web |url=https://www.welshcurling.org.uk/2016/02/19/death-of-hugh-meikle/ |title=Death of Hugh Meikle |author=Chris Wells |publisher=Welsh Curling Association |date=February 19, 2016 }}</ref>
He started curling in Toronto, Ontario in late 1960s.
He was a founder of Welsh Curling Association in 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.welshcurling.org.uk/about/welsh-curling-a-history/|title=Welsh Curling: A History}}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col" width=60| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Coach ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 1989–90 | Adrian Meikle || Jamie Meikle || Hugh Meikle || Nick Leslie || || || {{EuCC|1989|ECC 1989}} (8th) |- ! scope="row"| 1991–92 | Adrian Meikle || Hugh Meikle || J. Paul Heiskle || Nick Leslie || Timothy Rhodes || || {{EuCC|1991|ECC 1991}} (12th) |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 1994–95 | Adrian Meikle (fourth) || John Hunt (skip) || Jamie Meikle || Hugh Meikle || || || {{EuCC|1994|ECC 1994}} (7th) |- | Jamie Meikle (fourth) || Adrian Meikle || John Hunt (skip) || Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || || {{WMCC|1995|WCC 1995}} (10th) |- ! scope="row"| 1995–96 | Adrian Meikle || Jamie Meikle || John Hunt || Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || || {{EuCC|1995|ECC 1995}} (13th) |- ! scope="row"| 1997–98 | Adrian Meikle (fourth) || Jamie Meikle || John Hunt (skip) || Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || || {{EuCC|1997|ECC 1997}} (8th) |- ! scope="row"| 2000–01 | Adrian Meikle || Chris Wells || John Sharpe || Hugh Meikle || Andrew Tanner || || {{EuCC|2000|ECC 2000}} (16th) |- ! scope="row"| 2001–02 | Adrian Meikle || Chris Wells || Andrew Tanner || John Sharpe || Hugh Meikle || Dave Pritchard || {{EuCC|2001|ECC 2001}} (14th) |- ! scope="row"| 2002–03 | Hugh Meikle || Peter Harris || Ray King || Chris Wells || || || {{WSCC|2003|WSCC 2003}} (11th) |- ! scope="row"| 2003–04 | Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || Peter Williams || Ray King || Scott Lyon || || {{WSCC|2004|WSCC 2004}} (13th) |- ! scope="row" rowspan=2| 2005–06 | Adrian Meikle || Jamie Meikle || Stuart Hills || Andrew Tanner || Hugh Meikle || Elizabeth Meikle || {{EuCC|2005|ECC 2005}} (12th) |- | Hugh Meikle (fourth) || Chris Wells (skip) || Michael Yuille || Hugh Hodge || || || {{WSCC|2006|WSCC 2006}} (12th) |- ! scope="row"| 2007–08 | Hugh Meikle || Michael Yuille || Stewart Cairns || Hugh Hodge || Chris Wells || || {{WSCC|2008|WSCC 2008}} (11th) |- ! scope="row"| 2010–11 | Hugh Meikle (fourth) || Chris Wells (skip) || Michael Yuille || Stewart Cairns || Andrew Carr || Elizabeth Meikle || {{WSCC|2011|WSCC 2011}} (15th) |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Chris Wells || Hugh Meikle || Stewart Cairns || Andrew Carr || Peter Sims || Gill Sims || {{WSCC|2012|WSCC 2012}} (19th) |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14 | Chris Wells || Hugh Meikle || Richard Pougher || Andrew Carr || Gary Waddell || || {{WSCC|2014|WSCC 2014}} (14th) |}
==Record as a coach of national teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Tournament, event ! scope="col"| National team ! scope="col"| Place |- | 2007 || 2007 European Curling Championships || {{WAL}} (men) ||{{center|17}} |- | 2011 || 2011 European Junior Curling Challenge || {{WAL}} (junior men) ||{{center|12}} |}
==Personal life== His wife Elizabeth is a curler and coach; his sons Adrian and Jamie are also a curlers.<ref name="obituary" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
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