{{short description|Scottish curler}} '''Nancy Smith'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Winter Olympics 2014: David Murdoch's wife stays at home as Great Britain go for curling gold against Canada |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=20 February 2014 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/winter-olympics/10652669/Winter-Olympics-2014-David-Murdochs-wife-stays-at-home-as-Great-Britain-go-for-curling-gold-against-Canada.html}}</ref> (born '''Nancy Murdoch'''; 17 October 1969<ref name="Eye Opener">{{cite magazine |title=Getting to Know You – Scotland |magazine=Eye Opener |publisher=Canadian Curling Association |issue=7 |date=26 March 2010 |page=13 |url=https://issuu.com/curling/docs/eyeopenermarch26}}</ref>) is a Scottish curling coach from Stewarton, Scotland.<ref>2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide</ref> Murdoch is a former Scottish champion and former world championship semi finalist. Murdoch is now retired from competing herself and now coaches.
==Early life==
Nancy Murdoch was born on 17 October 1969 in Dumfries, Scotland.<ref name="Eye Opener"/> She is the sister of David Murdoch (former European Champion and World Champion) and Neil Murdoch (former European Champion and world junior champion).<ref name="sis1">{{cite web |url=http://www.sisport.com/sisport/1897.html?pStyle=plain |title=Sportscotland institute of sport - Nancy Murdoch |accessdate=2014-02-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224153457/http://www.sisport.com/sisport/1897.html?pStyle=plain |archivedate=2012-02-24 }}</ref>
==Curler==
Nancy Murdoch started to compete in curling at the age of 12. When interviewed for the Scottish Institute of Sport website she said that in her pre-coaching career, "Highlight was winning Scottish title in 2001. Low point was losing out in Semi final at World Championships to deny qualifying for the Olympics in Salt Lake City."<ref name = "sis2">{{cite web| url = http://www.sisport.com/sisport/3131.html| title = Performance}}</ref>
==Curling coach==
Murdoch took up position in March 2008 as the Olympic Women's Curling Coach, for the Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver 2010.<ref name = "sis1" />
As a National Coach, her teams have won Double World Junior Ladies Champions 2007 and 2008, European Youth Olympics' Gold medal in 2005, a World University Games' Silver Medal in 2007 and 3 World Junior Bronze medals.<ref name = "sis1" />
She has been heavily involved with the performance level of the sport for over a decade as an Area Institute and Scottish Institute athlete, a team coach and National Coach. Throughout this time she has been at 23 Major International Championships.<ref name = "sis1" />
==Personal life== She is married.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/2022-OK-Tire-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-WEB.pdf|title=2022 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide|work=Curling Canada|accessdate=16 March 2022|archive-date=18 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318021807/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/03/2022-OK-Tire-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-WEB.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Sports links}} * http://www.dgstandard.co.uk/dumfries-sport/other-sport-dumfries/2010/01/08/winter-olympics-coach-nancy-murdoch-51311-25547987/ * [https://www.geni.com/people/Nancy-Murdoch/6000000024402599894 Nancy McIvor Murdoch - Genealogy | Geni]
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