{{Short description|Canadian curler}} {{Other people|named=with the surname|Shantz or Ryan|Shantz|Ryan (surname){{!}}Ryan}} {{Infobox curler | name = Penny Shantz | gender = F <!-- m, f --> | image = | image_size = | other_names = Penny Ryan | birth_date = {{birth_date and age|1960|5|23}} | birth_place = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | Curling club = Vernon CC, Vernon, BC | Skip = | Third = | Second = | Lead = | Alternate = | Mixed doubles partner = | Member Association = {{AB}} (–1989) <br> {{BC}} (1989–present) |Hearts appearances = 2: ({{STOH|1983}}, {{STOH|1989}}) | World Championship appearances = | World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances = | European Championship appearances = | Olympic appearances = 1 (1988) (demo) | Other appearances = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | Curling}} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games ''(demonstration)'' }} {{MedalGold | 1988 Calgary | Women's }} {{MedalCountry | {{BC}} }} {{MedalCompetition | {{STOH||Scott Tournament of Hearts}} }} {{MedalSilver | {{STOH|1983|1983 Prince George}} | }} {{MedalCompetition | Canadian Olympic Curling Trials }} {{MedalGold | 1987 Calgary | }} }}
'''Penny Shantz''' (also known as '''Penny Ryan''' and '''Penny Shantz-Henderson''';<ref>{{cite news|title=Kleibrink well-prepared for ladies' final|date=October 8, 2003|page=B1|newspaper=Vernon Morning Star|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/60522929/the-morning-star/|accessdate=October 4, 2020}}</ref> born May 23, 1960<ref>[https://olympic.ca/team-canada/penny-ryan/ Penny Ryan | Team Canada - Official Olympic Team Website]</ref>) is a Canadian curler.
She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.
In the 1980s, she was married to famous Canadian curler Pat Ryan, World and Brier champion.<ref>[https://londoncurling.ca/rocktalk/docs/rt201210.pdf Rock Talk - Newsletter of the London Curling Club - October 2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723093245/https://londoncurling.ca/rocktalk/docs/rt201210.pdf |date=2018-07-23 }} (page 3: «…Teams skipped by Linda Moore and Pat Ryan eventually wore Canada’s colours at Calgary. Penny Ryan, who was Pat’s wife at the time, was selected for Moore’s team but she didn’t usually curl with them…»)</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/223677/shantz-takes-on-foes-from-yesteryear-in-quest-for-elusive-national-crown/ |title=Shantz takes on foes from yesteryear in quest for elusive national crown |publisher=Globalnews.ca |author=Monte Stewart |date=March 16, 2012 |accessdate=August 5, 2019 }}</ref>
==Teams== {| class="wikitable" |- ! scope="col"| Season ! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate ! scope="col"| Events |- ! scope="row"| 1982<ref name="aut">{{Cite web |url=http://www.autumngoldcurlingclassic.com/Past-Winners.php |title=Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic {{!}} Past Winners |access-date=2019-08-05 |archive-date=2019-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190312034436/http://www.autumngoldcurlingclassic.com/Past-Winners.php |url-status=dead }}</ref> | Ruby Sowinski || Deb Lewis || Penny Ryan || Bonnie Bower || || |- ! scope="row"| 1982–83 | Cathy Shaw || Christine Jurgenson || Sandra Rippel || Penny Ryan || || {{STOH|1983|STOH 1983}} {{Silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 1987–88 | Linda Moore || Lindsay Sparkes || Debbie Jones || Penny Ryan || Patti Vande (OG) || COCT 1987 {{Gold1}}<br>OG 1988 {{Gold1}} |- ! scope="row"| 1988–89 | Debbie Shermack || Penny Ryan || Diane Alexander || Twyla Pruden || Sandra Rippel || {{STOH|1989|STOH 1989}} (8th) |- ! scope="row"| 1989–90<ref>{{cite news|title=Kelowna rink wins the gold|date=October 10, 1989|page=61|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/46964626/calgary-herald/|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}</ref> | Kerrylyn Richard || Penny Ryan || Susan Auty || Iris Nielson || Sandra Jenkins<ref name="aut" /> || |- ! scope="row"| 2002–03 | Marilyn Bodogh || Theresa Breen || Susan Froud || Sara Gatchell || Penny Shantz || CC 2003 (T-7th) |- ! scope="row"| 2004–05 | Penny Shantz || Kerrylyn Richard || Elizabeth Folk || Sandra Jenkins || || |- ! scope="row"| 2006–07 | Penny Shantz || Sandra Jenkins || Sherry Heath || Susan Hamilton || || |- ! scope="row"| 2007 | Sandra Jenkins || Penny Shantz || Susan Hamilton || Sherry Heath || Brittany Rouck || |- ! scope="row"| 2011–12 | Penny Shantz || Debbie Jones-Walker || Deborah Pulak || Shirley Wong || || CSCC 2012 (10th) |- ! scope="row"| 2012–13 | Penny Shantz || Sandra Jenkins || Kate Horne || Sherry Heath || || |- ! scope="row"| 2013–14 | Penny Shantz || Sandra Jenkins || Debbie Pulak || Kate Horne || || CSCC 2014 (7th) |- ! scope="row"| 2014–15 | Penny Shantz || Sandra Jenkins || Colleen Robson || Kate Horne || || |- ! scope="row"| 2016–17 | Lynne Noble || Penny Shantz || Colleen Robson || Kathy Branch || || CSCC 2017 {{Bronze3}} |- ! scope="row"| 2017–18 | Lynne Noble || Penny Shantz || Colleen Robson || Karen Lepine || || CSCC 2018 (4th) |- ! scope="row"| 2018–19 | Sandra Jenkins || Penny Shantz || Colleen Robson || Kate Horne || || |- ! scope="row"| 2020–21 | Mary-Anne Arsenault || Penny Shantz || Diane Gushulak || Grace MacInnis || || CSCC 2021 {{silver2}} |- ! scope="row"| 2021 | Penny Shantz || Tina Chestnut || Nicole Guizzo || Nancy Betteridge || || CCCC 2021 |- ! scope="row"| 2022 | Penny Shantz || Cindy Curtain || Shirley Wong || Janet Suter || || CMCC 2022 {{Gold1}} |- ! scope="row"| 2023 | Penny Shantz || Cindy Curtain || Shirley Wong || Janet Suter || || CMCC 2023 {{Gold1}} |- ! scope="row"| 2024 | Penny Shantz || Cindy Curtain || Danielle Shaughnessy || Donna Mychaluk || || CMCC 2024 {{Gold1}} |}
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==External links== * {{Sports links}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.bclocalnews.com/sports/shantz-rink-claims-b-c-title/ |title=Shantz rink claims B.C. title |publisher=BC Local News |date=February 21, 2012 |author=James Clarke |accessdate=August 5, 2019 }} * Video: {{youTube|wIyLwnQdzKs|Meet the Athletes: Penny Shantz}} (YouTube-channel "Curl BC") (BC curler Penny Shantz talks about how she got introduced to curling and her experiences competing in the Scotties, the Olympics, and the BC and Canadian Senior Curling Championships)
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