Peter Loudon

{{Short description|Scottish curler (born 1966)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Peter Loudon | image = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|11|17|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], Scotland | spouse = | sport = Curling | club = Airleywight CC | worlds = | nationals = | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Men's [[curling]]}} {{MedalCountry | {{SCO}} }} {{MedalCompetition|[[World Curling Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold| {{WMCC|1999|1999 Saint John}} | [[List of World Curling Men's Champions|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver| {{WMCC|1995|1995 Brandon}} | [[List of World Curling Men's Champions|Team]]}} {{MedalSilver| {{WMCC|2008|2008 Grand Forks}} | [[List of World Curling Men's Champions|Team]]}} {{MedalBronze| {{WMCC|1997|1997 Berne}} | [[List of World Curling Men's Champions|Team]]}} {{MedalBronze| {{WMCC|2002|2002 Bismarck}} | [[List of World Curling Men's Champions|Team]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[European Curling Championships|European Championships]]}} {{MedalGold| {{EuCC|1996|1996 Copenhagen}} | Team}} {{MedalGold| {{EuCC|1999|1999 Chamonix}} | Team}} {{MedalGold| {{EuCC|2007|2007 Füssen}} | Team}} }}

'''Peter Loudon''' (born 17 November 1966 in [[Perth, Scotland|Perth]], [[Scotland]]) is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Curling|curler]] and world champion.<ref name=olympedia>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/102055 |website=[[Olympedia]] |title=Peter Loudon |access-date=24 February 2021}}</ref> He is the alternate player on the [[David Murdoch]] team.

He won a gold medal (with skip [[Hammy McMillan]]) at the [[1999 Ford World Curling Championships]] in [[Saint John, New Brunswick]].<ref name=sports123>[http://sports123.com/cur/mw.html "Curling – Men: World Championships"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028211838/http://sports123.com/cur/mw.html |date=28 October 2018 }}. Retrieved 21 March 2008</ref> He has received three gold medals at the [[European Curling Championships]].

Loudon competed for [[Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics#Curling|Great Britain at the 2002 Winter Olympics]].<ref>{{cite Sports-Reference}}</ref>

Loudon is on the board of directors at Scottish football club [[St Johnstone F.C.|St Johnstone]], for whom his grandfather, [[Peter Gavigan]], played during the 1920s.<ref>[https://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/board-directors Board of Directors] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127080824/https://perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/board-directors |date=27 January 2021 }} – St Johnstone's official website</ref>

He is a brother of [[Edith Loudon]] and [[Katie Loudon]].<ref name=olympedia/>

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