Diane Dezura

This article is about the Canadian curler. For the American business executive, see Diane Nelson (comics).
Diane Dezura
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Women's Curling
World Curling Championships
2000 Glasgow
Olympic Games
2002 Salt Lake City
Representing  British Columbia
Scott Tournament of Hearts
2000 Prince George
2001 Sudbury
Canadian Olympic Curling Trials
2001 Regina

Diane Dezura (born July 1, 1958 in Burnaby, British Columbia as Diane Nelson) is a Canadian retired curler and Olympic medalist. As Diane Nelson, she played lead on for the Kelley Law rink in the early 2000s, one of the best teams in the world at the time. While she was with the team, the Law rink won a world championship in 2000 and a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.[1]

In her career, Dezura played in five Scott Tournament of Hearts, in 1988, 1989, 2000, 2001 and in 2004, winning the event in 2000.

Personal life

Dezura retired from curling in 2004. She is married to fellow curler Grant Dezura [2] and lives in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Curling" – databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on March 19, 2008)
  2. ↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/diane-nelson-1.html
  3. ↑ http://www2.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=cf0793e6-dfc0-45fe-948b-f702a31d92cb
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