Thomas Dufour | |
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Born | February 12, 1973 Chamonix, France |
Team | |
Curling club | Chamonix CC, Chamonix |
Skip | Thomas Dufour |
Third | Tony Angiboust |
Second | Jan Ducroz |
Lead | Richard Ducroz |
Alternate | Raphael Mathieu |
Career | |
World Championship appearances |
7 (2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
European Championship appearances |
13 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010) |
Medal record | ||
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Curling | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
Silver | 1992 Oberstdorf | |
Bronze | 1993 Grindelwald |
Thomas Dufour (born February 12, 1973) is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.
Dufour has played in five World Junior Curling Championships (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994), 12 European Curling Championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), five World Curling Championships (2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009) and two Olympic Games, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
Dufour's best placing at the World Championships was a fifth place finish in 2008. At the 2002 Olympics, the team finished in last place without a win.
Dufour won two medals in his junior career. In 1992, he won the silver medal at the World Juniors, playing lead for Jan Henri Ducroz. In 1993, he won the bronze medal playing third for Spencer Mugnier.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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1989-90 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Sylvain Ducroz | Thomas Dufour | 1990 WJCC | |
1990-91 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Sylvain Ducroz | Thomas Dufour | Philippe Caux | 1991 WJCC |
1991-92 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Sylvain Ducroz | Thomas Dufour | Philippe Caux | 1992 WJCC |
1992-93 | Spencer Mugnier | Thomas Dufour | Sylvain Ducroz | Philippe Caux | Cyrille Prunet | 1993 WJCC |
1993-94 | Spencer Mugnier | Thomas Dufour | Sylvain Ducroz | Philippe Caux | Cyrille Prunet | 1994 WJCC |
1995-96 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Daniel Cosetto | Thomas Dufour | Lionel Tournier | 1995 ECC |
2004-05 | Thomas Dufour | Lionel Roux | Philippe Caux | Tony Angiboust | ||
2005-06 | Thomas Dufour | Philippe Caux | Tony Angiboust | Julien Charlet | ||
2006-07 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | ||
2007-09 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphael Mathieu | |
2008-09 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Richard Ducroz (Lead for most of the season) |
Jan Henri Ducroz (Second for most of the season) |
Raphael Mathieu | 2009 WCC |
2009-10 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphael Mathieu | 2010 OGs |
2010-11 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust (fourth) | Lionel Roux | Wilfrid Coulot | Jan Ducroz | 2011 WCC |