| Anita Ford | |
| Birth Date: | 3 October 1947 |
| Birth Place: | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Curling Club: | Caledonian CC, Regina, SK |
| Hearts Appearances: | 4 |
| World Championship Appearances: | 2 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Anita Ford (born October 3, 1947)[1] is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Regina, Saskatchewan. She is known as the alternate and later coach of the Sandra Schmirler team.
She is a two-time and two-time .
In 1999, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Sandra Schmirler team.[2]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970–71[3] | Val Spencer | Anita Ford | Mary Bennet | Georgie Reichel | |||
| 1971–72[4] | Beth Lake | Amy Gilroy | Mary Entwistle | Anita Ford | |||
| 1979–80 | Anita Ford | ||||||
| 1980–81[5] | Crystal Brunas | Anita Ford | Randi Kelly | Nelda McDonald | |||
| 1990–91 | Anita Ford | (4th) | |||||
| 1992–93 | Sandra Peterson | Jan Betker | Joan McCusker | Marcia Schiml | Anita Ford | | |
| 1993–94 | Sandra Peterson | Jan Betker | Joan McCusker | Marcia Gudereit | Anita Ford | | |
| 1994–95 | Sandra Peterson | Jan Betker | Joan McCusker | Marcia Gudereit | Anita Ford | ||
| 2003–04 | Crystal Frisk | Anita Ford | Randi Kelly | CSCC 2004 (6th) | |||
| 2004–05 | Crystal Frisk | Anita Ford | Randi Kelly | Dawne Obleman | CSCC 2005 (12th) | ||
| 2010–11 | Anita Ford | Dawn Obleman | [6] |
| Year | Tournament, event | Team | Skip | Place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | |||||
| 1997 | Sandra Schmirler | ||||
| 1998 | Saskatchewan | Sandra Schmirler | |||
| 2008 | Saskatchewan |
Anita Ford is from a family of curlers. Her husband Gary (died 2004) was a four-time Saskatchewan men's curling champion from 1968 to 1971. They have two daughters, both of which are also curlers, Atina Ford and Cindy Simmons. Atina is an Olympic and Canadian champion, and sometime part of the Schmirler team. Simmons played in the with Michelle Englot.[7]