Holly Thompson Explained

Holly Thompson
Gender:	f
Birth Date:	1998 3, df=yes
Birth Place:	Ranfurly, New Zealand
Curling Club:	Dunedin CC, Dunedin^[1]
Skip:	Jessica Smith
Third:	Courtney Smith
Second:	Bridget Becker
Lead:	Holly Thompson
Alternate:	Natalie Thurlow
World Championship Appearances:	2
Pacific Championship Appearances:	2
Pan Continental Championship Appearances:	2
Other Appearances:	Youth Olympic Games 1 (2016)

Holly Thompson (born 12 March 1998) is a New Zealand curler from Taihape.^[2]

At the international level, she competed at the (first-ever Worlds for the New Zealand women's curling team), two Pacific-Asia Championships and the . She also competed at the 2016 Winter Youth Olympics (finishing 13th with the New Zealand mixed team, and 5th in mixed doubles with Sterling Middleton from Canada).

At the national level, she is a New Zealand women's and mixed team champion curler.

Personal life

Thompson works as a receptionist and salesperson at the Taihape Veterinary Clinic.^[2]

Teams and events

Women's

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Coach	Events
2012–13	Holly Thompson	Catherine Greer	Tash Whyte	Jenn Becker			NZJCC 2012
2013–14			Holly Thompson				PAJCC 2014 (4th)
2014–15	Eleanor Adviento	Waverley Taylor	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson
2015–16			Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson			NZWCC 2015
	Eleanor Adviento	Jessica Smith	Waverley Taylor	Holly Thompson		Nelson Ede	WJBCC 2016 (5th)
2016–17	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Waverley Taylor	Bridget Becker			NZWCC 2016
			Emma Sutherland	Holly Thompson		Elizabeth Matthews	(4th)
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland		Eloise Pointon	Nelson Ede	WJBCC 2017 (16th)
2017–18	Bridget Becker	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson				NZWCC 2017
Bridget Becker	Jessica Smith	Thivya Jeyaranjan	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland	Nelson Ede	(5th)
Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Emma Sutherland	Courtney Smith			WJBCC 2018 (4th)
2018–19	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan	Courtney Smith			NZWCC 2018
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan	Courtney Smith		Nelson Ede	WJBCC 2019 (Jan) (12th)
2019–20	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Mhairi-Bronté Duncan				NZWCC 2019
2020–21	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Jennifer Stewart				NZWCC 2020
2021–22	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow	Holly Thompson	Jennifer Stewart	Ruby Kinney		NZWCC 2021
2022–23	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Natalie Thurlow	Bridget Becker			NZWCC 2022
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Natalie Thurlow	Bridget Becker	Ruby Kinney	Nelson Ede	(5th)
	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow	Ruby Kinney	Nelson Ede	(13th)
2023–24	Jessica Smith	Holly Thompson	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow			NZWCC 2023
	Jessica Smith	Courtney Smith	Bridget Becker	Natalie Thurlow	Holly Thompson		(5th)

Mixed team

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Coach	Events
2015–16	Matthew Neilson	Holly Thompson				WYOG 2016 (13th)
2022–23		Holly Thompson	Kieran Ford	Shay Bijoux		NZMxCC 2022
2023–24	Brett Sargon	Holly Thompson	Kieran Ford	Olivia Russell		NZMxCC 2023

Mixed doubles

Season	Female	Male	Coach	Events
2012–13	Holly Thompson, Tash Whyte^[3]	Josh Whyte		NZMDCC 2012 (13th)
2013–14	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2013 (7th)
2014–15	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2014 (10th)
2015–16	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2016 (10th)
	Holly Thompson			WYOG 2016 (5th)
2016–17	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2016 (4th)
2017–18	Holly Thompson	Josh Fogo		NZMDCC 2017 (7th)
2018–19	Holly Thompson			NZMDCC 2018 (4th)
2019–20	Holly Thompson	Anton Hood		NZMDCC 2019
2020–21	Holly Thompson	Anton Hood		NZMDCC 2020 (5th)

External links

• • • • Web site: Three Players Star (Again) at New Zealand Curling Finals - The Curling News . Sports Illustrated . 2022-06-26 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20220626193603/https://www.si.com/curling/news/three-players-star-again-at-new-zealand-curling-finals . 2022-06-26 .
• Web site: High stakes for NZ curling team . The News . 2023-03-02 . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20230419102037/https://www.thenews.co.nz/featured/high-stakes-for-nz-curling-team/ . 2023-04-19 .

Notes and References

1. https://www.curling.org.nz/index.php/dunedin-curling Dunedin Curling - New Zealand Curling
2. Web site: 2024 World Women's Curling Championship Media Guide. Curling Canada. 11 March 2024. 11 March 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240311202556/https://www.curling.ca/files/2024/03/2024-BKT-Tires-World-Womens-Curling-Championship-media-guide-V1.pdf. dead.
3. Web site: 2012 NZ Mixed Doubles Championship . New Zealand Curling . en . https://web.archive.org/web/20200220073021/https://www.curling.org.nz/index.php/161-results/nz-mixed-doubles/725-2012-nz-mixed-doubles-championship . 2020-02-20 . dead . (two girls listed in team line-up)