Hugh Meikle Explained

Hugh Meikle
Birth Date:25 December 1940
Birth Place:Birkenhead, England
Curling Club:Deeside CC
World Championship Appearances:1
European Championship Appearances:8
Other Appearances:

7

Hugh Meikle (25 December 1940 – 19 February 2016) was a Welsh curler and curling coach.[1]

He started curling in Toronto, Ontario in late 1960s.

He was a founder of Welsh Curling Association in 1974.[2]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateCoachEvents
1989–90Hugh Meikle (8th)
1991–92Adrian Meikle Hugh Meikle Nick Leslie (12th)
1994–95Adrian Meikle (fourth) John Hunt (skip) Jamie Meikle Hugh Meikle (7th)
Jamie Meikle (fourth) Adrian Meikle John Hunt (skip) Hugh Meikle (10th)
1995–96Adrian Meikle Jamie Meikle John Hunt Hugh Meikle Chris Wells (13th)
1997–98Adrian Meikle (fourth) Jamie Meikle John Hunt (skip) Hugh Meikle Chris Wells (8th)
2000–01Adrian Meikle Chris Wells Hugh Meikle (16th)
2001–02Adrian Meikle Chris Wells Andrew Tanner John Sharpe Hugh Meikle Dave Pritchard (14th)
2002–03Hugh Meikle Chris Wells (11th)
2003–04Hugh Meikle Chris Wells Ray King (13th)
2005–06 Adrian Meikle Jamie Meikle Andrew Tanner Hugh Meikle (12th)
Hugh Meikle (fourth) Chris Wells (skip) (12th)
2007–08 Hugh Meikle Michael Yuille Hugh Hodge Chris Wells (11th)
2010–11Hugh Meikle (fourth) Chris Wells (skip) Michael Yuille Stewart Cairns Elizabeth Meikle (15th)
2011–12Chris Wells Hugh Meikle Stewart Cairns Andrew Carr (19th)
2013–14Chris Wells Hugh Meikle Andrew Carr (14th)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year Tournament, event National team Place
2007 (men)
2011 (junior men)

Personal life

His wife Elizabeth is a curler and coach; his sons Adrian and Jamie are also a curlers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Death of Hugh Meikle . Chris Wells . Welsh Curling Association . February 19, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Welsh Curling: A History.