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{{short description|Scottish wheelchair curler}}
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| nickname = Mother Goose<ref name=sochi>{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/paralympic/athlete-aileen-neilson |title=Athletes: Aileen Neilson |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |website=[[Sochi2014]] |accessdate=15 March 2014}}</ref>
| nickname = Mother Goose<ref name=sochi>{{cite web |url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/paralympic/athlete-aileen-neilson |title=Aileen Neilson |website=Sochi2014.com |publisher=[[Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee]] |accessdate=15 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319225919/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/paralympic/athlete-aileen-neilson |archive-date=2014-03-19 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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{{MedalSilver | [[2019 World Wheelchair Curling Championship|2019 Stirling]] | Mixed competition }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship|2007 Sollefteå]] | Mixed competition }}
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'''Aileen Neilson''' (born 15 August 1971)<ref>[http://72.35.10.20/paralympic-games/wheelchair-curling/athletes/aileen-neilson_ath3001767En.html Profile Aileen Neilson], Official site of [[2010 Winter Paralympics|Vancouver 2010]]</ref> is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[wheelchair curling|wheelchair curler]]. She is the first female to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the [[Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics|Paralympic Games]] (2010) or [[World Wheelchair Curling Championship|World Championships]] (2011).<ref name=profile/>
'''Aileen Neilson''' (born 15 August 1971)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/wheelchair-curling/athletes/aileen-neilson_ath3001767En.html |title=Aileen Neilson |website=Vancouver2010.com |publisher=[[Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408221405/http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/wheelchair-curling/athletes/aileen-neilson_ath3001767En.html |archive-date=2010-04-08 |url-status=dead}}</ref> is a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[wheelchair curling|wheelchair curler]]. She is the first woman to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the [[Wheelchair curling at the Winter Paralympics|Paralympic Games]] (2010) or [[World Wheelchair Curling Championship|World Championships]] (2011).<ref name=profile/>


==Career==
Although she comes from a family of curlers Neilson only took up the sport in 2004 at the age of 33. She subsequently made her international debut in 2006.<ref name=sochi/>
Although she comes from a family of curlers Neilson only took up the sport in 2004 at the age of 33. She subsequently made her international debut in 2006.<ref name=sochi/>


She was part of the Great Britain [[Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics|wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Paralympic Games]] in Vancouver, Canada.
She was part of the Great Britain [[Wheelchair curling at the 2010 Winter Paralympics|wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Paralympic Games]] in Vancouver, Canada.


She has a bronze medal from the [[2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship]]<ref name=profile>[http://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/sds/index.cfm/sport/athlete-profiles/aileen-neilson/ Athlete Profile&nbsp;– Aileen Neilson], Scottish Disability Sport</ref> and a silver from the [[2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship]].<ref name=sochi/>
She has a bronze medal from the [[2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship]]<ref name=profile>[http://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/sds/index.cfm/sport/athlete-profiles/aileen-neilson/ Athlete Profile&nbsp;– Aileen Neilson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716020203/http://www.scottishdisabilitysport.com/sds/index.cfm/sport/athlete-profiles/aileen-neilson/ |date=16 July 2011 }}, Scottish Disability Sport</ref> and a silver from the [[2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship]].<ref name=sochi/>


She won a bronze medal at the [[2014 Winter Paralympics]] at [[Sochi]] with the British team beating China 7–3 in the third-place play-off match.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/disability-sport/26591242|title=Sochi Paralympics: GB curlers beat China to win bronze|date=15 March 2014|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|accessdate=16 March 2014}}</ref>
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She is employed as a teacher at Bent Primary School in [[South Lanarkshire]]. Her partner is former team-mate and predecessor as skip of the British Paralympic rink [[Michael McCreadie]].<ref name=sochi/>

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She is a teacher at Bent Primary School in [[South Lanarkshire]]. Her partner is former teammate and predecessor as skip of the British Paralympic rink [[Michael McCreadie]].<ref name=sochi/>


==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/8527454.stm Video profile] at BBC Sport

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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympic_games/vancouver_2010/8527454.stm Video profile] at BBC Sport
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100312200624/http://www.vancouver2010.com/paralympic-games/wheelchair-curling/athletes/aileen-neilson_ath3001767En.html Profile] at the Official Website for the [[2010 Winter Paralympics]] in Vancouver


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Latest revision as of 12:14, 1 November 2024

Aileen Neilson
Personal information
NicknameMother Goose[1]
NationalityScottish
Born (1971-08-15) 15 August 1971 (age 53)
East Kilbride, Scotland[1]
Sport
Country Scotland
 Great Britain
SportWheelchair curling
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing  Great Britain
Winter Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Sochi Mixed competition
Representing  Scotland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Prague Mixed competition
Silver medal – second place 2019 Stirling Mixed competition
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Sollefteå Mixed competition
Updated on 10 March 2019

Aileen Neilson (born 15 August 1971)[2] is a Scottish wheelchair curler. She is the first woman to skip a wheelchair curling team in either the Paralympic Games (2010) or World Championships (2011).[3]

Career

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Although she comes from a family of curlers Neilson only took up the sport in 2004 at the age of 33. She subsequently made her international debut in 2006.[1]

She was part of the Great Britain wheelchair curling team at the 2010 Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.

She has a bronze medal from the 2007 World Wheelchair Curling Championship[3] and a silver from the 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship.[1]

She won a bronze medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics at Sochi with the British team beating China 7–3 in the third-place play-off match.[4]

She is a teacher at Bent Primary School in South Lanarkshire. Her partner is former teammate and predecessor as skip of the British Paralympic rink Michael McCreadie.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Aileen Neilson". Sochi2014.com. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Aileen Neilson". Vancouver2010.com. Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Archived from the original on 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b Athlete Profile – Aileen Neilson Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Scottish Disability Sport
  4. ^ "Sochi Paralympics: GB curlers beat China to win bronze". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
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