Frank Duffy (27 August 1959 – 16 December 2010) was a Scottish wheelchair curler. He was the skip of the silver medal-winning British team at the 2006 Winter Paralympics. He began curling at age 12 and developed paraplegia due to an accident at 35. His career highlights include sharing Gold at the 2004 and 2005 WCF World Championships. Duffy was found dead in his burnt out motor on 16 December 2010, in an apparent suicide.
Results
.svg){kind=logo} Paralympic Games
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| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| Silver | Wheelchair curling | 2006 | Torino  Italy
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 Wheelchair curling World Championships
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| Finish | Event | Year | Place |
| Bronze | Wheelchair curling | 2002 | Sursee  Switzerland
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| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2004 | Sursee Switzerland
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| Gold | Wheelchair curling | 2005 | Glasgow  Scotland
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References
- Times Online
- BBC Sport
- Paralympic.org
- "The Courier - Falkland shocked by car blaze death of Frank Duffy". Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2010.
- Paralympic curler takes own life hours before sex offences hearing, The Scotsman, 17 December 2010
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