Denise DUPONT

24 May 1984
37
Female
COPENHAGEN
 
Denmark
DRAGOR
 
Denmark

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
CUR Curling Women 9

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B
DEN
Denmark
7
CHN
People's Republic of China
6
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C
USA
United States of America
7
DEN
Denmark
5
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D
JPN
Japan
8
DEN
Denmark
7
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B
DEN
Denmark
5
SUI
Switzerland
8
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A
DEN
Denmark
2
GBR
Great Britain
7
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet D
DEN
Denmark
10
ROC
ROC
5
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet B
SWE
Sweden
9
DEN
Denmark
3
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet A
KOR
Republic of Korea
8
DEN
Denmark
7
Finished
National Aquatics Centre - Sheet C
DEN
Denmark
4
CAN
Canada
10
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
5Women2010Vancouver, CAN
8Women2006Torino, ITA
10Women2018PyeongChang, KOR
World Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2007Aomori, JPN
3Women2009Gangneung, KOR
5Women2021Calgary, AB, CAN
5Women2008Vernon, BC, CAN
6Women2010Swift Current, SK, CAN
6Women2006Grande Prairie, AB, CAN
8Women2004Gavle, SWE
8Women2003Winnipeg, MB, CAN
10Women2014Saint John, NB, CAN
10Women2005Paisley, SCO
11Women2019Silkeborg, DEN
12Women2017Beijing, CHN
European Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2002Grindelwald, SUI
3Women2009Aberdeen, SCO
3Women2008Ornskoldsvik, SWE
3Women2005Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER
3Women2003Courmayeur, ITA
5Women2016Glasgow, SCO
7Women2018Tallinn, EST
7Women2006Basel, SUI
8Women2017St. Gallen, SUI
8Women2004Sofia, BUL
World Junior Championships
RankEventYearLocation
4Women2005Pinerolo, ITA
6Women2004Trois Rivieres, QC, CAN
9Women2001Ogden, UT, USA
World Mixed Doubles Championships
RankEventYearLocation
5Mixed Doubles2015Sochi, RUS
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Dee, Deutshes, Dolce, De'nice

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Reading, jigsaw puzzles, going for walks

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Teacher

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Graduated in 2011 with a Bachelors degree in Education.

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Partner, Ulrik. Daughter, Annabelle. Son, Emannuel. Father, Kim. Mother, Gitte. Younger sister, Madeleine. Younger brother, Oliver.

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Danish, English

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Hvidovre CC

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Team: Heather Rogers (CAN)

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Second

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Right

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Father Kim Dupont (Curling): Competed at back-to-back World Junior Championships (1980-81), finishing sixth on both occasions with a 4-5 record.

Sister Madeleine Dupont (Curling): Two-time Olympian (2010, 2018), playing alongside Denise on both occasions, including their fifth-place finish at Vancouver 2010. Two-time World Championship medallist (both with Denise), winning silver in 2007 and bronze in 2009. Won three European Championship medals with her sister, including silver in 2002 and back-to-back bronze (2008-09).

Brother Oliver Dupont (Curling): Finished 10th at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. Silver medallist at the 2016 World Championship and world junior champion in 2009. Partnered sister Denise at the 2015 World Mixed Championship, finishing fifth.

Brother, Oliver (Curling) – Competed at PyeongChang 2018, four world championships (winning silver in 2016) and won gold at the 2009 World Junior Championship.

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2002 European Championships in Grindelwald vs. Czech Republic (11-7 Win)

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2015: Slipped disc. Had a minor surgical procedure and recovered with no complications. Her sister Madeleine is currently battling with the same injury.

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Started curling in February 1998 at Hvidovre CC where her parents played. She was inspired by Denmark's women winning silver at the Nagano 1998 Olympic Winter Games. (nbcolympics.com, Jan 2018)

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“It’s the perfect combination of the physical, mental and strategy. In other sports it’s either me or a bigger team, so I think four or five people is a perfect number. My daughter is a soccer girl, she thinks curling teams are too small.” (Athlete, 7 Jan 2022)

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The team practices on ice together four times per week. Off-ice workouts take place individually according to each athlete’s work schedule.

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Competing at her third Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang 2018. “I know we got last (place), but the whole experience was just really good.” (Athlete, 7 Jan 2022)

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Curler Peja Lindholm (SWE), three-time Olympian and three-time world champion. (Athlete, 7 Jan 2022)

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Her children. (Athlete, 7 Jan 2022)

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Crown Prince Fredrik Foundation certificate (2004)

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