Anita Ford

Canadian curler and coach

Anita Ford

Curler

Born

(1947-10-03) October 3, 1947 (age 76)

Regina, Saskatchewan

Team

Curling club

Caledonian CC,
Regina, SK

Curling career

Member Association

Saskatchewan

Hearts appearances

4 (1991, 1993, 1994, 1995)

World Championship
appearances

2 (1993, 1994)

Medal record

Curling

Representing Canada
World Championships
	1993 Geneva
	1994 Oberstdorf
Representing Saskatchewan
Scotties Tournament of Hearts
	1993 Brandon
	1994 Waterloo
	1995 Calgary

Anita Ford (born October 3, 1947)^[1] is a Canadian curler and curling coach from Regina, Saskatchewan. She is known as the alternate and later coach of the Sandra Schmirler team.

She is a two-time World women's champion (1993, 1994)^[2] and two-time Canadian women's champion (1993, 1994).

In 1999, she was inducted into Canadian Curling Hall of Fame together with all of the Sandra Schmirler team.^[3]

Teams and events

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1970–71^[4]	Val Spencer	Anita Ford	Mary Bennet	Georgie Reichel
1971–72^[5]	Beth Lake	Amy Gilroy	Mary Entwistle	Anita Ford
1979–80	Crystal Brunas	Anita Ford	Randi Kelly	Nelda McDonald
1980–81^[6]	Crystal Brunas	Anita Ford	Randi Kelly	Nelda McDonald
1990–91	Sandra Peterson	Jan Betker	Joan Inglis	Marcia Schiml	Anita Ford	STOH 1991 (4th)
1992–93	Sandra Peterson	Jan Betker	Joan McCusker	Marcia Schiml	Anita Ford	STOH 1993 WCC 1993
1993–94	Sandra Peterson	Jan Betker	Joan McCusker	Marcia Gudereit	Anita Ford	STOH 1994 WCC 1994
1994–95	Sandra Peterson	Jan Betker	Joan McCusker	Marcia Gudereit	Anita Ford	STOH 1995
2003–04	Crystal Frisk	Anita Ford	Randi Kelly	Dawne Obleman	Pat Reeve	CSCC 2004 (6th)
2004–05	Crystal Frisk	Anita Ford	Randi Kelly	Dawne Obleman		CSCC 2005 (12th)
2010–11	Nancy Kerr	Anita Ford	Dawn Obleman	Wendy Leach		^[7]

Record as a coach of club teams

Year	Tournament, event	Team	Skip	Place
1997	1997 Scott Tournament of Hearts	Saskatchewan	Sandra Schmirler
1997	1997 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials		Sandra Schmirler
1998	1998 Scott Tournament of Hearts	Saskatchewan	Sandra Schmirler
2008	2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts	Saskatchewan	Michelle Englot	7

Record as a coach of national teams

Year	Tournament, event	National team	Place
1998	1998 Winter Olympics	Canada (women)

Private life

Anita Ford is from a family of curlers. Her husband Gary (died 2004) was a four-time Saskatchewan men's curling champion from 1968 to 1971. They have two daughters, both of which are also curlers, Atina Ford and Cindy Simmons. Atina is an Olympic and Canadian champion, and sometime part of the Schmirler team. Simmons played in the STOH 2008 with Michelle Englot.^[8]

References

^ "The Anita Ford File". Regina Leader-Post. February 7, 1998. p. G14. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ Anita Ford on the World Curling database
^ Ford, Anita — CCA Hall of Fame | ACC Temple de la Renommée Virtuelle
^ "Spencer rink wins". Regina Leader-Post. April 10, 1971. p. 26. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ "Highland club holds wind-up". Regina Leader-Post. April 22, 1972. p. 21. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ "Brunas' bubble bursts". Regina Leader-Post. February 2, 1981. p. 18. Retrieved April 27, 2020.
^ 2011 Canadian Masters Curling Championships
^ Regina Leader-Post: 2008-02-13 – Curling is a family affair