Rhona Martin

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rhona Martin
Occupation	Curler
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1966(1966-10-12)
Age	58
Birthplace	Dunlop, New Brunswick
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Libra

Rhona Martin Biography

Rhona Martin is one of the most popular and richest Curler who was born on October 12, 1966 in Dunlop, New Brunswick, Canada. Rhona Howie MBE, born 12 October 1966, Ayrshire, is a British curler best known for her skipping the British women’s team at 2002 Winter Olympics where they won the gold medal. She also skippered for Scotland at the European and World Championships.

The team’s fourth place finish at the World Championships put them in a strong position to be Great Britain’s representative at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Selection for the Olympics was based on performance in the World and European Championships throughout the four-year Olympic cycle. Importantly, however, the European silver medal from 1998 was not awarded to the team. This meant that Julia Ewart (a former world junior champion) could have been selected. Ewart overcame a slow start and put together an exceptional sequence of wins. A gold medal for Scotland would send Ewart and her team to the Olympics. A silver would lead to a special play-off to determine the selection. The semi-final saw Scotland defeated by Sweden. Martin’s team will represent Great Britain in Salt Lake City.

Prior to the 2006 Winter Olympics, it was reported that Martin was living on welfare and that her financial problems were causing her to live apart from her husband. Her husband Keith had recently had trouble with his computer business, and they were forced to move into government housing. Martin had considered quitting curling, but her two children encouraged her to stay. Martin skipped the British Olympic team during the 2006 Winter Olympics, where the team was eliminated during the round-robin stage.

In 2007, Martin halted playing for the time being and focused on coaching. She spent 3 years doing the UK Sport Elite Coach Programme whilst delivering the Performance Development Coach role within the national governing body for curling, the Royal Caledonian Curling Club, looking after the National and Regional Academies. Martin joined the BBC commentary team for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics, overseeing the curling along with Steve Cram. Prior to this, Martin also made several TV guest appearances on shows that included A Question of Sport, The Weakest Link and This Morning. In 2010, Rhona was appointed as the new women’s head coach of the British and Scottish curling performance squad and was part of a five strong coaching team looking forward to the 2014 Winter Olympics. In June 2012, Martin was part of the London 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay, taking the flame through Glasgow whilst being cheered on by the public. She also attended many Olympics events in London in her role as a games ambassador. Also in 2012, Martin was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

Martin’s team won the 2000 Scottish Women’s Curling Championship. They defeated Kirsty Hay’s team in the final. This allowed them to represent Scotland at that year’s World Curling Championships in Glasgow. They did well at the World Curling Championships. The highlight was defeating Kelley Law’s Canadian team in the round-robin phase of the competition. Law won her revenge against Scotland in semi-finals and led Canada to a win of 10-6. Martin’s team lost 10-5 to Dordi Norby’s Norwegian outfit.

Rhona Martin Net Worth

Rhona Martin is one of the richest Curler from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rhona Martin 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Martin, who was well-known in Scottish curling circles, was known for her inept ability to repeatedly fail to win the national championships at each hurdle. However, she finally was allowed to compete in an international championship in 1998. She was the skip of the Scotland team which won a silver medal in the European Curling Championships. After some personnel changes, Martin returned to Chamonix for the 1998 championships, where her team narrowly missed out on the medals.

The British team were paired with Kelley Law’s Canadian Team for their semi- final match. Three of Martin’s players had previously lost while playing for Scotland at that stage of 2000 World Championships. Martin’s team won unexpectedly, ensuring them a medal. Britain was the underdog against Luzia Ebnother from Switzerland, who is the 2nd seed. She is a former World silver medalist and European silver medalist. Martin’s final stone won the final, which is often described as a difficult draw. Janice Rankin, Janice Rankin, Debbie Knox, Fiona MacDonald, and Martin became Great Britain’s first ever gold medallists in any sports at the Winter Olympics, since Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill won the ice dancing event in 1984 Winter Olympics. Martin received an MBE later that year for his services to curling.

Martin’s team lost to Jackie Lockhart’s rink in the three-match final of the Scottish Championships, played within days of their return to Scotland. Attention was focused on Lockhart, whose team subsequently won the World Championships for Scotland, with Lockhart selecting the same stone used by Martin to seal victory in the Olympics for her own winning delivery. The rock was dubbed the Stone of Destiny, and is now housed in a Scottish sports museum. In 2005, Martin was back on the world stage, when her all-star team (including Lockhart at the second position) finished fifth at the European Championships.

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Facts & Trivia

Rhona Ranked on the list of most popular Curler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Rhona Martin celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.

Is Rhona Martin still married?

But although the title brought instant fame, the predicted fortune didn’t follow. Instead, by the time she arrived in Turin four years later to defend her title with a new GB team, Rhona’s marriage had broken up and she was on the brink of financial ruin.

Where is Rhona Martin now?

Martin’s rink caused an massive shock by defeating Canadai n the semis and then beat the Swiss on the last stone in the gold medal match. That last stone thrown in the final, called “The Stone of Destiny” by the Scottish press, now resides in a museum in Edinburgh.

Has Rhona Martin changed her name?

Howie, formerly Rhona Martin, became a household name in Britain after her rink beat Switzerland on the last stone in the gold-medal match. That last stone in the final in Salt Lake City became known as ‘The Stone of Destiny’.

How old is Rona Martin?

Rhona Martin
Born| 12 October 1966 Dunlop, Ayrshire, Scotland
Career
World Championship appearances| 1 (2000)
European Championship appearances| 6 (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2006)

How old is Rhona Martin?

55 years (October 12, 1966)