Angie Malone
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Angie Malone (born 27 May 1965, in Glasgow) is a British Paralympian and World Champion Wheelchair curler.
In 2005, she represented Scotland at the World Championships on home soil at Braehead. The team successfully defended their title, winning Gold again. All five athletes of the 2005 World Championship team (Angie Malone, Frank Duffy, Ken Dickson, Tom Killin and Michael McCreadie) were selected to compete for Britain in the first Paralympic wheelchair curling event, held at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin, Italy, an event in which the GB team coached by Tom Pendreigh won Silver. In 2007, she was again part of the Scotland team (Michael McCreadie, Aileen Neilson, Jim Sellar, Angie Malone and James Elliot) that won bronze in the World Championships in Solleftea, Sweden.
In 2008, Malone was diagnosed with breast cancer, before operations and treatment she skipped her teams to victory in both Scottish and British Wheelchair Curling Championships. This serious illness and the intensive treatment of it meant she missed the 2008 and 2009 World Championships. In 2009, she was awarded the Scottish Wheelchair Curling Championship sportsmanship award.
With the goal of competing at the Vancouver Paralympic Games 2010, Malone re-entered an exercise regime successfully balancing training with her treatment to ensure she was eligible for selection. In 2010, Malone was again part of Great Britain's Paralympic wheelchair curling team that competed and finished 6th at the Winter Paralympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. The team, also featured Aileen Neilson, Michael McCreadie, Tom Killin and Jim Sellar and was coached by Tom Pendreigh.
In 2011, Malone was again selected as lead player for Scotland at the World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Prague, Czech Republic. The Scotland team coached by Sheila Swan composed of Aileen Neilson, Tom Killin, Gregor Ewan, Angie Malone and Micheal McKenzie reached the final and won silver.
In 2012, she competed in her fifth World Wheelchair Curling Championship, representing Scotland in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
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