Thomas Dufour (born 12 February 1973) is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.

Thomas Dufour
 
Born (1973-02-12) 12 February 1973 (age 51)
Team
Curling clubChamonix CC, Chamonix
SkipThomas Dufour
FourthTony Angiboust
SecondLionel Roux
LeadWilfrid Coulot
AlternateJérémy Frarier
Curling career
World Championship
appearances
8 (2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
European Championship
appearances
15 (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011,2012)
Olympic
appearances
2 (2002, 2010)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  France
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 1992 Oberstdorf
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Grindelwald

Career

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Dufour at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Thomas Dufour has played in:

Dufour's best placing at the World Championships was a fifth-place finish in 2008 and 2011. At the 2010 Olympics, the team finished 7th, where they made a terrific shot to win their first game against china.

Dufour won two medals in his junior career. In 1992, he won the silver medal at the World Juniors, playing lead for Jan Henri Ducroz. In 1993, he won the bronze medal playing third for Spencer Mugnier.

He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship coaching Pauline Jeanneret and Amaury Pernette.

In 2008 he won the Colin Campbell Award (best spormantship during the worlds)

Teams

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Season Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Events
1989–90 Jan Henri Ducroz Spencer Mugnier Sylvain Ducroz Thomas Dufour 1990 WJCC
1990–91 Jan Henri Ducroz Spencer Mugnier Sylvain Ducroz Thomas Dufour Philippe Caux 1991 WJCC
1991–92 Jan Henri Ducroz Spencer Mugnier Sylvain Ducroz Thomas Dufour Philippe Caux 1992 WJCC
1992–93 Spencer Mugnier Thomas Dufour Sylvain Ducroz Philippe Caux Cyrille Prunet 1993 WJCC
1993–94 Spencer Mugnier Thomas Dufour Sylvain Ducroz Philippe Caux Cyrille Prunet 1994 WJCC
1995–96 Jan Henri Ducroz Spencer Mugnier Daniel Cosetto Thomas Dufour Lionel Tournier 1995 ECC
2004–05 Thomas Dufour Lionel Roux Philippe Caux Tony Angiboust
2005–06 Thomas Dufour Philippe Caux Tony Angiboust Julien Charlet
2006–07 Thomas Dufour Tony Angiboust Jan Henri Ducroz Richard Ducroz
2007–08 Thomas Dufour Tony Angiboust Jan Henri Ducroz Richard Ducroz Raphael Mathieu
2008–09 Thomas Dufour Tony Angiboust Richard Ducroz[a] Jan Henri Ducroz[b] Raphael Mathieu 2009 WCC
2009–10 Thomas Dufour Tony Angiboust Jan Henri Ducroz Richard Ducroz Raphael Mathieu 2010 OGs
2010–11 Thomas Dufour Tony Angiboust (fourth) Lionel Roux Wilfrid Coulot Jan Ducroz 2011 WCC

Notes

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  1. ^ Lead for most of the season
  2. ^ Second for most of the season
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