Hammy McMillan

Hamilton "Hammy" McMillan (born 13 July 1963) is a Scottish curler and world champion. He won a gold medal as skip for the Scottish team at the 1999 Ford World Curling Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick.[1] He has received five gold medals at the European Curling Championships. He played third for the Tom Brewster rink before forming his own team.

Hammy McMillan
Curler
Born
Hamilton McMillan

(1963-07-13) 13 July 1963
Stranraer, Scotland
Team
SkipHammy McMillan
ThirdDavid Smith
SecondRoss Paterson
LeadSandy Gilmore
Curling career
World Championship
appearances		5 (1986, 1987, 1992, 1997, 1999)
European Championship
appearances		8 (1989, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010)
Olympic
appearances		3 (1988, 1992, 2002)
Medal record
Men's curling
Representing  Scotland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1999 Saint John Team
Silver medal – second place 1986 Vancouver Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Berne Team
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1989 Engelberg Team
Gold medal – first place 1994 Sundsvall Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Grindelweld Team
Gold medal – first place 1996 Copenhagen Team
Gold medal – first place 1999 Chamonix Team

He competed for Great Britain at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 2002 Winter Olympics.[2]

McMillan is the co-owner and manager of the Craignelder Hotel in Stranraer and is a keen golf player. He lives in Stranraer. His son, Hammy McMillan Jr. is also a competitive curler.

References
  1. "Curling – Men: World Championships". Retrieved 21 March 2008
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hammy McMillan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.


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