Penny Shantz
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2025
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Part of 1988 Team Linda Moore
Penny Shantz is a longtime British Columbia curling standout whose career has spanned more than four decades.
Shantz joined the Linda Moore rink for the 1987 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where they earned the right to represent Canada at the 1988 Olympic Winter Games in Calgary. With Shantz playing lead in place of Laurie Carney, the rink won the women’s curling gold medal when the sport was contested as a demonstration event.
A two-time Scott Tournament of Hearts competitor, Shantz has continued to compete at the highest levels throughout her career. She has won numerous provincial titles and has enjoyed particular success in Masters curling, winning the Canadian Masters championships in 2022, 2023 and 2024.
Canada’s Penny Shantz competes in the curling event at the 1988 Calgary Olympic winter Games. (CP PHOTO/COA/Ted Grant)
