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17 Facts About Cathy Overton-Clapham

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Cathy Overton-Clapham was born on Cathy Overton, July 19,1969 and nicknamed "Cathy O" is a Canadian curler.

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In 2019, Cathy Overton-Clapham was named the fifth greatest Canadian curler in history in a TSN poll of broadcasters, reporters and top curlers.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham skipped Team Manitoba to a 1989 Canadian Junior Curling Championships win.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham had been to one other Canadian Junior Championship, having played third for Janet Harvey in 1986, finishing third.

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In 1991, Cathy Overton-Clapham made her first trip to the Scott Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship.

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When Laliberte became pregnant, Cathy Overton-Clapham would take over as skip of the team.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham would skip the team to victory winning the Manitoba Provincials.

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At the 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Cathy Overton-Clapham won another national title.

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Later, Cathy Overton-Clapham said in an interview that she was blindsided by the team, she was shocked by this judgment but could tell by the Jones team's behaviour that something was up.

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However young third Breanne Meakin qualified for the 2011 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, forcing Cathy Overton-Clapham to find a new third for the 2011 Manitoba Scotties Tournament of Hearts.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham's team played Jennifer Jones' rink in the round-robin at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts on February 23.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham announced she will have a new team for the 2011 season.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham's team found early success in the season when they won the first Grand Slam Event, the 2011 Curlers Corner Autumn Gold Curling Classic.

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However, on February 1,2013, Cathy Overton-Clapham announced she would be leaving her team and taking a break from the game.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham continued to curl in 2017, joining up with Team Carey consisting of, Chelsea Carey, Jocelyn Peterman and Laine Peters after Amy Nixon stepped away from curling.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham had great success throughout the year, she lost the Canadian curling Olympic Trials in 2017 against Rachel Homan.

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Cathy Overton-Clapham first started coaching in the United States in 2019, where she coached Team Jamie Sinclair.