Chris Wells (curler)

{{Short description|Welsh curler and coach}}

{{Other people|Chris Wells}}

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{{Infobox curler

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|Curling club = Deeside CC

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|Member Association = {{WAL}}

|World Championship appearances = 1 ({{WMCC|1995}})

|World Mixed Doubles Championship appearances =

|European Championship appearances = 12 ({{EuCC|1981}}, {{EuCC|1992}}, {{EuCC|1995}}, {{EuCC|1996}}, {{EuCC|1997}}, {{EuCC|1998}}, {{EuCC|2000}}, {{EuCC|2001}}, {{EuCC|2002}}, {{EuCC|2003}}, {{EuCC|2004}}, {{EuCC|2011}})

|Olympic appearances =

|Other appearances = {{WSCC||World Senior Championships}}: 9 ({{WSCC|2003}}, {{WSCC|2004}}, {{WSCC|2006}}, {{WSCC|2008}}, {{WSCC|2011}}, {{WSCC|2012}}, {{WSCC|2014}}, {{WSCC|2016}}, {{WSCC|2017}}),
European Mixed Championship: 2 (2007, 2008)

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{{MedalSport | Curling }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Mixed Championship}}

{{MedalGold | Madrid 2007 | }}

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Chris Wells is a Welsh curler and curling coach.{{worldcurling}}

At the international level, he is a 2007 European mixed champion curler.

He started curling in 1972.{{Cite web |url=https://www.welshcurling.org.uk/author/chris-wells/ |title=Chris Wells {{!}} Welsh Curling Association |access-date=1 June 2020 |archive-date=1 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801033916/https://www.welshcurling.org.uk/author/chris-wells/ |url-status=dead }}

Teams

=Men's=

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scope="col"| Season

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Alternate

! scope="col"| Coach

! scope="col"| Events

scope="row"| 1981–82

| Richard Davis || David Humphreys || Chris Wells || Ray King || || || {{EuCC|1981|ECC 1981}} (12th)

scope="row"| 1992–93

| Peter Williams || Dannie Brent Stetski || Alun Eryl Jones || Graham C. MacMillan || Chris Wells || || {{EuCC|1992|ECC 1992}} (10th)

scope="row"| 1994–95

| Jamie Meikle (fourth) || Adrian Meikle || John Hunt (skip) || Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || || {{WMCC|1995|WCC 1995}} (10th)

scope="row"| 1995–96

| Adrian Meikle || Jamie Meikle || John Hunt || Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || || {{EuCC|1995|ECC 1995}} (13th)

scope="row"| 1996–97

| John Hunt || Chris Wells || Gordon Vickers || Patrick Stone || || || {{EuCC|1996|ECC 1996}} (15th)

scope="row"| 1997–98

| Adrian Meikle (fourth) || Jamie Meikle || John Hunt (skip) || Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || || {{EuCC|1997|ECC 1997}} (8th)

scope="row"| 1998–99

| John Hunt || Chris Wells || Peter Williams || Patrick Stone || Christopher Baker || || {{EuCC|1998|ECC 1998}} (12th)

scope="row"| 2000–01

| Adrian Meikle || Chris Wells || John Sharpe || Hugh Meikle || Andrew Tanner || || {{EuCC|2000|ECC 2000}} (16th)

scope="row"| 2001–02

| Adrian Meikle || Chris Wells || Andrew Tanner || John Sharpe || Hugh Meikle || Dave Pritchard || {{EuCC|2001|ECC 2001}} (14th)

scope="row"| 2002–03

| Hugh Meikle || Peter Harris || Ray King || Chris Wells || || || {{WSCC|2003|WSCC 2003}} (11th)

scope="row"| 2003–04

| Hugh Meikle || Chris Wells || Peter Williams || Ray King || Scott Lyon || || {{WSCC|2004|WSCC 2004}} (13th)

scope="row"| 2004–05

| Adrian Meikle || Jamie Meikle || John Sharpe || Andrew Tanner || Chris Wells || || {{EuCC|2004|ECC 2004}} (9th)

scope="row"| 2005–06

| Hugh Meikle (fourth) || Chris Wells (skip) || Michael Yuille || Hugh Hodge || || || {{WSCC|2006|WSCC 2006}} (12th)

scope="row"| 2007–08

| Hugh Meikle || Michael Yuille || Stewart Cairns || Hugh Hodge || Chris Wells || || {{WSCC|2008|WSCC 2008}} (11th)

scope="row"| 2010–11

| Hugh Meikle (fourth) || Chris Wells (skip) || Michael Yuille || Stewart Cairns || Andrew Carr || Elizabeth Meikle || {{WSCC|2011|WSCC 2011}} (15th)

scope="row" rowspan=2| 2011–12

| Stuart Hills || Andrew Tanner || James Pougher || Richard Pougher || Chris Wells || Alison Pougher || {{EuCC|2011|ECC 2011}} (21st)

Chris WellsHugh MeikleStewart CairnsAndrew CarrPeter SimsGill Sims{{WSCC|2012|WSCC 2012}} (19th)
scope="row"| 2013–14

| Chris Wells || Hugh Meikle || Richard Pougher || Andrew Carr || Gary Waddell || || {{WSCC|2014|WSCC 2014}} (14th)

scope="row"| 2015–16

| Adrian Meikle || Richard Pougher || Chris Wells || Gary Waddell || Alistair Reid || Dawn Watson || {{WSCC|2016|WSCC 2016}} (16th)

scope="row"| 2016–17

| Adrian Meikle || Richard Pougher || Chris Wells || Gary Waddell || Alistair Reid || Dawn Watson || {{WSCC|2017|WSCC 2017}} (5th)

=Mixed=

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scope="col"| Season

! scope="col"| Skip

! scope="col"| Third

! scope="col"| Second

! scope="col"| Lead

! scope="col"| Alternate

! scope="col"| Events

scope="row"| 2007–08

| Adrian Meikle || Lesley Carol || Andrew Tanner || Blair Hughes || Chris Wells || EMxCC 2007 {{Gold1}}

scope="row"| 2008–09

| Adrian Meikle || Lesley Carol || Andrew Tanner || Irene Murray || Chris Wells || EMxCC 2008 (18th)

Record as a coach of national teams

class="wikitable"
scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Tournament, event

! scope="col"| National team

! scope="col"| Place

20092009 European Curling Championships{{WAL}} (women){{center|17}}
20162016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship{{WAL}} (mixed double){{center|36}}

Personal life

As of 1995, Wells was employed as a physician.{{cite news|title=Home-ice disadvantage a thrill for visiting rinks|date=April 11, 1995|page=C2|newspaper=Calgary Herald|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52578952/calgary-herald/|accessdate=June 1, 2020}}

References

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