Janice Rankin

{{short description|Scottish curler}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}

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{{MedalSport | Curling }}

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{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

{{MedalGold | 2002 Salt Lake | Women's tournament }}

{{MedalCountry | {{SCO}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | {{WWCC||World Championships}}}}

{{MedalSilver | {{WWCC|1994|1994 Oberstdorf}} | }}

{{MedalCompetition | {{EuCC||European Championships}}}}

{{MedalSilver | {{EuCC|1998|1998 Flims}} | }}

{{MedalCompetition | {{WJCC||World Junior Championships}}}}

{{MedalGold | {{WJCC|1992|1992 Oberstdorf}} | }}

{{MedalBronze | {{WJCC|1991|1991 Glasgow}} | }}

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Janice Rankin MBE (born 8 February 1972 as Janice Watt) is a Scottish curler and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City,[http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=45&sp=CUR "2002 Winter Olympics – Salt Lake City, United States – Curling"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827163846/http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=45&sp=CUR |date=27 August 2008 }} – databaseOlympics.com. Retrieved 19 March 2008{{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/janice-rankin-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418041234/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ra/janice-rankin-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18}} with team mates Rhona Martin (skip), Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald and Margaret Morton.

She had been a pupil at The Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh.(2014) [http://guidetoindependentschools.com/schools/view/285/Mary-Erskine-Girls-Mixed-sixth-with-Stewart-s-Melville-12-18-Day-and-Boarding School Details – Mary Erskine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114133508/http://guidetoindependentschools.com/schools/view/285/Mary-Erskine-Girls-Mixed-sixth-with-Stewart-s-Melville-12-18-Day-and-Boarding |date=14 January 2016 }} The Guide to Independent Schools, retrieved 8 March 2014