Thomas Dufour
# Thomas Dufour

Thomas Dufour (born 12 February 1973) is a French curler. He currently skips the French national team.

## Career

Thomas Dufour has played in:

* 2 Olympic Games, the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics and the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.
* 8 World Curling Championships (2001, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
* 15 European Curling Championships (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).
* 5 World Junior Curling Championships (1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994).

Dufour's best placing at the World Championships was a fifth-place finish in 2008 and 2011. At the 2010 Olympics, the team finished 7th, where they made a terrific shot to win their first game against china.

Dufour won two medals in his junior career. In 1992, he won the silver medal at the World Juniors, playing lead for Jan Henri Ducroz. In 1993, he won the bronze medal playing third for Spencer Mugnier.

He also won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship coaching Pauline Jeanneret and Amaury Pernette.

In 2008 he won the Colin Campbell Award (best spormantship during the worlds)

## Teams

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1989–90 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Sylvain Ducroz | Thomas Dufour | | 1990 WJCC |
| 1990–91 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Sylvain Ducroz | Thomas Dufour | Philippe Caux | 1991 WJCC |
| 1991–92 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Sylvain Ducroz | Thomas Dufour | Philippe Caux | 1992 WJCC |
| 1992–93 | Spencer Mugnier | Thomas Dufour | Sylvain Ducroz | Philippe Caux | Cyrille Prunet | 1993 WJCC |
| 1993–94 | Spencer Mugnier | Thomas Dufour | Sylvain Ducroz | Philippe Caux | Cyrille Prunet | 1994 WJCC |
| 1995–96 | Jan Henri Ducroz | Spencer Mugnier | Daniel Cosetto | Thomas Dufour | Lionel Tournier | 1995 ECC |
| 2004–05 | Thomas Dufour | Lionel Roux | Philippe Caux | Tony Angiboust | | |
| 2005–06 | Thomas Dufour | Philippe Caux | Tony Angiboust | Julien Charlet | | |
| 2006–07 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | | |
| 2007–08 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphael Mathieu | |
| 2008–09 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Richard Ducroz | Jan Henri Ducroz | Raphael Mathieu | 2009 WCC |
| 2009–10 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust | Jan Henri Ducroz | Richard Ducroz | Raphael Mathieu | 2010 OGs |
| 2010–11 | Thomas Dufour | Tony Angiboust (fourth) | Lionel Roux | Wilfrid Coulot | Jan Ducroz | 2011 WCC |
