John Helston
# John Helston

John B. Helston (born October 30, 1939) is a Canadian curler and curling coach. He won the 1984 Brier playing second on the Mike Riley rink. He also won the 1991 Canadian Senior Curling Championships and the 2004 Canadian Masters Curling Championships, and was runner up at the 1998 Canadian Senior Curling Championships. He coached team Jennifer Jones at her first Hearts appearance in 2002.

At the time of the 1984 Brier, he was employed as a communications consultant for MTS. Helston was a member of the Riley rink until 1985 when he went to work in Saudi Arabia for a year.

## Awards

* Ross Harstone Sportsmanship Award: 1984.

## Teams

| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1983–84 | Mike Riley | Brian Toews | John Helston | Russ Wookey | Clare DeBlonde (Brier) | Brier 1984 WCC 1984 (4th) |
| 1984–85 | Mike Riley | Brian Toews | John Helston | Russ Wookey | | |
| 1990–91 | Jim Ursel | Norm Houck | John Helston | Stan Lamont | | CSCC 1991 |
| 1993–94 | Clare DeBlonde | Brian Toews | John Helston | Garry De Blonde | |
| 1997–98 | Dave Smith | Jonathan Mead | Peter Nicholls | Don Harvey | John Helston | COCT 1997 (7th) |
| 1997–98 | Clare DeBlonde | Brian Toews | John Helston | Garry De Blonde | | CSCC 1998 |
| 2003–04 | Martin Bailey | John Helston | Brian Taylor | Gary Smith | | CMaCC 2004 |
| 2006–07 | Martin Bailey | Les Cooper | John Helston | Bill Hodgson | | CMaCC 2007 |

## Record as a coach of national teams

| Year | Tournament, event | National team | Place |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 2008 World Men's Curling Championship | Denmark (men) | 9 |
| 2010 | 2010 World Junior Curling Championships | Denmark (junior men) | 8 |
