Jimmy Waddell

James Waddell (born c. 1937)^[2] is a Scottish curler. He is a 1979 European champion and a 1964 World championship silver medallist.^[3]

Jimmy Waddell
Curler  ♂
Team
Curling club	Hamilton & Thornyhill CC[1]
Curling career
Member Association	Scotland
World Championship appearances	4 (1964, 1972, 1974, 1979)
European Championship appearances	1 (1979)
Medal record Curling World Championships 1964 Calgary European Championships 1979 Varese Scottish Men's Championship 1964 Edinburgh[2] 1972 1974 1979

Waddell and the entirety of his 1964 Scottish champion rink were farmers from Hamilton.^[2]

Teams

Men's

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1963–64	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	SMCC 1964 WCC 1964
1971–72	Alex F. Torrance	Alex A. Torrance	Robert Kirkland	Jimmy Waddell	SMCC 1972 WCC 1972 (4th)
1973–74	Jimmy Waddell	Jim Steele	Robert Kirkland	Willie Frame	SMCC 1974 WCC 1974 (8th)
1978–79	Jimmy Waddell	Willie Frame	Jim Forrest	George Bryan	SMCC 1979 WCC 1979 (6th)
1979–80	Jimmy Waddell	Willie Frame	Jim Forrest	George Bryan	ECC 1979

Mixed

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Events
1987	Jim Waddell	Isobel Waddell	Alec Torrance	Isobel Torrance	SMxCC 1987

Private life

His grandson Kyle is a curler too, a 2013 World Junior champion and a 2017 European Championships silver medallist. Another grandson Craig is also a curler, and the brothers played together in the 2019 European Championships.