Wally Henry (curler)

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Wally Henry (born May 5, 1947, in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada) is an American curler and curling coach.

Wally Henry
Curler  ♂
Born	(1947-05-05) May 5, 1947 (age 78) Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Team
Curling club	Madison CC, Madison, Wisconsin
Curling career
Member Association	United States
World Championship appearances	2 (1986, 1991)
Other appearances	World Senior Championships: 1 (2007)
Medal record Curling World Championships 1986 Toronto 1991 Winnipeg United States Men's Championship 1986 Seattle 1991 Utica 1987 Lake Placid 1989 Detroit

He is a 1986 and 1991 World Men's bronze medallist^[1] and a two times United States men's curling champion (1986, 1991).

He worked as a national coach for United States Curling Association.

Awards

• USA Curling Coach of the Year: 2007^[2]

Teams

Season	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Events
1985–86	Steve Brown	Wally Henry	George Godfrey	Richard Maskel	Huns Gustrowsky	USMCC 1986 WCC 1986
1990–91	Steve Brown	Paul Pustovar	George Godfrey	Wally Henry	Mike Fraboni	USMCC 1991 WCC 1991
2006–07	Geoff Goodland	Stan Vinge	Wally Henry	Jim Wilson		USSCC 2007 WSCC 2007 (4th)

Record as a coach of national teams

Year	Tournament, event	National team	Place
2003	2003 World Women's Curling Championship	United States (women)
2005	2005 Pacific Curling Championships	Chinese Taipei (women)	5
2006	2006 World Women's Curling Championship	United States (women)
2007	2007 World Women's Curling Championship	United States (women)	4
2008	2008 World Women's Curling Championship	United States (women)	7
2009	2009 World Women's Curling Championship	United States (women)	9
2010	2010 Winter Olympics	United States (women)	10
2012	2012 Winter Youth Olympics	United States (mixed)	5
2012	2012 Winter Youth Olympics	United States (mixed doubles)
2012	2012 Winter Youth Olympics	United States (mixed doubles)	5
2016	2016 World Junior Curling Championships	United States (junior men)
2016	2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship	United States (mixed doubles)

Personal life

His daughter Debbie McCormick is World and US curling champion, and his son Donnie Henry is a curler too.^[3]

Wally Henry started curling in 1955, when he was 8 years old.