Ina Forrest

Ina Forrest
Curler
Born (1962-05-25) 25 May 1962 (age 64)
Fort St. John, British Columbia, Canada
Paralympic
appearances		5 (2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Medal record
Wheelchair curling
Representing  Canada
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverMixed team
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2026 Milano CortinaMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2018 PyeongChangMixed team
Bronze medal – third place2022 BeijingMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 VancouverMixed team
Gold medal – first place2011 PragueMixed team
Gold medal – first place2013 SochiMixed team
Silver medal – second place2020 WetzikonMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 RichmondMixed team
Silver medal – second place2024 GangneungMixed Team

Ina Forrest (born 25 May 1962) is a wheelchair curler from Spallumcheen, British Columbia. She was selected to be second for Canada's team at the 2010 and 2014 Winter Paralympics, winning a gold medal on both occasions. She has also won a gold medal 3 times in the World Wheelchair Curling Championships, in 2009, 2011, and 2013. She was inducted into the Canadian Curling Hall of Fame in February 2016. She is a member of the Vernon Curling Club in Vernon, British Columbia.

Early curling career

Forrest was born in Fort St. John, British Columbia. She started wheelchair curling in 2004, and won silver in both the 2004 and 2005 Canadian National Wheelchair Curling Championships as a member of the British Columbia wheelchair curling team, before being named in 2006 to the Canadian Wheelchair Curling Team for whom she has since competed, as of 2018, in the next 14 World Wheelchair Curling Championships (starting in 2007) and the next 5 Winter Paralympics (starting in 2010).

Results

Winter Paralympics
Gold Wheelchair curling 2010 Canada Vancouver, Canada
Gold Wheelchair curling 2014 Russia Sochi, Russia
Bronze Wheelchair curling 2018 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea
Bronze Wheelchair curling 2022 China Beijing, China
Gold Wheelchair curling 2026 Italy Milan, Italy
World Wheelchair Curling Championships
FinishEventYearPlace
4 Wheelchair curling 2007 Sweden Sollefteå, Sweden
4 Wheelchair curling 2008 Switzerland Sursee, Switzerland
Gold Wheelchair curling 2009 Canada Vancouver, Canada
Gold Wheelchair curling 2011 Czech Republic Prague, Czech Republic
7 Wheelchair curling 2012 South Korea Chuncheon, South Korea
Gold Wheelchair curling 2013 Russia Sochi, Russia
6 Wheelchair curling 2015 Finland Lohja, Finland
7 Wheelchair curling 2016 Switzerland Lucerne, Switzerland
5 Wheelchair curling 2017 South Korea Pyeongchang, South Korea
10 Wheelchair curling 2019 Scotland Stirling, Scotland
Silver Wheelchair curling 2020 Switzerland Wetzikon, Switzerland
5 Wheelchair curling 2021 China Beijing, China
Silver Wheelchair curling 2023 Canada Richmond, Canada
Silver Wheelchair curling 2024 South Korea Gangneung, South Korea

Family

She and her husband Curtis are small business owners. They have three children: Evany, Marlon and Connor.

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The team is mixed gender, as mandated by the World Curling Federation's rules for wheelchair curling.

References

  1. ↑ CTV
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Ina Forrest | Canadian Paralympic Committee". Archived from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Vernon Morning Star[permanent dead link]
  4. ↑ "Forrest, Ina". CBC. March 3, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Rules and Regulations". World Curling Federation. Archived from the original on 12 March 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2018. R13. WHEELCHAIR CURLING ... (h) For WCF wheelchair competitions, each on-ice team must have four players delivering stones and must be comprised of both genders at all times during games. A team violating this rule will forfeit the game.(The quote is from pages 20 and 21 of the pdf file The_Rules_of_Curling_(October_2017).pdf which can be downloaded from the afore-mentioned website.)
  6. ↑ "Wheelchair Curling – Mixed – Competition Summary" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2012 Medal Games". World Curling Federation. 25 February 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018. WWhCC 2012 - Final Standings: ... 7. Canada 3-6* ... * teams are ranked according to their win–loss record against each other at the event.
  8. ↑ "World Wheelchair Curling Championship 2015". World Curling Federation. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2018. Standings ... 6.Canada