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Name
  
Madeleine Dupont


Role
  
Madeleine Dupont smiling while her head is leaning on her hand and wearing a gold necklace and brown sleeveless top

Similar
  
Denise Dupont, Oliver Dupont, Silvana Tirinzoni

Born
  
26 May 1987 (age 35), Glostrup Municipality, Glostrup, Denmark

Height
  
1.72 m

Current team
  
Denmark

Siblings
  
Denise Dupont, Oliver Dupont

Weight
  
73 kg

Zodiac Sign
  
Gemini

Nationality
  
Danish

Weight
  
73 kg

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Madeleine Dupont (born 26 May 1987 in Glostrup, Denmark) is a Danish curler from Hvidovre. She won the Frances Brodie Award in 2004. She currently skips her own team with team mates Denise Dupont (Madeleine's sister), Christine Svensen and Lina Knudsen. The team won gold in the big world cup tournament in Yichun, China in December 2011.

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Madeleine Dupont shouting while sitting on the floor and wearing black pants, curling shoes, and a white T shirt with red and gray print

Dupont has skipped the Danish team to two World Championships events, finishing 8th at the 2004 Ford World Curling Championship and 10th at the 2005 World Women's Curling Championship. She won a gold medal at the World Junior "B" Curling Championships in 2004, and a silver medal in 2002 at the European Curling Championships as an alternate for Dorthe Holm's team.

Madeleine Dupont looking afar and holding a polished granite stone and broom while wearing a red polo shirt and black pants

Dupont won a bronze medal at the 2007 World Junior Curling Championships, and a silver medal at the 2007 World Women's Curling Championship.

Madeleine Dupont smiling with blonde straight hair while wearing a red and black jacket

Dupont was featured topless in a calendar to promote curling. About the picture, she stated, "If a picture of me can get more people to watch curling on TV, that's a good thing."

Madeleine Dupont looking afar while wearing a red polo shirt, necklace, and black pants

Media Scrum Draw 3 - 2014 Ford World Women's Curling Championship


Personal Life

Dupont comes from a family of curlers. Her brother Oliver Dupont won a silver medal at the World Men’s Championship in 2016, and her father Kim Dupont competed in two World Junior Championships. Her sister, Denise Dupont, competes with her for Denmark.

As of January 2023, Dupont is a client manager at TV 2, a television station based in Denmark. She is also married.

Career Highlights

Dupont and the rest of the Denmark team placed 9th overall at the Beijing Olympics in 2022, following another Top 10 placement at the Pyongyang Olympics in 2018.

Dupont won a gold medal – her first at this event – during the 2022 European Curling Championships held in Östersund. Dupont also placed 6th in the World Curling Championships in Canada that same year.

Teammates

  • 2007 Aomori World Championships
  • 2009 Gangneung World Championships
  • 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games
  • Denise Dupont, Third
  • Angelina Jensen, Skip
  • Camilla Jensen, Lead
  • Ane Hansen, Alternate
  • References

    Madeleine Dupont Wikipedia