Penny Shantz (also known as Penny Ryan and Penny Shantz-Henderson; born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian curler.

She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport. The Canadian women's team won the gold medal, defeating Sweden in the final.

In the 1980s, she was married to famous Canadian curler Pat Ryan, World and Brier champion.

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1982Ruby SowinskiDeb LewisPenny RyanBonnie Bower
1982–83Cathy ShawChristine JurgensonSandra RippelPenny RyanSTOH 1983
1987–88Linda MooreLindsay SparkesDebbie JonesPenny RyanPatti Vande (OG)COCT 1987 OG 1988
1988–89Debbie ShermackPenny RyanDiane AlexanderTwyla PrudenSandra RippelSTOH 1989 (8th)
1989–90Kerrylyn RichardPenny RyanSusan AutyIris NielsonSandra Jenkins
2002–03Marilyn BodoghTheresa BreenSusan FroudSara GatchellPenny ShantzCC 2003 (T-7th)
2004–05Penny ShantzKerrylyn RichardElizabeth FolkSandra Jenkins
2006–07Penny ShantzSandra JenkinsSherry HeathSusan Hamilton
2007Sandra JenkinsPenny ShantzSusan HamiltonSherry HeathBrittany Rouck
2011–12Penny ShantzDebbie Jones-WalkerDeborah PulakShirley WongCSCC 2012 (10th)
2012–13Penny ShantzSandra JenkinsKate HorneSherry Heath
2013–14Penny ShantzSandra JenkinsDebbie PulakKate HorneCSCC 2014 (7th)
2014–15Penny ShantzSandra JenkinsColleen RobsonKate Horne
2016–17Lynne NoblePenny ShantzColleen RobsonKathy BranchCSCC 2017
2017–18Lynne NoblePenny ShantzColleen RobsonKaren LepineCSCC 2018 (4th)
2018–19Sandra JenkinsPenny ShantzColleen RobsonKate Horne
2021Penny ShantzTina ChestnutNicole GuizzoNancy BetteridgeCCCC 2021
2022Penny ShantzCindy CurtainShirley WongJanet SuterCMCC 2022
2023Penny ShantzCindy CurtainShirley WongJanet SuterCMCC 2023
2022Penny ShantzCindy CurtainDanielle ShaughnessyDonna MychalukCMCC 2024

External links

  • at World Curling
  • at Team Canada
  • at Olympedia
  • James Clarke (February 21, 2012). . BC Local News.
  • Video: on YouTube (YouTube-channel "Curl BC") (BC curler Penny Shantz talks about how she got introduced to curling and her experiences competing in the Scotties, the Olympics, and the BC and Canadian Senior Curling Championships)