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| Marilyn Bodogh | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Marilyn Darte Marilyn Bodogh-Darte |
| Born | (1955-03-09)March 9, 1955 (age 70) Toronto,Ontario, Canada |
| Team | |
| Curling club | St. Catharines G&CC, St. Catharines, ON |
Curling career | |
| Member Association |  Ontario |
| Hearts appearances | 5 (1980, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1997) |
| World Championship appearances | 2 (1986, 1996) |
Medal record | |
Marilyn C. BodoghCM[1] (also known asMarilyn Darte) (born March 9, 1955) is aCanadiancurler, colour commentator and political candidate. Bodogh is best known for her twoWorld Curling Championships in 1986 and 1996 and her twoTournament of Hearts championships to go with them.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, she moved toSt. Catharines with her family when she was nine years old. Her first job was working with her family's lumber company. At 22, she opened a flower shop. Through marriage, she would later become co-owner of the George Darte Funeral Home.
In 1980, Bodogh played third for her sister,Christine Bodogh, representing Ontario at the1980 Canadian Ladies Curling Association Championship. In 1986, she returned to the tournament, this time known as the Scott Tournament of Hearts. Bodogh, now a skip, won the 1986 Hearts defeating the defending championLinda Moore rink. Bodogh would go on to represent Canada at the 1986 World Championships where she beatAndrea Schöpp of Germany in the final. As defending champions, her team returned to the Hearts in 1987 but finished with a dismal record.
Bodogh made her comeback at the 1996 Scott Tournament of Hearts. She defeatedCheryl Kullman of Alberta in the final. At the World Championships, she defeatedLisa Schoeneberg of the United States in the final. She represented Team Canada (as defending champions) at the 1997 Hearts, but she finished 5-6. She would not return to the national championships again.
Since then she became a colour commentator onRogers Sportsnet andRogers TV in Ontario.[2]
Bodogh mounted a campaign for mayor ofSt. Catharines, Ontario in the2006 municipal election placing third in a race of eight candidates. Bodogh received 4,412 votes, 11.59% of the total ballots cast, considerably behind winning candidate Brian McMullan's 15,067 votes.
Bodogh is divorced and has two children.[3]
