Kay Zinck

Kathleen Shirley Zinck ( Smith; July 14, 1961 – October 1, 2022) was a Canadian curler. She won the Tournament of Hearts national women's championship in 1982.

Early life Zinck was born in Truro, Nova Scotia, the daughter of Russell Smith and Helen MacDonald. In 1980, she led the same team to a national junior championship,

Two years later, while attending at Dalhousie University, Zinck joined the Colleen Jones rink as her third. The team won the Nova Scotia provincial women's championship in 1982, and went on to represent the province at the national Tournament of Hearts. There, the team won the championship, and went on to represent Canada at the 1982 World Women's Curling Championship.

Personal life Zinck worked as a physiotherapist. Zinck was married and had three children. She died on October 1, 2022, at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the age of 61.