1976 World Junior Curling Championships

The 1976 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 22 to 27 in Aviemore, Scotland. The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[1]

1976 World Junior Curling Championships
Host cityAviemore, Scotland
DatesFebruary 22–27
Men's winner Canada (1st title)
SkipPaul Gowsell
ThirdNeil Houston
SecondGlen Jackson
LeadKelly Stearne
Finalist Sweden (Jan Ullsten)
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Teams

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Country Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
  Canada Paul Gowsell Neil Houston Glen Jackson Kelly Stearne William Aberhart HS, Calgary[2]
  Denmark Tommy Stjerne Oluf Olsen Peter Andersen Steen Hansen Hvidovre CC
  France Claude Feige Jean-Louis Sibuet Christian Marin-Pache Marc Sibuet Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève
  West Germany Hans Dieter Kiesel Rainer Schöpp Wolfgang Artinger Norbert Petrasch
  Italy Massimo Alvera Franco Sovilla Fabio Bovolenta Marco Lorenzi Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
  Norway Sjur Loen Morten Søgaard Hans Bekkelund Roar Rise Brumunddal CC, Oslo
  Scotland Robert Kelly Ken Horton Willie Jamieson Keith Douglas Carmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow
  Sweden Jan Ullsten Mats Nyberg Anders Grahn Bo Söderström Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
  Switzerland Jean-Claude Stettler Marcel Ruefli Hans Peter Ringli Christoph Stiep
  United States Donald Barcome Jr. Dale Mueller Gary Mueller Earl Barcome Grand Forks CC, North Dakota

Round robin

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Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wins Losses
1   Norway * 5:3 4:3 5:4 2:4 7:5 5:9 14:7 8:4 10:2 7 2
2   Scotland 3:5 * 8:4 5:9 5:4 6:3 8:5 11:4 8:4 7:4 7 2
3   Canada 3:4 4:8 * 6:3 9:1 9:4 6:2 8:1 8:4 9:2 7 2
4   Sweden 4:5 9:5 3:6 * 7:3 1:7 9:2 7:6 11:3 7:3 6 3
5   France 4:2 4:5 1:9 3:7 * 7:5 10:8 4:5 9:5 8:7 5 4
6   United States 5:7 3:6 4:9 7:1 5:7 * 5:2 7:5 9:3 6:5 5 4
7   Germany 9:5 5:8 2:6 2:9 8:10 2:5 * 11:2 7:4 7:4 4 5
8   Switzerland 7:14 4:11 1:8 6:7 5:4 5:7 2:11 * 7:3 9:5 3 6
9   Denmark 4:8 4:8 4:8 3:11 5:9 3:9 4:7 3:7 * 11:3 1 8
10   Italy 2:10 4:7 2:9 3:7 7:8 5:6 4:7 5:9 3:11 * 0 9
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Playoffs

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Semifinal Gold Medal Game
      
1   Norway 2
4   Sweden 8
4   Sweden 9
3   Canada 4
2   Scotland 3
3   Canada 10

Final standings

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Place Team Games
played
Wins Losses
    Canada 11 9 2
    Sweden 11 7 4
    Norway 10 7 3
4   Scotland 10 7 3
5   France 9 5 4
6   United States 9 5 4
7   Germany 9 4 5
8   Switzerland 9 3 6
9   Denmark 9 1 8
10   Italy 9 0 9

Awards

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All-Star Team:

References

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  2. ^ "Alberta schoolboy champs". Ottawa Journal. 15 March 1975.