1978 European Curling Championships

The 1978 European Curling Championships were held from December 4 to 9 at the Aviemore Ice Rink in Aviemore, Scotland.

1978 European Curling Championships
Host cityAviemore, Scotland
ArenaAviemore Ice Rink
DatesDecember 4–9
Men's winner Switzerland
Curling clubLausanne-Riviera CC, Lausanne
SkipJürg Tanner
ThirdJürg Hornisberger
SecondFranz Tanner
LeadPatrik Lörtscher
Finalist Sweden (Bertil Timan)
Women's winner Sweden
Curling clubÖrebro CK, Örebro
SkipInga Arfwidsson
ThirdBarbro Arfwidsson
SecondIngrid Appelquist
LeadGunvor Björhäll
Finalist Switzerland
(Heidi Neuenschwander)
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The Swiss men's team won their second European title, and the Swedish women's team won their third European title.

Men's edit

Teams edit

Team Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
  Denmark Tommy Stjerne Oluf Olsen Steen Hansen Peter Andersen Hvidovre Curling Club, Hvidovre
  England Ronald D. Thornton John D. Kerr Tony Atherton Michael Thompson
  France Robert Thierriaz Joel Indergand Alain Bagnaro Jean Louis Roux
  Germany Hans Jörg Herberg Franz Schmidt Wolfgang Metzeler Sigi Heinle
  Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin Enea Pavani Giancarlo Valt Andrea Pavani Tofane Curling Club, Cortina d’Ampezzo
  Netherlands Eric Harmsen Robert Harmsen Jack De Meyere Otto Veening
  Norway Rolv Kristian Yri Torger H. Sletten Harald Ramsfjell Øystein Skyberg Brumunddal Curling Club, Oslo
  Scotland James Sanderson Iain Baxter Colin Baxter Willie Sanderson Oxenfoord Curling Club, Edinburgh
  Sweden Anders Thidholm (fourth) Hans Söderström Anders Nilsson Bertil Timan (skip) Härnösands Curlingklubb, Härnösand
  Switzerland Jürg Tanner Jürg Hornisberger Franz Tanner Patrik Lörtscher Lausanne-Riviera Curling Club, Lausanne

Round robin edit

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 W L Place
A1   Denmark * 10:5 7:6 12:3 6:4 8:3 4:10 3:7 10:6 4:5 6 3 3
A2   England 5:10 * 6:7 1:12 2:8 13:8 5:10 2:13 4:13 6:8 1 8 9
A3   France 6:7 7:6 * 6:7 1:8 10:8 3:11 5:4 5:8 6:8 3 6 8
A4   Germany 3:12 12:1 7:6 * 4:10 15:10 3:6 7:4 5:9 4:8 4 5 7
A5   Italy 4:6 8:2 8:1 10:4 * 9:4 6:5 6:7 4:8 3:10 5 4 6
A6   Netherlands 3:8 8:13 8:10 10:15 4:9 * 5:16 6:14 5:10 4:18 0 9 10
A7   Norway 10:4 10:5 11:3 6:3 5:6 16:5 * 6:7 6:7 4:6 5 4 5
A8   Scotland 7:3 13:2 4:5 4:7 7:6 14:6 7:6 * 1:8 4:6 5 4 4
A9   Sweden 6:10 13:4 8:5 9:5 8:4 10:5 7:6 8:1 * 3:8 7 2 2
A10   Switzerland 5:4 8:6 8:6 8:4 10:3 18:4 6:4 6:4 8:3 * 9 0 1
  Team to final
  Teams to semifinal

Playoffs edit

Semifinal Final
1   Switzerland 6
2   Sweden 11   Sweden 5
3   Denmark 2

Final standings edit

Place Team Skip GP W L
    Switzerland Jürg Tanner 10 10 0
    Sweden Bertil Timan 11 8 3
    Denmark Tommy Stjerne 10 6 4
4   Scotland James Sanderson 9 5 4
5   Norway Rolv Kristian Yri 9 5 4
6   Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 9 5 4
7   Germany Hans Jörg Herberg 9 4 5
8   France Robert Thierriaz 9 3 6
9   England Ronald D. Thornton 9 1 8
10   Netherlands Eric Harmsen 9 0 9

Women's edit

Teams edit

Team Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
  Denmark Inger Torbensen Lizzi hallum Lisbet Mikkelsen Alice Peters
  England Connie Miller Susan Hinds Christine Black Freda Fischer
  France Paulette Delachat Huguette Jullien Suzanne Parodi Erna Gay
  Germany Renate Grüner Susi Kiesel Irmi Wagner Valentina Fischer-Weppler
  Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini Marina Pavani Ann Lacedelli Tea Valt
  Norway Bente Hoel Herborg Pettersen Maria Löfroth-Christensen Åse Wilhelmsen
  Scotland Isobel Torrance Marion Armour Isobel Waddell Margaret Wiseman
  Sweden Inga Arfwidsson Barbro Arfwidsson Ingrid Appelquist Gunvor Björhäll Norrköpings Curlingklubb, Norrköping
  Switzerland Heidi Neuenschwander Dorli Broger Brigitte Kienast Evi Rüegsegger

Round robin edit

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 W L Place
A1   Denmark * 13:0 8:13 4:11 9:8 10:7 6:10 2:12 7:9 3 5 6
A2   England 0:13 * 3:11 3:14 9:8 7:18 6:10 4:10 10:8 2 6 8
A3   France 13:8 11:3 * 14:4 7:3 15:3 5:9 7:8 8:9 5 3 4
A4   Germany 11:4 14:3 4:14 * 6:7 12:8 7:12 1:19 4:16 3 5 5
A5   Italy 8:9 8:9 3:7 7:6 * 6:10 1:12 4:7 4:12 1 7 9
A6   Norway 7:10 18:7 3:15 8:12 10:6 * 6:9 4:9 4:11 2 6 7
A7   Scotland 10:6 10:6 9:5 12:7 12:1 9:6 * 3:6 3:10 6 2 3
A8   Sweden 12:2 10:4 8:7 19:1 7:4 9:4 6:3 * 8:7 8 0 1
A9   Switzerland 9:7 8:10 9:8 16:4 12:4 11:4 10:3 7:8 * 6 2 2
  Team to final
  Teams to semifinal

Playoffs edit

Semifinal Final
1   Sweden 11
2   Switzerland 7   Switzerland 2
3   Scotland 3

Final standings edit

Place Team Skip GP W L
    Sweden Inga Arfwidsson 9 9 0
    Switzerland Heidi Neuenschwander 10 7 3
    Scotland Isobel Torrance 9 6 3
4   France Paulette Delachat 8 5 3
5   Germany Renate Grüner 8 3 5
6   Denmark Inger Torbensen 8 3 5
7   Norway Bente Hoel 8 2 6
8   England Connie Miller 8 2 6
9   Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini 8 1 7

References edit