European Curling Championship 1978

Aviemore

Venue

The 1976 European Curling Championships for men and women took place from December 4th to 9th in Aviemore , Scotland .

Men's tournament

Attendees

Denmark	BR Germany	England
Skip: Tommy Stern Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Steen Hansen Lead: Peter Andersen	Skip: Hansjörg Herberg Third: Franz Schmidt Second: Wolfgang Metzeler Lead: Sigi Heinle	Skip: Ronald Thornton Third: John Kerr Second: Tony Atherton Lead: Michael Thompson
France	Italy	Netherlands
Skip: Robert Thierriaz Third: Joel Indergand Second: Alain Bagnaro Lead: Jean Louis Roux	Skip: Giuseppe dal Molin Third: Enea Pavani Second: Giancarlo Valt Lead: Andrea Pavani	Skip: Eric Harmsen Third: Robert Harmsen Second: Jack De Meyere Lead: Otto Veening
Norway	Sweden	Switzerland
Skip: Rolv Kr. Yri Third: Torger H. Sletten Second: Harald Rams Fjell Lead: Øystein Skyberg	Skip: Anders Thidholm Third: Hans Söderström Second: Anders Nilsson Lead: Bertil Timan	Skip: Jürg Tanner Third: Jürg Hornisberger Second: Franz Tanner Lead: Patrick Lörtscher
Scotland
Skip: Jimmy Sanderson Third: Ian Baxter Second: Colin Baxter Lead: Willie Sanderson

Round robin

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Denmark - Sweden	10-6	Norway - France	11-3	Italy - Netherlands	9-4	Federal Republic of Germany - Scotland	7-4	Switzerland - England	8-6
2	Switzerland - Norway	6-4	Sweden - Netherlands	10-5	Italy - England	8-2	Scotland - Denmark	7-3	Federal Republic of Germany - France	7-6
3	Italy - Norway	6-5	Switzerland - Federal Republic of Germany	8-4	Sweden - England	13-4	Denmark - France	7-6	Scotland - Netherlands	14-6
4th	France - England	7-6	Switzerland - Netherlands	18-4	Scotland - Norway	7-6	Sweden - FR Germany	9-5	Denmark - Italy	6-4
5	Switzerland - Denmark	5-4	Norway - Netherlands	16-5	Scotland - Italy	7-6	Federal Republic of Germany - England	12-1	Sweden - France	8-5
6th	Sweden - Scotland	8-1	France - Netherlands	10-8	Denmark - FR Germany	12-3	Switzerland - Italy	10-3	Norway - England	10-5
7th	Switzerland - France	8-6	Sweden - Italy	8-4	Scotland - England	13-2	Norway - FR Germany	6-3	Denmark - Netherlands	8-3
8th	Switzerland - Sweden	8-3	Italy - FR Germany	10-4	Norway - Denmark	10-4	England - Netherlands	13-8	France - Scotland	5-4
9	Denmark - England	10-5	Switzerland - Scotland	6-4	Sweden - Norway	7-6	Italy - France	8-1	Federal Republic of Germany - Netherlands	15-10

key
	final
	Semifinals

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Switzerland	9	9	0
2.	Sweden	9	7th	2
3.	Denmark	9	6th	3
4th	Scotland	9	5	4th
5.	Norway	9	5	4th
6th	Italy	9	5	4th
7th	BR Germany	9	4th	5
8th.	France	9	9	6th
9.	England	9	1	8th
10.	Netherlands	9	0	9

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
						1	Switzerland	7th
	2	Sweden	11			2	Sweden	6th
	3	Denmark	3

Final score

space	country
1	Switzerland
2	Sweden
3	Denmark
4th	Scotland
5	Norway
6th	Italy
7th	BR Germany
8th	France
9	England
10	Netherlands

Women's tournament

Attendees

Denmark	BR Germany	England
Skip: Inger Torbensen Third: Lizzi Hallum Second: Lisbet Mikkelsen Lead: BAlice Peters	Skip: Renate Grüner Third: Susi Kiesel Second: Irmi Wagner Lead: Valentina Fischer-Weppler	Skip: Connie Miller Third: Susan Hinds Second: Christine Black Lead: Faeda Fischer
France	Italy	Norway
Skip: Paulette Sulpice Third: Huguette Jullien Second: Suzanne Parodi Lead: Erna Gay	Skip: Maria-Grazzia Lacedelli Third: Marina Pavani Second: Ann Lacedelli Lead: Tea Valt	Skip: Bente Hoel Third: Herborg Pettersen Second: Maria Löfroth-Christensen Lead: Åse Wilhelmsen
Sweden	Switzerland	Scotland
Skip: Inga Arfwidsson Third: Barbro Arfwidsson Second: Ingrid Appelquist Lead: Gunvor Björhäll	Skip: Heidi Neuenschwander Third: Dorli Broger Second: Brigitte Kienast Lead: Evi Rüegsegger	Skip: Isobel Torrance Third: Marion Armor Second: Isobel Waddell Lead: Margaret Wiseman

Round robin

Draw	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result	encounter	result
1	Sweden - FR Germany	19-1	Scotland - Italy	12-1	Switzerland - France	9-8	Norway - England	18-7
2	Scotland - Denmark	10-6	Sweden - France	8-7	Norway - Italy	10-6	England - Switzerland	10-8
3	France - FR Germany	14-4	Denmark - England	13-0	Switzerland - Italy	12-4	Scotland - Norway	9-6
4th	Switzerland - Norway	11-4	Federal Republic of Germany - Denmark	11-4	Sweden - England	10-4	France - Italy	7-3
5	Sweden - Switzerland	8-7	France - England	11-3	Denmark - Italy	9-8	Scotland - FR Germany	12-7
6th	Scotland - England	10-6	Sweden - Denmark	12-2	Switzerland - Federal Republic of Germany	16-4	France - Norway	15-3
7th	Italy - FR Germany	7-6	Scotland - France	9-5	Switzerland - Denmark	9-7	Sweden - Norway	9-4
8th	Sweden - Italy	7-4	Denmark - Norway	10-7	Switzerland - Scotland	10-3	Federal Republic of Germany - England	14-3
9	France - Denmark	13-8	Federal Republic of Germany - Norway	12-8	Sweden - Scotland	6-3	England - Italy	9-8

key
	final
	Semifinals

space	team	Games	Victories	Ndlg.
1.	Sweden	8th	8th	0
2.	Switzerland	8th	6th	2
3.	Scotland	8th	6th	2
4th	France	8th	5	3
5.	BR Germany	8th	3	5
6th	Denmark	8th	3	5
7th	Norway	8th	2	6th
8th.	England	8th	2	6th
9.	Italy	8th	1	7th

Play-off

	Semifinals					final
						1	Sweden	11
	2	Switzerland	7th			2	Switzerland	2
	3	Scotland	3

Final score

space	country
1	Sweden
2	Switzerland
3	Scotland
4th	France
5	BR Germany
6th	Denmark
7th	Norway
8th	England
9	Italy

Web links

• 1978 European Curling Championship for Men , Women at Worldcurling.org (English)