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

Teams

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
 DenmarkTommy StjerneOluf OlsenSteen HansenPeter AndersenHvidovre Curling Club, Hvidovre
 EnglandRonald D. ThorntonJohn D. KerrTony AthertonMichael Thompson
 FranceRobert ThierriazJoel IndergandAlain BagnaroJean Louis Roux
 GermanyHans Jörg HerbergFranz SchmidtWolfgang MetzelerSigi Heinle
 ItalyGiuseppe Dal MolinEnea PavaniGiancarlo ValtAndrea PavaniTofane Curling Club, Cortina d’Ampezzo
 NetherlandsEric HarmsenRobert HarmsenJack De MeyereOtto Veening
 NorwayRolv Kristian YriTorger H. SlettenHarald RamsfjellØystein SkybergBrumunddal Curling Club, Oslo
 ScotlandJames SandersonIain BaxterColin BaxterWillie SandersonOxenfoord Curling Club, Edinburgh
 SwedenAnders Thidholm (fourth)Hans SöderströmAnders NilssonBertil Timan (skip)Härnösands Curlingklubb, Härnösand
  SwitzerlandJürg TannerJürg HornisbergerFranz TannerPatrik LörtscherLausanne-Riviera Curling Club, Lausanne

Round robin

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 W L Place
A1 Denmark*10:57:612:36:48:34:103:710:64:5633
A2 England5:10*6:71:122:813:85:102:134:136:8189
A3 France6:77:6*6:71:810:83:115:45:86:8368
A4 Germany3:1212:17:6*4:1015:103:67:45:94:8457
A5 Italy4:68:28:110:4*9:46:56:74:83:10546
A6 Netherlands3:88:138:1010:154:9*5:166:145:104:180910
A7 Norway10:410:511:36:35:616:5*6:76:74:6545
A8 Scotland7:313:24:54:77:614:67:6*1:84:6544
A9 Sweden6:1013:48:59:58:410:57:68:1*3:8722
A10  Switzerland5:48:68:68:410:318:46:46:48:3*901
  Team to final
  Teams to semifinal

Playoffs

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

Final standings

PlaceTeamSkip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  SwitzerlandJürg Tanner10100
2nd place, silver medalist(s) SwedenBertil Timan1183
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) DenmarkTommy Stjerne1064
4 ScotlandJames Sanderson954
5 NorwayRolv Kristian Yri954
6 ItalyGiuseppe Dal Molin954
7 GermanyHans Jörg Herberg945
8 FranceRobert Thierriaz936
9 EnglandRonald D. Thornton918
10 NetherlandsEric Harmsen909

Women's

Teams

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
 DenmarkInger TorbensenLizzi hallumLisbet MikkelsenAlice Peters
 EnglandConnie MillerSusan HindsChristine BlackFreda Fischer
 FrancePaulette DelachatHuguette JullienSuzanne ParodiErna Gay
 GermanyRenate GrünerSusi KieselIrmi WagnerValentina Fischer-Weppler
 ItalyMaria-Grazzia ConstantiniMarina PavaniAnn LacedelliTea Valt
 NorwayBente HoelHerborg PettersenMaria Löfroth-ChristensenÅse Wilhelmsen
 ScotlandIsobel TorranceMarion ArmourIsobel WaddellMargaret Wiseman
 SwedenInga ArfwidssonBarbro ArfwidssonIngrid AppelquistGunvor BjörhällNorrköpings Curlingklubb, Norrköping
  SwitzerlandHeidi NeuenschwanderDorli BrogerBrigitte KienastEvi Rüegsegger

Round robin

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 W L Place
A1 Denmark*13:08:134:119:810:76:102:127:9356
A2 England0:13*3:113:149:87:186:104:1010:8268
A3 France13:811:3*14:47:315:35:97:88:9534
A4 Germany11:414:34:14*6:712:87:121:194:16355
A5 Italy8:98:93:77:6*6:101:124:74:12179
A6 Norway7:1018:73:158:1210:6*6:94:94:11267
A7 Scotland10:610:69:512:712:19:6*3:63:10623
A8 Sweden12:210:48:719:17:49:46:3*8:7801
A9  Switzerland9:78:109:816:412:411:410:37:8*622
  Team to final
  Teams to semifinal

Playoffs

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

Final standings

PlaceTeamSkip GP W L
1st place, gold medalist(s) SwedenInga Arfwidsson990
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  SwitzerlandHeidi Neuenschwander1073
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) ScotlandIsobel Torrance963
4 FrancePaulette Delachat853
5 GermanyRenate Grüner835
6 DenmarkInger Torbensen835
7 NorwayBente Hoel826
8 EnglandConnie Miller826
9 ItalyMaria-Grazzia Constantini817

References

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