1975 World Junior Curling Championships

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1975 World Junior Curling Championships
Host city East York, Ontario, Canada
DatesFebruary 25 – March 1
Men's winnerFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (1st title)
Curling clubSundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
Skip Jan Ullsten
Third Mats Nyberg
Second Anders Grahn
Lead Bo Söderström
FinalistFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada (Robb King)
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The 1975 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 25 to March 1 at the East York Curling Club in East York, Ontario, Canada. [1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event. [2]

Contents

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Robb King Brad Hannah Bill Fowlis Chris King
Flag of France.svg  France Claude Feige Jean-Louis Sibuet Christian Marin-Pache Marc Sibuet Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Hans Dieter Kiesel Rainer Schöpp Peter Lessinger Roland Liedtke
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Massimo Alvera Antonio ColliMarco LorenziFabio BovolentaCortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Morten Sørum Bjørn Skutbergaveen Hans Bekkelund Dagfinn Loen Brumunddal CC, Oslo
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Peter J. D. Wilson Andrew McQuistin Neale McQuistin John Sharp Limeline CC, Stranraer
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jan Ullsten Mats Nyberg Anders Grahn Bo Söderström Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland René GeisserPeter BöschNick GartermannFelix Trueb
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Steve PenencelloRick NovakBen GardeskiKen Baher

Round robin

PlaceTeam123456789WinsLosses
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada *8:46:38:35:312:44:312:512:280
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:8*8:76:26:710:39:314:415:962
3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3:67:8*7:58:65:108:410:810:753
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 3:82:65:7*5:44:38:37:511:353
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3:57:66:84:5*10:515:711:112:253
6Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 4:123:1010:53:45:10*7:64:710:735
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 3:43:94:83:87:156:7*18:710:526
8Flag of France.svg  France 5:124:148:105:71:117:47:18*12:426
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2:129:157:103:112:127:105:104:12*08
  Team to final
  Teams to semifinal

Playoffs

 Semifinal  Gold Medal Game
         
   1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 6
  2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 9  Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 8
  3Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 8 

Final standings

PlaceTeamGames
played
WinsLosses
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1082
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 981
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 954
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 853
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States 853
6Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 835
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 826
8Flag of France.svg  France 826
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 808

Awards

All-Star Team:

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References

  1. "CTV covers junior curling". Victoria Times Colonist. April 4, 1975.