1977 European Curling Championships

1977 European Curling Championships
Host city	Oslo, Norway
Arena	Askerhallen
Dates	November 22–26
Men's winner	Sweden
Curling club	Härnösands CK, Härnösand
Skip	Ragnar Kamp
Third	Björn Rudström
Second	Håkan Rudström
Lead	Christer Mårtensson
Finalist	Scotland (Ken Horton)
Women's winner	Sweden
Curling club	Örebro DCK, Örebro
Skip	Elisabeth Branäs
Third	Eva Rosenhed
Second	Britt-Marie Ericson
Lead	Anne-Marie Ericsson
Finalist	Switzerland (Nicole Zloczower)
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The 1977 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 26 at the Askerhallen arena in Oslo, Norway ^[1] .

The Swedish men's team won their first European title, and the Swedish women's team won their second European title.

For the first time, the Dutch men's team took part in the European Championship.

Men's

Teams

Team	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
Denmark	Jørn Blach	Freddy Bartelsen	Bent Jørgensen	Antonny Hinge	Hvidovre Curling Club, Hvidovre
England	Ronald D. Thornton	John D. Kerr	Tony Atherton	Tony Fraser
France	André Tronc	Jean-Louis Sibuet	Gaby Ronchis	Jean-Francois Orset	Mont d'Arbois Curling Club, Megève
Germany	Hans Jörg Herberg	Sigi Heinle	Wolfgang Metzeler	Franz Schmidt
Italy	Giuseppe Dal Molin	Giancarlo Valt	Enea Pavani	Ivo Lorenzi	Tofane Curling Club, Cortina d’Ampezzo
Netherlands	Eric Harmsen	Robert Harmsen	Jack De Meyere	Arthur Taudin-Scabot
Norway	Sjur Loen	Morten Søgaard	Dagfinn Loen	Roar Rise	Brumunddal Curling Club, Oslo
Scotland	Ken Horton	Willie Jamieson	Keith Douglas	Richard Harding	Carmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow
Sweden	Ragnar Kamp	Björn Rudström	Håkan Rudström	Christer Mårtensson	Härnösands Curlingklubb, Härnösand
Switzerland	Paul Hofer	Dieter Kraft	Walter Glaser	Bruno Schallberger

Round robin

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

Final standings

Place	Team	Skip	GP	W	L
	Sweden	Ragnar Kamp	9	9	0
	Scotland	Ken Horton	9	7	2
	Germany	Hans Jörg Herberg	9	6	3
4	Italy	Giuseppe Dal Molin	9	5	4
5	Norway	Sjur Loen	9	5	4
6	France	André Tronc	9	4	5
7	Switzerland	Paul Hofer	9	4	5
8	Denmark	Jørn Blach	9	3	6
9	England	Ronald D. Thornton	9	2	7
10	Netherlands	Eric Harmsen	9	0	9

Women's

Teams

Team	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
England	Janette Forrest	Enid Logan	Mary Aitchison	Dorothy Shell
France	Paulette Delachat	Suzanne Parodi	Erna Gay	Francoise Duclos
Germany	Renate Grüner	Valentina Fischer-Weppler	Irmi Wagner	Traudl Krämer
Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	Tea Valt	Ann Lacedelli	Marina Pavani
Norway	Bente Hoel (fourth)	Herborg Pettersen	Åse Wilhelmsen	Anne Sofie Bjaanaes (skip)
Scotland	Betty Law	Bea Dodds	Margaret Paterson	Margaret Cadzow
Sweden	Elisabeth Branäs	Eva Rosenhed	Britt-Marie Ericson	Anne-Marie Ericsson	Örebro DCK, Örebro
Switzerland	Nicole Zloczower	Rose Marie Steffen	Ebe Beyeler	Nelly Moser

Round robin

	Team	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	A7	A8	W	L	Place
A1	England	*	4:15	8:6	2:13	10:9	6:5	5:15	4:9	3	4	5
A2	France	15:4	*	6:11	11:10	13:7	6:7	4:9	8:10	3	4	4
A3	Germany	6:8	11:6	*	8:9	5:9	6:10	7:9	2:15	1	6	8
A4	Italy	13:2	10:11	9:8	*	7:8	7:9	3:8	2:10	2	5	7
A5	Norway	9:10	7:13	9:5	8:7	*	3:16	2:11	5:7	2	5	6
A6	Scotland	5:6	7:6	10:6	9:7	16:3	*	4:6	8:10	4	3	3
A7	Sweden	15:5	9:4	9:7	8:3	11:2	6:4	*	7:4	7	0	1
A8	Switzerland	9:4	10:8	15:2	10:2	7:5	10:8	4:7	*	6	1	2

Final standings

Place	Team	Skip	GP	W	L
	Sweden	Elisabeth Branäs	7	7	0
	Switzerland	Nicole Zloczower	7	6	1
	Scotland	Betty Law	7	4	3
4	France	Paulette Delachat	7	3	4
5	England	Janette Forrest	7	3	4
6	Norway	Anne Sofie Bjaanaes	7	2	5
7	Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	7	2	5
8	Germany	Renate Grüner	7	1	6

References

1. "Previous competitors and results of the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS since 1975 | 1977 in OSLO, Norway" (PDF). ECF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-01-06.

External links

• Men's results from the World Curling Federation
• Women's results from the World Curling Federation