1978 European Curling Championships

1978 European Curling Championships
Host city	Aviemore, Scotland
Arena	Aviemore Ice Rink
Dates	4–9 December
Men's winner	Switzerland
Curling club	Lausanne-Riviera CC, Lausanne
Skip	Jürg Tanner
Third	Jürg Hornisberger
Second	Franz Tanner
Lead	Patrik Lörtscher
Finalist	Sweden (Bertil Timan)
Women's winner	Sweden
Curling club	Örebro CK, Örebro
Skip	Inga Arfwidsson
Third	Barbro Arfwidsson
Second	Ingrid Appelquist
Lead	Gunvor Björhäll
Finalist	Switzerland (Heidi Neuenschwander)
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The 1978 European Curling Championships were held from 4 to 9 December at the Aviemore Ice Rink in Aviemore, Scotland. ^[1]

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

Men's

Teams

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

	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

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

Final standings

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

Teams

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

	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

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

Final standings

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

1. "Previous competitors and results of the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS since 1975 | 1978 in AVIEMORE, Scotland" (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