| 1982 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Dates | March 14–21 |
| Men's winner |  Sweden (2nd title) |
| Curling club | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
| Skip | Sören Grahn |
| Third | Niclas Järund |
| Second | Henrik Holmberg |
| Lead | Anders Svennerstedt |
| Finalist |  Canada (Mert Thompsett) |
« 1981 1983 » | |
The 1982 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 14 to 21 at the Aitken Centre in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. [1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event.
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Coach | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | Mert Thompsett | Bill Jr McTavish | Joel Gagne | Mike Friesen | ||
 Denmark | Jack Kjaerulf | Lasse Lavrsen | Henrik Jakobsen | Bo Frank | Hvidovre CC | |
 France | Christophe Boan | Philippe Pomi | Christophe Michaud | Patrick Philippe | ||
 West Germany | Christoph Möckel | Uwe Saile | Jürgen Kiesel | Andreas Sailer | CC Schwenningen | |
 Italy | Adriano Lorenzi | Enrico Fumagalli | Roberto Lacedelli | Massimo Constantini | ||
 Norway | Morten Skaug | Tom Sørlundsengen | Helge Smeby | Yngve Slyngstad | Bo Bakke | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
 Scotland | Robin Gray | Mark Stokes | Drew Howie | David Mack | ||
| Sweden | Sören Grahn | Niclas Järund | Henrik Holmberg | Anders Svennerstedt | Karlstads CK | |
 Switzerland | Rico Simen | Yves Hugentobler | Jürg Dick | Mario Gross | ||
 United States | Dale Risling | Milton Jr Best | Rob Foster | Jim Foster |
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | * | 8:5 | 4:3 | 10:2 | 10:1 | 9:5 | 13:3 | 6:4 | 9:5 | 9:3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2 | Scotland | 5:8 | * | 5:4 | 6:4 | 2:7 | 10:8 | 7:5 | 4:3 | 5:8 | 6:5 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | Canada | 3:4 | 4:5 | * | 7:8 | 8:5 | 6:3 | 11:3 | 12:5 | 6:4 | 5:2 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | United States | 2:10 | 4:6 | 8:7 | * | 7:5 | 6:4 | 9:3 | 4:3 | 9:5 | 5:7 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1:10 | 7:2 | 5:8 | 5:7 | * | 6:4 | 6:5 | 2:8 | 8:7 | 10:3 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Norway | 5:9 | 8:10 | 3:6 | 4:6 | 4:6 | * | 9:2 | 7:5 | 6:4 | 8:1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | France | 3:13 | 5:7 | 3:11 | 3:9 | 5:6 | 2:9 | * | 8:6 | 7:5 | 7:6 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Germany | 4:6 | 3:4 | 5:12 | 3:4 | 8:2 | 5:7 | 6:8 | * | 5:4 | 9:8 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Denmark | 5:9 | 8:5 | 4:6 | 5:9 | 7:8 | 4:6 | 5:7 | 4:5 | * | 12:6 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Italy | 3:9 | 5:6 | 2:5 | 7:5 | 3:10 | 1:8 | 6:7 | 8:9 | 6:12 | * | 1 | 8 |
| Team | Final |
| Canada | 8 |
| United States | 6 |
| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | Sweden | ||||||||
| 1 | Sweden | 6 | |||||||
| 3 | Canada | 2 | |||||||
| 2 | Scotland | 2 | |||||||
| 3 | Canada | 4 | |||||||
| Place | Team | Games played | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sweden | 10 | 10 | 0 |
 | Canada | 12 | 8 | 4 |
 | Scotland | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 9 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Norway | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | France | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Germany | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Denmark | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 10 | Italy | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Christoph MöckelAll-Star Team:
Sören Grahn Niclas Järund Joel Gagne Mike Friesen 
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