1977 European Curling Championships

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1977 European Curling Championships
Host city Oslo, Norway
Arena Askerhallen
DatesNovember 22–26
Men's winnerFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Curling clubHärnösands CK, Härnösand
Skip Ragnar Kamp
Third Björn Rudström
Second Håkan Rudström
Lead Christer Mårtensson
FinalistFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland (Ken Horton)
Women's winnerFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Curling clubÖrebro DCK, Örebro
Skip Elisabeth Branäs
Third Eva Rosenhed
Second Britt-Marie Ericson
Lead Anne-Marie Ericsson
FinalistFlag of Switzerland.svg   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.

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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

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

Round robin

TeamA1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8A9A10WLPlace
A1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark *16:32:1010:36:711:35:75:75:115:12368
A2Flag of England.svg  England 3:16*9:63:96:911:44:183:183:156:10279
A3Flag of France.svg  France 10:26:9*6:77:812:47:46:125:128:7456
A4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3:109:37:6*8:19:14:22:81:64:3633
A5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:69:68:71:8*12:410:72:83:115:8544
A6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3:114:114:121:94:12*3:53:155:186:150910
A7Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:518:44:72:47:105:3*10:46:78:5545
A8Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 7:518:312:68:28:215:34:10*3:58:5722
A9Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11:515:312:56:111:318:57:65:3*10:7901
A10Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 12:510:67:83:48:515:65:85:87:10*457

Final standings

PlaceTeamSkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Ragnar Kamp 990
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Ken Horton 972
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Hans Jörg Herberg 963
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 954
5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Sjur Loen 954
6Flag of France.svg  France André Tronc 945
7Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Paul Hofer 945
8Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Jørn Blach 936
9Flag of England.svg  England Ronald D. Thornton 927
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Eric Harmsen 909

Women's

Teams

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

Round robin

TeamA1A2A3A4A5A6A7A8WLPlace
A1Flag of England.svg  England *4:158:62:1310:96:55:154:9345
A2Flag of France.svg  France 15:4*6:1111:1013:76:74:98:10344
A3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 6:811:6*8:95:96:107:92:15168
A4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 13:210:119:8*7:87:93:82:10257
A5Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 9:107:139:58:7*3:162:115:7256
A6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5:67:610:69:716:3*4:68:10433
A7Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 15:59:49:78:311:26:4*7:4701
A8Flag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland 9:410:815:210:27:510:84:7*612

Final standings

PlaceTeamSkipGPWL
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Elisabeth Branäs 770
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Switzerland.svg   Switzerland Nicole Zloczower 761
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Betty Law 743
4Flag of France.svg  France Paulette Delachat 734
5Flag of England.svg  England Janette Forrest 734
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Anne Sofie Bjaanaes 725
7Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini 725
8Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Renate Grüner 716

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