| 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) |
| « 1977 1979 » | |
The 1978 European Curling Championships were held from 4 to 9 December at the Aviemore Ice Rink in Aviemore, Scotland.
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
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
- Men's results from the World Curling Federation
- Women's results from the World Curling Federation
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