1978 European Curling Championships

1978 European Curling Championships
Host cityAviemore, Scotland
ArenaAviemore Ice Rink
Dates4–9 December
Men's winner Switzerland
Curling clubLausanne-Riviera CC, Lausanne
SkipJürg Tanner
ThirdJürg Hornisberger
SecondFranz Tanner
LeadPatrik Lörtscher
Finalist Sweden (Bertil Timan)
Women's winner Sweden
Curling clubÖrebro CK, Örebro
SkipInga Arfwidsson
ThirdBarbro Arfwidsson
SecondIngrid Appelquist
LeadGunvor 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.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Switzerland Jürg Tanner 10 10 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Sweden Bertil Timan 11 8 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Sweden Inga Arfwidsson 9 9 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland Heidi Neuenschwander 10 7 3
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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