1977 European Curling Championships

The 1977 European Curling Championships were held from November 22 to 26 at the Askerhallen arena in Oslo, Norway.

1977 European Curling Championships
Host cityOslo, Norway
ArenaAskerhallen
DatesNovember 22–26
Men's winner Sweden
Curling clubHärnösands CK, Härnösand
SkipRagnar Kamp
ThirdBjörn Rudström
SecondHåkan Rudström
LeadChrister Mårtensson
Finalist Scotland (Ken Horton)
Women's winner Sweden
Curling clubÖrebro DCK, Örebro
SkipElisabeth Branäs
ThirdEva Rosenhed
SecondBritt-Marie Ericson
LeadAnne-Marie Ericsson
Finalist Switzerland
(Nicole Zloczower)
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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 edit

Teams edit

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

Round robin edit

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 A9 A10 W L Place
A1   Denmark * 16:3 2:10 10:3 6:7 11:3 5:7 5:7 5:11 5:12 3 6 8
A2   England 3:16 * 9:6 3:9 6:9 11:4 4:18 3:18 3:15 6:10 2 7 9
A3   France 10:2 6:9 * 6:7 7:8 12:4 7:4 6:12 5:12 8:7 4 5 6
A4   Germany 3:10 9:3 7:6 * 8:1 9:1 4:2 2:8 1:6 4:3 6 3 3
A5   Italy 7:6 9:6 8:7 1:8 * 12:4 10:7 2:8 3:11 5:8 5 4 4
A6   Netherlands 3:11 4:11 4:12 1:9 4:12 * 3:5 3:15 5:18 6:15 0 9 10
A7   Norway 7:5 18:4 4:7 2:4 7:10 5:3 * 10:4 6:7 8:5 5 4 5
A8   Scotland 7:5 18:3 12:6 8:2 8:2 15:3 4:10 * 3:5 8:5 7 2 2
A9   Sweden 11:5 15:3 12:5 6:1 11:3 18:5 7:6 5:3 * 10:7 9 0 1
A10   Switzerland 12:5 10:6 7:8 3:4 8:5 15:6 5:8 5:8 7:10 * 4 5 7

Final standings edit

Place Team Skip GP W L
    Sweden Ragnar Kamp 9 9 0
    Scotland Ken Horton 9 7 2
    Germany Hans Jörg Herberg 9 6 3
4   Italy Giuseppe Dal Molin 9 5 4
5   Norway Sjur Loen 9 5 4
6   France André Tronc 9 4 5
7   Switzerland Paul Hofer 9 4 5
8   Denmark Jørn Blach 9 3 6
9   England Ronald D. Thornton 9 2 7
10   Netherlands Eric Harmsen 9 0 9

Women's edit

Teams edit

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

Round robin edit

Team A1 A2 A3 A4 A5 A6 A7 A8 W L Place
A1   England * 4:15 8:6 2:13 10:9 6:5 5:15 4:9 3 4 5
A2   France 15:4 * 6:11 11:10 13:7 6:7 4:9 8:10 3 4 4
A3   Germany 6:8 11:6 * 8:9 5:9 6:10 7:9 2:15 1 6 8
A4   Italy 13:2 10:11 9:8 * 7:8 7:9 3:8 2:10 2 5 7
A5   Norway 9:10 7:13 9:5 8:7 * 3:16 2:11 5:7 2 5 6
A6   Scotland 5:6 7:6 10:6 9:7 16:3 * 4:6 8:10 4 3 3
A7   Sweden 15:5 9:4 9:7 8:3 11:2 6:4 * 7:4 7 0 1
A8   Switzerland 9:4 10:8 15:2 10:2 7:5 10:8 4:7 * 6 1 2

Final standings edit

Place Team Skip GP W L
    Sweden Elisabeth Branäs 7 7 0
    Switzerland Nicole Zloczower 7 6 1
    Scotland Betty Law 7 4 3
4   France Paulette Delachat 7 3 4
5   England Janette Forrest 7 3 4
6   Norway Anne Sofie Bjaanaes 7 2 5
7   Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini 7 2 5
8   Germany Renate Grüner 7 1 6

References edit