1978 World Junior Curling Championships

The 1978 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 10 to 17 in Grindelwald, Switzerland for men's teams only.[1]

1978 World Junior Curling Championships
Host cityGrindelwald, Switzerland
DatesMarch 10–17
Men's winner Canada (3rd title)
SkipPaul Gowsell
ThirdJohn Ferguson
SecondDouglas McFarlane
LeadKelly Stearne
Finalist Sweden (Thomas Håkansson)
« 1977
1979 »

Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
 CanadaPaul GowsellJohn FergusonDouglas McFarlaneKelly Stearne
 DenmarkTommy StjerneOluf OlsenSteen HansenPeter AndersenHvidovre CC
 FranceYves TroncPascal PaglianoChristophe BoanAndré Jouvent
 West GermanyRainer SchöppWolfgang ArtingerNorbert PetraschChristoph Falk
 ItalyMassimo AlveraFranco SovillaStefano MoronaDennis GhezzeCortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
 NorwaySjur LoenMorten SøgaardRoar RiseTom SøgaardBrumunddal CC, Oslo
 ScotlandColin HamiltonDouglas EdwardsonTrevor DoddsDavid RamsayCarrington CC, Edinburgh
 SwedenThomas HåkanssonPer LindemanLars LindgrenErik BjöremoKarlstads CK, Karlstad
  SwitzerlandFelix LuchsingerThomas GrendelmeierDanny StrelifUeli Bernauer
 United StatesJeff TomlinsonTed PurvisCurtis FishMarc McCartney

Round robin

Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wins Losses
1 Canada*8:53:57:56:58:47:46:49:46:281
2 Scotland5:8*7:26:48:26:45:47:56:54:381
3 Sweden5:32:7*4:83:47:58:67:55:48:263
4 Norway5:74:68:4*8:63:24:77:49:312:254
4 United States5:62:84:36:8*7:35:68:74:35:354
6 West Germany4:84:65:72:33:7*8:76:59:58:445
7  Switzerland4:74:56:87:46:57:8*7:613:35:645
8 Denmark4:65:75:74:77:85:66:7*8:57:636
9 France4:95:64:53:93:45:93:135:8*7:318
10 Italy2:63:42:82:123:54:86:56:73:7*18
  Teams to playoffs
  Teams to tiebreaker

Tiebreaker

Team Final
 Norway 6
 United States 5

Playoffs

Semifinal Gold Medal Game
      
1  Canada 4
4  Norway 3
1  Canada 4
2  Sweden 2
2  Scotland 4
3  Sweden 5

Final standings

Place Team Games
played
Wins Losses
 Canada11101
 Sweden1174
 Scotland1082
4 Norway1165
5 United States1055
6 West Germany945
7  Switzerland945
8 Denmark936
9 France918
10 Italy918

Awards

All-Star Team:

  • Skip: Paul Gowsell
  • Third: Douglas Edwardson
  • Second: Douglas McFarlane
  • Lead: David Ramsay

References

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