1988 World Junior Curling Championships
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The 1988 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 13 to 19 in Füssen, West Germany for the men's competition and from March 19[1] to 25 in Chamonix, France for the women's competition. While it was the 14th junior men's competition, this was the inaugural year for the junior women's competition.[2][3] It has also been the only year that the men's and women's competitions were held separately.
1988 World Junior Curling Championships | |
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Host city | Men: Füssen, West Germany Women: Chamonix, France |
Dates | Men: March 13–19 Women: March 19–25 |
Men's winner | Canada (6th title) |
Skip | James "Jim" Sullivan |
Third | Charles Sullivan |
Second | Craig Burgess |
Lead | Danny Alderman |
Finalist | Sweden (Peter Lindholm) |
Women's winner | Canada (1st title) |
Skip | Julie Sutton |
Third | Judy Wood |
Second | Susan Auty |
Lead | Marla Geiger |
Finalist | Switzerland (Marianne Amstutz) |
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The men's event (sponsored by Uniroyal) was won by Canada, skipped by Jim Sullivan and his rink from Fredericton, New Brunswick.[4]
The women's event was won also won by Canada, skipped by University of Victoria student Julie Sutton's Kelowna, British Columbia rink.[5]