1978 World Junior Curling Championships
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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 city | Grindelwald, Switzerland |
| Dates | March 10–17 |
| Men's winner | Canada (3rd title) |
| Skip | Paul Gowsell |
| Third | John Ferguson |
| Second | Douglas McFarlane |
| Lead | Kelly Stearne |
| Finalist | Sweden (Thomas Håkansson) |
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Teams
| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | Paul Gowsell | John Ferguson | Douglas McFarlane | Kelly Stearne | |
 Denmark | Tommy Stjerne | Oluf Olsen | Steen Hansen | Peter Andersen | Hvidovre CC |
 France | Yves Tronc | Pascal Pagliano | Christophe Boan | André Jouvent | |
 West Germany | Rainer Schöpp | Wolfgang Artinger | Norbert Petrasch | Christoph Falk | |
 Italy | Massimo Alvera | Franco Sovilla | Stefano Morona | Dennis Ghezze | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 Norway | Sjur Loen | Morten Søgaard | Roar Rise | Tom Søgaard | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
 Scotland | Colin Hamilton | Douglas Edwardson | Trevor Dodds | David Ramsay | Carrington CC, Edinburgh |
 Sweden | Thomas Håkansson | Per Lindeman | Lars Lindgren | Erik Björemo | Karlstads CK, Karlstad |
 Switzerland | Felix Luchsinger | Thomas Grendelmeier | Danny Strelif | Ueli Bernauer | |
 United States | Jeff Tomlinson | Ted Purvis | Curtis Fish | Marc McCartney |
Round robin
| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | * | 8:5 | 3:5 | 7:5 | 6:5 | 8:4 | 7:4 | 6:4 | 9:4 | 6:2 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Scotland | 5:8 | * | 7:2 | 6:4 | 8:2 | 6:4 | 5:4 | 7:5 | 6:5 | 4:3 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden | 5:3 | 2:7 | * | 4:8 | 3:4 | 7:5 | 8:6 | 7:5 | 5:4 | 8:2 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway | 5:7 | 4:6 | 8:4 | * | 8:6 | 3:2 | 4:7 | 7:4 | 9:3 | 12:2 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | United States | 5:6 | 2:8 | 4:3 | 6:8 | * | 7:3 | 5:6 | 8:7 | 4:3 | 5:3 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | West Germany | 4:8 | 4:6 | 5:7 | 2:3 | 3:7 | * | 8:7 | 6:5 | 9:5 | 8:4 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 4:7 | 4:5 | 6:8 | 7:4 | 6:5 | 7:8 | * | 7:6 | 13:3 | 5:6 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Denmark | 4:6 | 5:7 | 5:7 | 4:7 | 7:8 | 5:6 | 6:7 | * | 8:5 | 7:6 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | France | 4:9 | 5:6 | 4:5 | 3:9 | 3:4 | 5:9 | 3:13 | 5:8 | * | 7:3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Italy | 2:6 | 3:4 | 2:8 | 2:12 | 3:5 | 4:8 | 6:5 | 6:7 | 3:7 | * | 1 | 8 |
- 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
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| 2 | Scotland
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| 3 | Sweden
| 5 | |||||||
Final standings
| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Canada | 11 | 10 | 1 |
 | Sweden | 11 | 7 | 4 |
 | Scotland | 10 | 8 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway | 11 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | United States | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | West Germany | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Switzerland | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Denmark | 9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | France | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Italy | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Awards
- WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
Colin Hamilton
All-Star Team:
- Skip:
Paul Gowsell - Third: Douglas Edwardson
- Second: Douglas McFarlane
- Lead: David Ramsay
References
External links
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