The 1976 World Junior Curling Championships were held from February 22 to 27 in Aviemore, Scotland. The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[1]
| 1976 World Junior Curling Championships | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Aviemore, Scotland |
| Dates | February 22–27 |
| Men's winner |  Canada (1st title) |
| Skip | Paul Gowsell |
| Third | Neil Houston |
| Second | Glen Jackson |
| Lead | Kelly Stearne |
| Finalist |  Sweden (Jan Ullsten) |
« 1975 1977 » | |
Teams
edit| Country | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada |
Paul Gowsell | Neil Houston | Glen Jackson | Kelly Stearne | William Aberhart HS, Calgary[2] |
 Denmark |
Tommy Stjerne | Oluf Olsen | Peter Andersen | Steen Hansen | Hvidovre CC |
 France |
Claude Feige | Jean-Louis Sibuet | Christian Marin-Pache | Marc Sibuet | Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève |
 West Germany |
Hans Dieter Kiesel | Rainer Schöpp | Wolfgang Artinger | Norbert Petrasch | |
 Italy |
Massimo Alvera | Franco Sovilla | Fabio Bovolenta | Marco Lorenzi | Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo |
 Norway |
Sjur Loen | Morten Søgaard | Hans Bekkelund | Roar Rise | Brumunddal CC, Oslo |
 Scotland |
Robert Kelly | Ken Horton | Willie Jamieson | Keith Douglas | Carmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow |
| Sweden |
Jan Ullsten | Mats Nyberg | Anders Grahn | Bo Söderström | Sundsvalls CK, Sundsvall |
 Switzerland |
Jean-Claude Stettler | Marcel Ruefli | Hans Peter Ringli | Christoph Stiep | |
 United States |
Donald Barcome Jr. | Dale Mueller | Gary Mueller | Earl Barcome | Grand Forks CC, North Dakota |
Round robin
edit| Place | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |
* | 5:3 | 4:3 | 5:4 | 2:4 | 7:5 | 5:9 | 14:7 | 8:4 | 10:2 | 7 | 2 |
| 2 | Scotland |
3:5 | * | 8:4 | 5:9 | 5:4 | 6:3 | 8:5 | 11:4 | 8:4 | 7:4 | 7 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada |
3:4 | 4:8 | * | 6:3 | 9:1 | 9:4 | 6:2 | 8:1 | 8:4 | 9:2 | 7 | 2 |
| 4 | Sweden |
4:5 | 9:5 | 3:6 | * | 7:3 | 1:7 | 9:2 | 7:6 | 11:3 | 7:3 | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | France |
4:2 | 4:5 | 1:9 | 3:7 | * | 7:5 | 10:8 | 4:5 | 9:5 | 8:7 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | United States |
5:7 | 3:6 | 4:9 | 7:1 | 5:7 | * | 5:2 | 7:5 | 9:3 | 6:5 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany |
9:5 | 5:8 | 2:6 | 2:9 | 8:10 | 2:5 | * | 11:2 | 7:4 | 7:4 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Switzerland |
7:14 | 4:11 | 1:8 | 6:7 | 5:4 | 5:7 | 2:11 | * | 7:3 | 9:5 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Denmark |
4:8 | 4:8 | 4:8 | 3:11 | 5:9 | 3:9 | 4:7 | 3:7 | * | 11:3 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Italy |
2:10 | 4:7 | 2:9 | 3:7 | 7:8 | 5:6 | 4:7 | 5:9 | 3:11 | * | 0 | 9 |
- Teams to playoffs
Playoffs
edit| Semifinal | Gold Medal Game | ||||||||
| 1 | Norway
| 2 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 8 | |||||||
| 4 | Sweden
| 9 | |||||||
| 3 | Canada
| 4 | |||||||
| 2 | Scotland
| 3 | |||||||
| 3 | Canada
| 10 | |||||||
Final standings
edit| Place | Team | Games played |
Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Canada |
11 | 9 | 2 |
 |
Sweden |
11 | 7 | 4 |
 |
Norway |
10 | 7 | 3 |
| 4 | Scotland |
10 | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | France |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | United States |
9 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Germany |
9 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | Switzerland |
9 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | Denmark |
9 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Italy |
9 | 0 | 9 |
Awards
edit- WJCC Sportsmanship Award:
Massimo Alvera
All-Star Team:
- Skip:
Robert Kelly - Third: Ken Horton
- Second:
Sjur Loen - Lead:
Kelly Stearne
References
edit- ^
- Results from the World Curling Federation
- ^ "Alberta schoolboy champs". Ottawa Journal. 15 March 1975.