1976 World Junior Curling Championships

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 cityAviemore, Scotland
DatesFebruary 22–27
Men's winner Canada (1st title)
SkipPaul Gowsell
ThirdNeil Houston
SecondGlen Jackson
LeadKelly Stearne
Finalist Sweden (Jan Ullsten)
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Teams

CountrySkipThirdSecondLeadCurling club
 CanadaPaul GowsellNeil HoustonGlen JacksonKelly StearneWilliam Aberhart HS, Calgary[2]
 DenmarkTommy StjerneOluf OlsenPeter AndersenSteen HansenHvidovre CC
 FranceClaude FeigeJean-Louis SibuetChristian Marin-PacheMarc SibuetMont d'Arbois CC, Megève
 West GermanyHans Dieter KieselRainer SchöppWolfgang ArtingerNorbert Petrasch
 ItalyMassimo AlveraFranco SovillaFabio BovolentaMarco LorenziCortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
 NorwaySjur LoenMorten SøgaardHans BekkelundRoar RiseBrumunddal CC, Oslo
 ScotlandRobert KellyKen HortonWillie JamiesonKeith DouglasCarmunnock & Rutherglen CC, Glasgow
 SwedenJan UllstenMats NybergAnders GrahnBo SöderströmSundsvalls CK, Sundsvall
  SwitzerlandJean-Claude StettlerMarcel RuefliHans Peter RingliChristoph Stiep
 United StatesDonald Barcome Jr.Dale MuellerGary MuellerEarl BarcomeGrand Forks CC, North Dakota

Round robin

Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wins Losses
1 Norway*5:34:35:42:47:55:914:78:410:272
2 Scotland3:5*8:45:95:46:38:511:48:47:472
3 Canada3:44:8*6:39:19:46:28:18:49:272
4 Sweden4:59:53:6*7:31:79:27:611:37:363
5 France4:24:51:93:7*7:510:84:59:58:754
6 United States5:73:64:97:15:7*5:27:59:36:554
7 Germany9:55:82:62:98:102:5*11:27:47:445
8  Switzerland7:144:111:86:75:45:72:11*7:39:536
9 Denmark4:84:84:83:115:93:94:73:7*11:318
10 Italy2:104:72:93:77:85:64:75:93:11*09
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

Semifinal Gold Medal Game
      
1  Norway 2
4  Sweden 8
4  Sweden 9
3  Canada 4
2  Scotland 3
3  Canada 10

Final standings

Place Team Games
played
Wins Losses
 Canada1192
 Sweden1174
 Norway1073
4 Scotland1073
5 France954
6 United States954
7 Germany945
8  Switzerland936
9 Denmark918
10 Italy909

Awards

  • WJCC Sportsmanship Award: Massimo Alvera

All-Star Team:

References

  1. "Alberta schoolboy champs". Ottawa Journal. March 15, 1975.
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