1976 European Curling Championships

1976 European Curling Championships
Host city	West Berlin
Arena	Eissporthalle
Dates	December 1–5
Men's winner	Switzerland
Curling club	Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf
Skip	Peter Attinger Jr.
Third	Bernhard Attinger
Second	Mattias Neuenschwander
Lead	Ruedi Attinger
Finalist	Norway (Kristian Sørum)
Women's winner	Sweden
Curling club	Örebro DCK, Örebro
Skip	Elisabeth Branäs
Third	Elisabeth Högström
Second	Eva Rosenhed
Lead	Anne-Marie Ericsson
Finalist	France (Paulette Delachat)
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The 1976 European Curling Championships were held from December 1 to 5 at the Eissporthalle arena in West Berlin.

The Swiss men's team won their first European title and the Swedish women's team won their first European title.

For the first time, the English men's and women's teams took part in the European Championship.

Men's

Teams

Team	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
Denmark	John Olsen	John Christiansen	Jørn Blach	Peter Haase	Hvidovre Curling Club, Hvidovre
England	Ronald D. Thornton	Kenneth Duncan	John D. Kerr	Barry Nevett
France	Pierre Boan	André Mabboux	Pierre Duclos	Georges Panisset	Mont d'Arbois Curling Club, Megève
Germany	Klaus Kanz	Manfred Schulze	Hans Österreicher	Eckart Jahn	EC Bad Tölz, Bad Tölz
Italy	Giuseppe Dal Molin	Andrea Pavani	Enea Pavani	Giorgio Vani	Cortina Curling Club, Cortina d’Ampezzo
Norway	Kristian Sørum	Morten Sørum	Gunnar Meland	Gunnar Sigstadstø	Trondheim Curling Club, Trondheim
Scotland	Jim Steele	Lockhart Steele	Ian Fairbairn	Jon Veitch
Sweden	Jens Håkansson	Thomas Håkansson	Per Lindeman	Lars Lindgren	Karlstads Curlingklubb, Karlstad
Switzerland	Peter Attinger Jr.	Bernhard Attinger	Mattias Neuenschwander	Ruedi Attinger	Dübendorf CC, Dübendorf

Round robin

	Team	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	A7	A8	A9	W	L	Place
A1	Denmark	*	12:8	5:12	8:5	7:8	4:13	8:2	7:9	3:4	3	5	6
A2	England	8:12	*	3:10	6:7	5:8	7:10	2:8	4:15	2:13	0	8	9
A3	France	12:5	10:3	*	10:3	8:7	2:7	2:10	1:12	5:10	4	4	5
A4	Germany	5:8	7:6	3:10	*	7:5	4:7	5:8	4:12	4:10	2	6	7
A5	Italy	8:7	8:5	7:8	5:7	*	3:10	5:9	3:13	4:10	2	6	8
A6	Norway	13:4	10:7	7:2	7:4	10:3	*	2:4	10:4	9:6	7	1	1
A7	Scotland	2:8	8:2	10:2	8:5	9:5	4:2	*	7:10	4:12	5	3	4
A8	Sweden	9:7	15:4	12:1	12:4	13:3	4:10	10:7	*	7:8	6	2	3
A9	Switzerland	4:3	13:2	10:5	10:4	10:4	6:9	12:4	8:7	*	7	1	2

  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Filal
	2	Switzerland	11
	3	Sweden	7
						Switzerland		9
						Norway		6
	1	Norway	8
	4	Scotland	7

Final standings

Place	Team	Skip	GP	W	L
	Switzerland	Peter Attinger Jr.	10	9	1
	Norway	Kristian Sørum	10	8	2
	Scotland	Jim Steele	9	5	4
	Sweden	Jens Håkansson	9	6	3
5	France	Pierre Boan	8	4	4
6	Denmark	John Olsen	8	3	5
7	Germany	Klaus Kanz	8	2	6
8	Italy	Giuseppe Dal Molin	8	2	6
9	England	Ronald D. Thornton	8	0	8

Women's

Teams

Team	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
England	Connie Miller	Susan Hinds	Christine Black	Freda Fischer
France	Paulette Delachat	Suzanne Parodi	Erna Gay	Francoise Duclos
Germany	Sibylle Pokorn	Helena Ruff	Gisela Tappeser	Bronia Kornecki
Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	Tea Valt	Ann Lacedelli	Marina Pavani
Norway	Eli Kolstad	Ellen Christensen	Heidi Wanggard	Kirsten Vaule
Scotland	Sandra South	Sheena Hay	Margareth Ross	Elisabeth Manson
Sweden	Elisabeth Branäs	Elisabeth Högström	Eva Rosenhed	Anne-Marie Ericsson	Örebro DCK, Örebro
Switzerland	Ulrica Baer	Mengia Baumgartner	Regula Suter	Melanie Bischof

Round robin

	Team	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	A7	A8	W	L	Place
A1	England	*	3:13	12:6	10:8	11:2	5:8	4:12	9:7	4	3	4
A2	France	13:3	*	9:8	9:6	12:4	6:11	8:5	7:8	5	2	3
A3	Germany	6:12	8:9	*	10:4	8:6	7:4	4:10	7:8	3	4	6
A4	Italy	8:10	6:9	4:10	*	8:13	4:15	4:10	4:10	0	7	8
A5	Norway	2:11	4:12	6:8	13:8	*	5:12	2:11	2:9	1	6	7
A6	Scotland	8:5	11:6	4:7	15:4	12:5	*	3:14	11:4	5	2	2
A7	Sweden	12:4	5:8	10:4	10:4	11:2	14:3	*	10:8	6	1	1
A8	Switzerland	7:9	8:7	8:7	10:4	9:2	4:11	8:10	*	4	3	5

  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Sweden	13
	4	England	2
						Sweden		13
						France		4
	2	Scotland	2
	3	France	13

Final standings

Place	Team	Skip	GP	W	L
	Sweden	Elisabeth Branäs	9	8	1
	France	Paulette Delachat	9	6	3
	England	Connie Miller	8	4	4
	Scotland	Sandra South	8	5	3
5	Switzerland	Ulrica Baer	7	4	3
6	Germany	Sibylle Pokorn	7	3	4
7	Norway	Eli Kolstad	7	1	6
8	Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	7	0	7

References

• Men's results from the World Curling Federation
• Women's results from the World Curling Federation