1979 World Junior Curling Championships

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1979 World Junior Curling Championships
Host cityMoose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
DatesMarch 11–17
Men's winner United States (1st title)
SkipDonald Barcome Jr.
ThirdRandy Darling
Second
Lead
Finalist Scotland ()
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The 1979 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 11 to 17 at the Moose Jaw Civic Centre in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.[1] The tournament only consisted of a men's event.[2]

Teams[]

Country Skip Third Second Lead Curling club
 Canada Murray Ursulak
 Denmark Tommy Stjerne Oluf Olsen Steen Hansen Peter Andersen Hvidovre CC
 France Claude Feige Gerard Ravello Christophe Boan
 West Germany Roland Jentsch Hans-Joachim Burba Wolfgang Burba Werner Kolb
 Italy Franco Sovilla Stefano Morona Dennis Ghezze Cortina CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo
 Norway Sjur Loen Morten Skaug Olav Saugstad Tom Sørlundsengen Brumunddal CC, Oslo
 Scotland Hugh Aitken
 Sweden Tony Eng Sören Grahn Lars Grengmark Karlstads CK, Karlstad
  Switzerland Eric Rudolph Manuel Guiger Pasqual Bianchi Tony Weil
 United States Donald Barcome Jr. Randy Darling Grand Forks CC, North Dakota

Round robin[]

Place Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Wins Losses
1  Canada * 4:8 6:5 6:4 6:5 5:4 9:7 6:4 10:5 11:2 8 1
2  United States 8:4 * 7:3 5:6 6:5 9:3 6:7 6:3 7:5 10:2 7 2
3  Norway 5:6 3:7 * 8:7 6:4 4:6 5:2 9:6 7:5 8:4 6 3
4  Scotland 4:6 6:5 7:8 * 5:3 7:3 2:7 13:2 6:5 7:6 6 3
5   Switzerland 5:6 5:6 4:6 3:5 * 6:5 8:7 6:4 4:2 6:5 5 4
6  Denmark 4:5 3:9 6:4 3:7 5:6 * 4:2 6:4 11:5 9:4 5 4
7  Sweden 7:9 7:6 2:5 7:2 7:8 2:4 * 7:4 7:6 6:4 5 4
8  Italy 4:6 3:6 6:9 2:13 4:6 4:6 4:7 * 9:6 7:5 2 7
9  France 5:10 5:7 5:7 5:6 2:4 5:11 6:7 6:9 * 11:5 1 8
10  Germany 2:11 2:10 4:8 6:7 5:6 4:9 4:6 5:7 5:11 * 0 9
  Teams to playoffs

Playoffs[]

  Semifinal     Gold Medal Game
                 
  1  Canada 3  
  4  Scotland 5    
      1  Scotland 4
      3  United States 5
  2  United States 7    
  3  Norway 4   Bronze medal game
 
1  Canada 8
  3  Norway 4

Final standings[]

Place Team Games
played 		Wins Losses
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 11 9 2
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Scotland 11 7 4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada 11 9 2
4  Norway 11 6 5
5   Switzerland 9 5 4
6  Denmark 9 5 4
7  Sweden 9 5 4
8  Italy 9 2 7
9  France 9 1 8
10  Germany 9 0 9

Awards[]

  • WJCC Sportsmanship Award: Scotland

All-Star Team:

  • Skip: Norway Sjur Loen
  • Third: Canada
  • Second: Scotland Hugh Aitken
  • Lead: Canada

References[]

  1. ^ "Tempo picking up for world junior final". Regina Leader-Post. March 19, 1979.
  2. ^
    • Results from the World Curling Federation
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