1985 European Curling Championships

1985 European Curling Championships
Host cityGrindelwald, Switzerland
ArenaSportzentrum
Dates10–14 December
Men's winner West Germany
SkipRodger Gustaf Schmidt
ThirdWolfgang Burba
SecondJohnny Jahr
LeadHans-Joachim Burba
Finalist Sweden (Per Lindeman)
Women's winner Switzerland
SkipJaqueline Landolt
ThirdChristine Krieg
SecondMarianne Uhlmann
LeadSilvia Benoit
Finalist Scotland (Jeanette Johnston)
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The 1985 European Curling Championships were held from 10 to 14 December at the Sportzentrum arena in Grindelwald, Switzerland.

The West German men's team skipped by Rodger Gustaf Schmidt won their first title and the Swiss women's team skipped by Jaqueline Landolt won their third title.[1]

Men

Teams

Country Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Coach Curling club, city
Austria Konrad Weiser Thomas Wieser Herwig Ritter Christian Wieser
Denmark Tommy Stjerne Per Berg Peter Andersen Ivan Frederiksen Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
England Bob Martin Ronnie Brock Ian Coutts John Brown
Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Petri Tsutsunen Markku Uusipaavalniemi Jarmo Jokivalli Juhani Heinonen
France Dominique Dupont-Roc Christian Dupont-Roc Thierry Mercier Daniel Cosetto
Italy Andrea Pavani Franco Sovilla Fabio Alverà Stefano Morona
Luxembourg Nico Schweich Guy Schweich Georges Schweich William Bannerman Paul Bannerman
Netherlands Wim Neeleman Otto Veening Gérard Verbeek Jeroen Tilman Darrell Ell
Norway Eigil Ramsfjell Sjur Loen Gunnar Meland Morten Skaug
Scotland Billy Howat Robert Clark Robert Shaw Alistair Henry
Sweden Connie Östlund (fourth) Per Lindeman (skip) Bo Andersson Göran Åberg Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Switzerland Jürg Tanner Patrick Hürlimann Patrik Lörtscher Mario Gross Lausanne-Riviera CC, Lausanne
Wales John Hunt John Stone John Guyan Scott Lyon
West Germany Rodger Gustaf Schmidt Wolfgang Burba Johnny Jahr Hans-Joachim Burba

First Phase (Triple Knockout)

Round 1

Two teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Switzerland 4
Finland 2 Italy 7
Italy 8 Italy 4
West Germany 9 West Germany 9
Wales 4 West Germany 7
England 15 England 5
Luxembourg 3
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Scotland 6
Sweden 6 Sweden 5
Netherlands 5 Scotland 9
Norway 10 Norway 4
Austria 3 Norway 6
Denmark 8 Denmark 3
France 4

Round 2

Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Norway 10
Finland 2
Finland 9
Wales 6 Luxembourg 8
Luxembourg 8
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Italy 4
Netherlands 5
Netherlands 6
Austria 2 France 3
France 12
Game 1 Game 2
Switzerland 7
England 1 Switzerland 7
Sweden 6 Denmark 2
Denmark 8

Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2
Italy 2
Sweden 9 Sweden 8
Wales 1
Game 1 Game 2
Finland 4
England 7 England 9
Austria 4
Game 1 Game 2
Denmark 9
Luxembourg 8 Luxembourg 2
France 6

Second Phase (Double Knockout)

Round 1

Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
      
West Germany 9
Sweden 1
West Germany 4
Norway 6
Norway 8
England 2
Game 1 Game 2
      
Switzerland 9
Netherlands 2
Switzerland 5
Denmark 8
Scotland 6
Norway 7

Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
Switzerland 3
Sweden 9 Sweden 6
England 4
Game 1 Game 2
West Germany 7
Netherlands 4 Scotland 6
Scotland 5

Placement Phase

Range 9-14

Quarterfinals (9-14) Semifinals (9-14) Final for 9th place
Luxembourg 7
Wales 3 Austria 8
Austria 6 Austria 3
Italy 2 Finland 7
France 8 France 3
Finland 4
Semifinal (11-14) Final for 11th place
      
Luxembourg 2
Italy 11
Italy 4
France 5
France 10
Wales 4 Final for 13th place
Luxembourg 3
Wales 9

Range 5-8

Final for 5th place
   
Switzerland 8
Scotland 7
Final for 7th place
   
England 5
Netherlands 4

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 West Germany 9
4 Denmark 7
West Germany 7
Sweden 5
2 Sweden 8
3 Norway 6 Bronze Medal Game
Denmark 4
Norway 5

Final standings

Place Country Skip Games Wins Losses
West Germany Rodger Gustaf Schmidt 8 7 1
Sweden Per Lindeman 10 6 4
Norway Eigil Ramsfjell 8 6 2
4 Denmark Tommy Stjerne 9 5 4
5 Switzerland Jürg Tanner 7 4 3
6 Scotland Billy Howat 6 3 3
7 England Bob Martin 8 4 4
8 Netherlands Wim Neeleman 6 2 4
9 Finland Jussi Uusipaavalniemi 6 3 3
10 Austria Konrad Weiser 6 2 4
11 France Dominique Dupont-Roc 8 4 4
12 Italy Andrea Pavani 8 3 5
13 Wales John Hunt 6 1 5
14 Luxembourg Nico Schweich 8 2 6

Women

Teams

Country Skip Third Second Lead Coach Curling club, city
Austria Edeltraud Koudelka Christl Naegle Ingrid Märker Veronika Hölzl
Denmark Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christensen Jane Bidstrup Hanne Olsen Lone Bagge Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
England Margaret Maxwell Enid Logan Caroline Cumming Dorothy Shell
Finland Jaana Jokela Nina Ahvenainen Taru Kivinen Kirsi Jeskanen
France Paulette Sulpice Huguette Jullien Isabelle Quere Jocelyn Lhenry
Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini Angela Constantini Tea Valt Nella Alvera
Luxembourg Cilly Schweich Madeleine van den Houten Marie Garritze Pat Bannerman
Netherlands Laura Van Imhoff Gerrie Veening Marjorie Querido Jenny Bovenschen Darrell Ell
Norway Trine Trulsen Dordi Nordby Hanne Pettersen Mette Halvorsen
Scotland Jeanette Johnston Catherine Dodds Marjorie Kidd Ella Gallanders
Sweden Maud Nordlander (fourth) Inga Arfwidsson (skip) Ulrika Åkerberg Barbro Arfwidsson Norrköpings CK, Norrköping
Switzerland Jaqueline Landolt Christine Krieg Marianne Uhlmann Silvia Benoit
Wales Jean King Helen Lyon Margaret Crawley Anne Stone
West Germany Almut Hege Petra Tschetsch Suzanne Fink Josefine Einsle

First Phase (Triple Knockout)

Round 1

Two teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
West Germany 7
England 7 Norway 6
Norway 11 West Germany 8
Italy 1 Denmark 4
Luxembourg 12 Luxembourg 2
Denmark 9 Denmark 11
Netherlands 6
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Sweden 10
Austria 3 Scotland 4
Scotland 4 Sweden 6
Switzerland 10 Switzerland 3
Finland 1 Switzerland 10
France 2 Wales 1
Wales 9

Round 2

Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Italy 9
Netherlands 3 Italy 9
England 6
Italy 8
Switzerland 4
Game 1 Game 2 Game 3
Denmark 7
Austria 5
Austria 7
Finland 3 France 4
France 7
Game 1 Game 2
Norway 12
Luxembourg 2 Norway 8
Scotland 11 Scotland 3
Wales 7

Round 3

Three teams promoted to Second Phase

Game 1 Game 2
Scotland 12
Wales 2 Netherlands 3
Netherlands 10
Game 1 Game 2
Austria 10
Luxembourg 8 Finland 8
Finland 9
Game 1 Game 2
Switzerland 13
England 4 France 5
France 10

Second Phase (Double Knockout)

Round 1

Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
      
West Germany 7
Switzerland 5
West Germany 4
Scotland 6
Italy 1
Scotland 9
Game 1 Game 2
      
Denmark 6
Norway 5
Denmark 9
Sweden 2
Sweden 8
Austria 2

Round 2

Two teams promoted to Playoffs

Game 1 Game 2
Sweden 6
Switzerland 7 Switzerland 7
Italy 5
Game 1 Game 2
West Germany 2
Norway 14 Norway 9
Austria 4

Placement Phase

Range 9-14

Quarterfinal (9-14) Semifinals (9-14) Final for 9th place
Finland 14
Wales 9 Wales 5
England 8 Finland 8
Netherlands 10 France 5
Luxembourg 3 Netherlands 1
France 11
Semifinal (11-14) Final for 11th place
      
Wales 5
Luxembourg 8
Luxembourg 4
Netherlands 9
Netherlands 12
England 1 Final for 13th place
Wales 1
England 9

Range 5-8

Final for 5th place
   
Sweden 7
West Germany 1
Final for 7th place
   
Italy 5
Austria 7

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 Switzerland 9
4 Denmark 3
Switzerland 7
Scotland 3
2 Norway 3
3 Scotland 5 Bronze Medal Game
Denmark 3
Norway 7

Final standings

Place Country Skip Games Wins Losses
Switzerland Jaqueline Landolt 10 7 3
Scotland Jeanette Johnston 9 6 3
Norway Trine Trulsen 9 6 3
4 Denmark Maj-Brit Rejnholdt-Christensen 8 5 3
5 Sweden Inga Arfwidsson 7 5 2
6 West Germany Almut Hege 6 3 3
7 Austria Edeltraud Koudelka 7 3 4
8 Italy Maria-Grazzia Constantini 7 3 4
9 Finland Jaana Jokela 6 3 3
10 France Paulette Sulpice 7 3 4
11 Netherlands Laura Van Imhoff 8 4 4
12 Luxembourg Cilly Schweich 7 2 5
13 England Margaret Maxwell 6 1 5
14 Wales Jean King 8 2 6

References

  1. ^ "Medals". World Curling Federation.