1979 Air Canada Silver Broom
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The 1979 Air Canada Silver Broom, the men's world curling championship
, was held from March 26-April 1 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland
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World Curling Championships
The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...
, was held from March 26-April 1 at the Allmend Eisstadion in Bern, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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Teams
| Deer Lodge CC, Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other... Skip: Barry Fry Third: Bill Carey Second: Gordon Sparkes Lead: Bryan Wood |
Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre Hvidovre Hvidovre Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden near Copenhagen on the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 22 km², and has a total population of 49,380... Skip: Jørn Blach Third: Freddy Bartelsen Second: Bent Jørgensen Lead: Antonny Hinge |
Mont d'Arbois CC, Megève Megève Megève is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.Megève is a famous ski resort near the Mont-Blanc in the French Alps... Skip: Georges Mangier Third: Pierre Saas Second: René Robert Lead: Gérard Wendling |
Munchener EV, Münich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... Skip: Keith Wendorf Third: Balint von Bery Second: Sascha Fischer-Weppler Lead: Heino von L'Estocq |
Tofane CC, Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene... Skip: Giuseppe Dal Molin Third: Andrea Pavani Second: Giancarlo Valt Lead: Enea Pavani |
| Bygdøy CC, Oslo Oslo Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King... Skip: Kristian Sørum Kristian Sørum Kristian Sørum is a Norwegian curler and World Champion. He was skip for the winning team at the 1979 World Curling Championships, the rest of the team consisting of Morten Sørum, Eigil Ramsfjell and Gunnar Meland.-References:... Third: Morten Sørum Morten Sørum Morten Sørum is a Norwegian curler and World Champion. He was a member of the winning team at the 1979 World Curling Championships, where the team was skipped by Kristian Sørum, and also included Eigil Ramsfjell and Gunnar Meland.-References:... Second: Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell Eigil Ramsfjell is a Norwegian curler, world champion and Olympic medalist. Many consider him as one of pioneers in modern curling. He received a bronze medal as skip at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano... Lead: Gunnar Meland Gunnar Meland Gunnar Meland is a Norwegian curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.-International championships:... |
Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton Skip: Jimmy Waddell Third: Willie Frame Second: Jim Forrest Lead: George Bryan |
Sundsvalls CK Fourth: Anders Grahn Third: Ken Bruneflod Skip: Karl-Erik Bruneflod Lead: Roger Bredin |
Dübendorf CC Skip: Peter Attinger, Jr. Third: Bernhard Attinger Second: Mattias Neuenschwander Lead: Ruedi Attinger |
Bemidji CC Bemidji Curling Club The Bemidji Curling Club is a curling club located in the city of Bemidji, Minnesota. It is notable for its long line of champions in many different competitions, including men's and women's rinks which represented the United States in the 2005 World Curling Championship and the 2006 Winter... , Bemidji, Minnesota Minnesota Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state... Skip: Scott Baird Scott Baird Scott Baird is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone. He still received a bronze medal,... Third: Dan Haluptzok Second: Mark Haluptzok Lead: Bob Fenson |
Round Robin Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Peter Attinger, Jr. | 7 | 2 | |
| Kristian Sørum Kristian Sørum Kristian Sørum is a Norwegian curler and World Champion. He was skip for the winning team at the 1979 World Curling Championships, the rest of the team consisting of Morten Sørum, Eigil Ramsfjell and Gunnar Meland.-References:... |
6 | 3 | |
| Barry Fry | 6 | 3 | |
| Keith Wendorf | 6 | 3 | |
| Scott Baird Scott Baird Scott Baird is an American curler. At 54, he is the oldest American athlete to ever participate in the Winter Olympics, which he did at the 2006 Winter Olympics. Despite this feat, Baird was only the alternate for Pete Fenson's U.S. team and did not throw a stone. He still received a bronze medal,... |
6 | 3 | |
| Jimmy Waddell | 5 | 4 | |
| Karl-Erik Bruneflod | 3 | 6 | |
| Giuseppe Dal Molin | 3 | 6 | |
| Georges Magnier | 2 | 7 | |
| Jørn Blach | 1 | 8 |