1980 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship
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The 1980 Royal Bank of Scotland
World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship
, was held from March 17–21 at the Perth Ice Rink in Perth
, Scotland
.
Royal Bank of Scotland
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group is a British banking and insurance holding company in which the UK Government holds an 84% stake. This stake is held and managed through UK Financial Investments Limited, whose voting rights are limited to 75% in order for the bank to retain its listing on the...
World Women's Curling Championship, the women's world curling championship
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 17–21 at the Perth Ice Rink in Perth
Perth, Scotland
Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...
, Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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Teams
| Caledonian CC Caledonian Curling Club The Caledonian Curling Club has been one of the most prominent curling rinks in Canada for many years. The club was established on October 14, 1915. Since its beginning so many years ago, the club has harboured many provincial, national, and even Olympic champions... , Regina Regina, Saskatchewan Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox... , Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota.... Skip: Marj Mitchell Marj Mitchell Marjorie Mitchell was a Canadian curler and World Champion. She was skip for the winning team at the 1980 World Curling Championships. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983. The sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is called the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in her... Third: Nancy Kerr Second: Shirley McKendry Lead: Wendy Leach |
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... Fourth: Helena Blach Skip: Marianne Jørgensen Marianne Jørgensen Marianne Jørgensen is a Danish curler and World Champion. She won a gold medal at the 1982 World Curling Championships.-References:... Second: Astrid Brinbaum Lead: Malene Krause |
Megève 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: Paulette Sulpice Third: Agnes Mercier Second: Huguette Jullien Lead: Anne-Claude Wolfers |
CC Schwenningen Skip: Susi Kiesel Third: Gisela Lunz Second: Trudi Benzing Lead: Ines Campagnolo |
Cortina 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: Maria-Grazzia Constantini Third: Nelia Alvera Second: Marina Pavani Lead: Ann Lacedelli |
| Asker 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: Ellen Githmark Third: Trine Trulsen Second: Ingvill Githmark Lead: Kirsten Vaule |
Perth CC, Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire... Skip: Betty Law Third: Bea Sinclair Second: Jane Sanderson Lead: Carol Hamilton |
Karlstads CK, Karlstad Karlstad Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants... Skip: Elisabeth Högström Elisabeth Högström Elisabeth Högström is a Swedish curler, world champion and five times European champion.-International championships:... Third: Carina Olsson Second: Birgitta Sewik Lead: Karin Sjögren |
Lausanne CC, Lausanne Lausanne Lausanne is a city in Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and is the capital of the canton of Vaud. The seat of the district of Lausanne, the city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva . It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura mountains to its north-west... Skip: Gaby Charrière Third: Marie-Louise Favre Second: Marianne Uhlmann Lead: Cécilie Blanvillian |
Granidears CC, Seattle, Washington Skip: Sharon Kozai Third: Joan Fish Second: Betty Kozai Lead: Aija Edwards |
Round Robin Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
| Elisabeth Högström Elisabeth Högström Elisabeth Högström is a Swedish curler, world champion and five times European champion.-International championships:... |
8 | 1 | |
| Marj Mitchell Marj Mitchell Marjorie Mitchell was a Canadian curler and World Champion. She was skip for the winning team at the 1980 World Curling Championships. Mitchell died of cancer in 1983. The sportsmanship award at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts is called the Marj Mitchell Sportsmanship Award in her... |
8 | 1 | |
| Betty Law | 7 | 2 | |
| Sharon Kozai | 5 | 4 | |
| Maria-Grazzia Constantini | 5 | 4 | |
| Paulette Sulpice | 4 | 5 | |
| Ellen Githmark | 4 | 5 | |
| Gaby Charrière | 2 | 7 | |
| Susi Kiesel | 1 | 8 | |
| Marianne Jørgensen Marianne Jørgensen Marianne Jørgensen is a Danish curler and World Champion. She won a gold medal at the 1982 World Curling Championships.-References:... |
1 | 8 |