1988 Hexagon World Men's Curling Championship
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The 1988 World Men's Curling Championship
took place at the Icehalle in Lausanne
, Switzerland
from April 11-17. The gold medal was won by Team Norway
, who also won the Curling
competition in the 1988 Olympics
in Calgary
, Canada
. Canada took the silver medal, and Scotland
the bronze.
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...
took place at the Icehalle in 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...
, 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....
from April 11-17. The gold medal was won by Team Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
, who also won the Curling
Curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...
competition in the 1988 Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Canada took the silver medal, and 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...
the bronze.
Teams
| Ottewell CC, Edmonton Edmonton Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census... , Alberta Alberta Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces... Skip: Pat Ryan Third: Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey Randy Ferbey is a Canadian curler from Sherwood Park, Alberta.Ferbey is a six-time Canadian champion and a four-time World Champion.... Second: Don Walchuk Don Walchuk Donald J. Walchuk is a Canadian curler from Edmonton, Alberta. Until April 26, 2006, Walchuk played third for Kevin Martin's team.Walchuk joined up with Martin prior to the 1996 season... Lead: Don McKenzie |
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: Gert Larsen Third: Oluf Olsen Second: Jan Hansen Lead: Michael Harry |
Hyvinkää CC, Hyvinkää Hyvinkää Hyvinkää is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The town was chartered in 1960. Hyvinkää belongs to the Province of Southern Finland. The population of Hyvinkää is .... Skip: Jussi Uusipaavalniemi Third: Petri Tsutsunen Second: Jari Laukkanen Lead: Jarmo Jokivalli Alternate: Juhani Heinonen |
Megève CC Skip: Christophe Boan Third: Thierry Mercier Second: Gerard Ravello Lead: Alain Brangi |
SC Riessersee, Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria... Skip: Rainer Schöpp Third: Dieter Kolb Second: Norbert Petrasch Lead: Reinhard Ernst |
| Snarøen 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: 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... Third: Sjur Loen Sjur Loen Sjur Loen is a Norwegian curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.-International championships:... Second: Morten Søgaard Morten Søgaard Morten Soegaard won the Men's World Curling Championships and the Winter Olympic Games Curling competitions in 1988... Lead: Bo Bakke Bo Bakke Bo Bakke is a Norwegian curler and world champion. He participated on the winning team in the demonstration event at the 1988 Winter Olympics.-International championships:... |
St. Martins 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: David Smith David Smith (curler) David Smith is a Scottish curler.In his very first international competition, the 1982 European Curling Championships, Smith won a gold medal playing second for Mike Hay. Hay and Smith were still juniors at the time and they won three straight bronze medals at the World Junior Curling Championships... Third: Mike Hay Second: Peter Smith Peter Smith (curler) Peter "Pete" Smith is a Scottish curler. He plays second for David Murdoch.Smith started curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right-handed. He has won many prizes in his career, but never featured on the Winter Olympics medal podium. Peter Smith is the tallest male curler at the... Lead: David Hay David Hay (curler) David Hay is a Scottish curler.Hay started playing curling in 1975. He plays in second or third position and is right-handed. During his career he won many prizes, but never featured on the Winter Olympics.... |
Karlstads CK Skip: Sören Grahn Third: Henrik Holmberg Second: Per Axelsson Lead: Håkan Funk |
Kloten CC Skip: Daniel Model Third: Beat Stephan Second: Michael Lips Lead: Richard Mähr Alternate: Michael Müller |
Granite CC, Seattle Skip: Doug Jones Third: Bard Nordlund Second: Murphy Tomlinson Lead: Mike Grennan |
Standings
| Country | Skip | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Ryan | 9 | 0 | |
| David Smith David Smith (curler) David Smith is a Scottish curler.In his very first international competition, the 1982 European Curling Championships, Smith won a gold medal playing second for Mike Hay. Hay and Smith were still juniors at the time and they won three straight bronze medals at the World Junior Curling Championships... |
7 | 2 | |
| 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... |
7 | 2 | |
| Daniel Model | 5 | 4 | |
| Sören Grahn | 4 | 5 | |
| Rainer Schöpp | 3 | 6 | |
| Christophe Boan | 3 | 6 | |
| Gert Larsen | 3 | 6 | |
| Jussi Uusipaavalniemi | 2 | 7 | |
| Doug Jones | 2 | 7 |