European Curling Federation
Encyclopedia
European Curling Federation (ECF) governs organized curling
in Europe
. It was formed in 1975, and hosts the European Curling Championships
.
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...
in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. It was formed in 1975, and hosts the European Curling Championships
European Curling Championships
The European Curling Championships are annual curling tournaments held in Europe between various European nations and hosted by the European Curling Federation. The European Curling Championships are usually held in early to mid December...
.
Presidents
- 1975-1977: Jean Schild, Switzerland
- 1977-1979: Bob Grierson, Scotland
- 1979-1983: Birger Mortensen, Norway
- 1983-1988: Eric Harmsen, Netherlands
- 1988-1992: Sten Willer-Andersen, Denmark
- 1992-2000: Roy Sinclair, Scotland
- 2000-2008: Malcolm Richardson, Scotland
- 2008- Andrew Ferguson Smith, Andorra
Secretaries
- 1975-1977: André Viscolo, Switzerland
- 1977-1980: Robin Welsh, Scotland
- 1980-1983: Stanley Flostrand, Norway
- 1983-1996: Annemie de Jongh, Netherlands
- 1996-2000: Marc Lüthi, Switzerland
- 2000- Saskia Krügl, Austria