| 1979 European Curling Championships | |
| Host City: | Varese, Italy |
| Arena: | Palaghiaccio |
| Dates: | November 18–24 |
| Men's Winner: | |
| Curling Club: | Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton |
| Skip: | Jimmy Waddell |
| Third: | Willie Frame |
| Second: | Jim Forrest |
| Lead: | George Bryan |
| Finalist: | (Jan Ullsten) |
| Women's Winner: | |
| Curling Club2: | Basel-Albeina CC, Basel |
| Skip2: | Gaby Casanova |
| Third2: | Betty Bourquin |
| Second2: | Linda Thommen |
| Lead2: | Rosi Manger |
| Finalist2: | (Birgitta Törn) |
The 1979 European Curling Championships were held from November 18 to 24 at the Palaghiaccio arena in Varese, Italy.
The Scottish men's team won their first European title, and the Swiss women's team won their first European title.
For the first time, the men's team of Wales took part in the European Championship.
| Team | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Curling club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre | |||||||
| Munchener EV, Munich | |||||||
| CC Tofane, Cortina d’Ampezzo | |||||||
| Bygdøy CC, Oslo | |||||||
| Hamilton & Thornyhill CC, Hamilton | |||||||
| Härnösands CK, Härnösand | |||||||
| Team | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | A10 | A11 | W | L | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 9:7 | 6:8 | 1:9 | 8:2 | 10:4 | 6:3 | 7:9 | 7:8 | 3:2 | 6:9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
| A2 | 7:9 | 3:9 | 9:6 | 4:7 | 15:1 | 4:14 | 5:7 | 5:11 | 5:11 | 9:10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |||
| A3 | 8:6 | 9:3 | 4:9 | 4:10 | 7:9 | 2:9 | 5:7 | 7:4 | 3:10 | 19:3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||
| A4 | 9:1 | 6:9 | 9:4 | 4:11 | 4:11 | 6:7 | 6:9 | 8:6 | 4:8 | 8:4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | |||
| A5 | 2:8 | 7:4 | 10:4 | 11:4 | 14:2 | 6:5 | 6:5 | 5:6 | 3:2 | 16:3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | |||
| A6 | 4:10 | 1:15 | 9:7 | 11:4 | 2:14 | 6:13 | 5:13 | 3:12 | 4:10 | 7:8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | |||
| A7 | 3:6 | 14:4 | 9:2 | 7:6 | 5:6 | 13:6 | 7:5 | 5:9 | 4:5 | 15:2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||
| A8 | 9:7 | 7:5 | 7:5 | 9:6 | 5:6 | 13:5 | 5:7 | 5:7 | 9:4 | 14:1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |||
| A9 | 8:7 | 11:5 | 4:7 | 6:8 | 6:5 | 12:3 | 9:5 | 7:5 | 8:6 | 9:3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | |||
| A10 | 2:3 | 11:5 | 10:3 | 8:4 | 2:3 | 10:4 | 5:4 | 4:9 | 6:8 | 8:2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | |||
| A11 | 9:6 | 10:9 | 3:19 | 4:8 | 3:16 | 8:7 | 2:15 | 1:14 | 3:9 | 2:8 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
Teams to playoffs
Teams to tiebreaker
| Place | Team | Skip | GP | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 9 | 3 | ||||
| 11 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| 12 | 7 | 5 | ||||
| 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 10 | 3 | 7 | |||
| 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 11 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| Team | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Curling club | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Albert Sulpice (?)[1] | ||||||
| Amatörföreningens CK, Stockholm | ||||||
| Basel-Albeina CC, Basel |
| Team | A1 | A2 | A3 | A4 | A5 | A6 | A7 | A8 | A9 | W | L | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 | 8:6 | 8:7 | 5:11 | 4:7 | 9:5 | 8:12 | 1:14 | 3:14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||
| A2 | 6:8 | 4:12 | 6:12 | 9:4 | 1:15 | 5:11 | 4:10 | 3:13 | 1 | 7 | 9 | |||
| A3 | 7:8 | 12:4 | 4:10 | 11:10 | 15:12 | 3:10 | 7:13 | 11:4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| A4 | 11:5 | 12:6 | 10:4 | 5:9 | 6:10 | 7:11 | 4:15 | 8:9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |||
| A5 | 7:4 | 4:9 | 10:11 | 9:5 | 7:3 | 3:19 | 5:11 | 3:7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |||
| A6 | 5:9 | 15:1 | 12:15 | 10:6 | 3:7 | 8:12 | 5:7 | 1:12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |||
| A7 | 12:8 | 11:5 | 10:3 | 11:7 | 19:3 | 12:8 | 3:5 | 6:13 | 6 | 2 | 3 | |||
| A8 | 14:1 | 10:4 | 13:7 | 15:4 | 11:5 | 7:5 | 5:3 | 7:5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | |||
| A9 | 14:3 | 13:3 | 4:11 | 9:8 | 7:3 | 12:1 | 13:6 | 5:7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Team to final
Teams to semifinal
| Place | Team | Skip | GP | W | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 8 | 2 | ||||
| 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | |||
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 7 |