1983 European Curling Championships
Host city	Västerås, Sweden
Arena	Rocklundahallen
Dates	4–10 December
Men's winner	Switzerland
Skip	Amédéé Biner
Third	Walter Bielser
Second	Alex Aufdenblatten
Lead	Alfred Paci
Finalist	Norway (Kristian Sørum)
Women's winner	Sweden
Curling club	Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Skip	Elisabeth Högström
Third	Katarina Hultling
Second	Birgitta Sewik
Lead	Karin Sjögren
Finalist	Norway (Trine Trulsen)
« 1982 1984 »

The 1983 European Curling Championships were held from 4 to 10 December at the Rocklundahallen arena in Västerås, Sweden.

The Swiss men's team skipped by Amédéé Biner won their fourth European title, and the Swedish women's team skipped by Elisabeth Högström won their sixth European title.

For the first time, the women's team of Finland took part in the European Championship.

Team	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
Austria	Jakob Küchl	Günther Mochny	Alois Kreidl	Konrad Weiser
Denmark	Frants Gufler	Hans Gufler	Michael Sindt	Holger Slotsager
England	Ronnie Brock	John Brown	Ian Coutts	Duncan Stewart
Finland	Pekka Kouvo	Seppo Hietala	Timo Korhonen	Kai Pahl
France	Henri Müller	René Robert	Fernand Schillinger	Claude Groff
Germany	Keith Wendorf	Hans Dieter Kiesel	Sven Saile	Heiner Martin	CC Schwenningen, Schwenningen
Italy	Andrea Pavani	Franco Sovilla	Giancarlo Valt	Stefano Morona
Luxembourg	Nico Schweich	William Bannerman	Gisbert Franz	Georges Schweich
Netherlands	Wim Neeleman	Robert van der Cammen	Gustaf van Imhoff	Jeroen Tilman
Norway	Kristian Sørum	Morten Søgaard	Dagfinn Loen	Morten Skaug
Scotland	Mike Hay	David Hay	David Smith	Russell Keiller
Sweden	Inge Granback	Mats Svedberg	Lars Carlsson	Thomas Brinkeborn	Aroscurlarna, Västerås
Switzerland	Amédéé Biner	Walter Bielser	Alex Aufdenblatten	Alfred Paci
Wales	John Hunt	John Stone	Peter Williams	Ray King

Group A

	Team	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	A7	W	L	Place
A1	Denmark	*	13:3	7:5	6:3	3:10	3:8	7:5	4	2	3
A2	England	3:13	*	5:7	8:6	2:8	5:8	6:7	1	5	7
A3	France	5:7	7:5	*	9:2	2:6	3:10	3:4	2	4	4
A4	Italy	3:6	6:8	2:9	*	7:4	4:5	7:3	2	4	5
A5	Scotland	10:3	8:2	6:2	4:7	*	8:3	5:2	5	1	1
A6	Sweden	8:3	8:5	10:3	5:4	3:8	*	11:3	5	1	2
A7	Wales	5:7	7:6	4:3	3:7	2:5	3:11	*	2	4	6

Group B

	Team	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	W	L	Place
B1	Austria	*	3:6	2:13	11:2	0:6	5:11	3:8	1	5	6
B2	Finland	6:3	*	3:10	6:9	4:8	2:7	5:7	1	5	5
B3	Germany	13:2	10:3	*	11:4	5:3	2:3	2:8	4	2	3
B4	Luxembourg	2:11	9:6	4:11	*	4:9	1:12	3:11	1	5	7
B5	Netherlands	6:0	8:4	3:5	9:4	*	2:6	4:7	3	3	4
B6	Norway	11:5	7:2	3:2	12:1	6:2	*	8:6	6	0	1
B7	Switzerland	8:3	7:5	8:2	11:3	7:4	6:8	*	5	1	2

  Teams to playoffs

	For 13th place
	England	5
	Luxembourg	4

	For 11th place
	Wales	5
	Austria	4

	For 9th place
	Italy	8
	Finland	2

	For 7th place
	France	6
	Netherlands	8

	For 5th place
	Denmark	3
	Germany	6

	Semifinals					Final
	A(1)	Scotland	4
	B(2)	Switzerland	5
						Switzerland		11
						Norway		2
	B(1)	Norway	6
	A(2)	Sweden	4			Bronze game
						Scotland		8
						Sweden		3

Place	Team	Skip	GP	W	L
	Switzerland	Amédéé Biner	8	7	1
	Norway	Kristian Sørum	8	7	1
	Scotland	Mike Hay	8	6	2
4	Sweden	Inge Granback	8	5	3
5	Germany	Keith Wendorf	7	5	2
6	Denmark	Frants Gufler	7	4	3
7	Netherlands	Wim Neeleman	7	4	3
8	France	Henri Müller	7	2	5
9	Italy	Andrea Pavani	7	3	4
10	Finland	Pekka Kouvo	7	1	6
11	Wales	John Hunt	7	3	4
12	Austria	Jakob Küchl	7	1	6
13	England	Ronnie Brock	7	2	5
14	Luxembourg	Nico Schweich	7	1	6

Team	Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Curling club
Austria	Edeltraud Koudelka	Christl Naegle	Monika Hölzl	Herta Kuchenmeister
Denmark	Helena Blach	Jette Olsen	Malene Krause	Lone Kristoffersen	Hvidovre CC, Hvidovre
England	Gwen French	Jean Picken	Mary Finlay	June Henry
Finland	Anne Eerikäinen	Sirpa Piiroinen	Terhi Aro	Marita Ripatti
France	Huguette Jullien (fourth)	Agnes Mercier	Monique Tournier	Paulette Sulpice (skip)
Germany	Andrea Schöpp	Monika Wagner	Anneliese Diemer	Elinore Schöpp
Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	Tea Valt	Nella Alvera	Angela Constantini
Luxembourg	Cilly Schweich	Madeleine van den Houten	Pat Bannerman	Marie Garritze
Netherlands	Laura Van Imhoff	Gerrie Veening	Kniertje van Kuyk	Hanneke Veening
Norway	Trine Trulsen	Dordi Nordby	Hanne Pettersen	Anne Gotteberg
Scotland	Isobel Torrance Jr	Margaret Craig	Jackie Steele	Sheila Harvey
Sweden	Elisabeth Högström	Katarina Hultling	Birgitta Sewik	Karin Sjögren	Karlstads CK, Karlstad
Switzerland	Erika Müller	Barbara Meyer	Barbara Meier	Cristina Wirz	Bern Egghölzi Damen CC, Bern
Wales	Elizabeth Hunt	Anne Stone	Helen Lyon	Jean Robinson

Group A

	Team	A1	A2	A3	A4	A5	A6	A7	W	L	Place
A1	Austria	*	6:7	4:12	5:8	5:12	2:14	8:5	1	5	7
A2	France	7:6	*	10:5	10:3	7:2	4:8	8:3	5	1	1
A3	Germany	12:4	5:10	*	13:3	5:8	3:4	8:4	3	3	4
A4	Luxembourg	8:5	3:10	3:13	*	5:12	2:12	6:8	1	5	6
A5	Norway	12:5	2:7	8:5	12:5	*	15:3	7:1	5	1	1
A6	Sweden	14:2	8:4	4:3	12:2	3:15	*	11:4	5	1	1
A7	Wales	5:8	3:8	4:8	8:6	1:7	4:11	*	1	5	5

Group B

	Team	B1	B2	B3	B4	B5	B6	B7	W	L	Place
B1	Denmark	*	12:4	10:6	11:1	8:9	2:10	4:7	3	3	4
B2	England	4:12	*	13:3	3:15	10:12	2:12	5:16	1	5	6
B3	Finland	6:10	3:13	*	6:12	4:13	2:19	3:10	0	6	7
B4	Italy	1:11	15:3	12:6	*	8:9	5:7	10:11	2	4	5
B5	Netherlands	9:8	12:10	13:4	9:8	*	2:9	5:8	4	2	3
B6	Scotland	10:2	12:2	19:2	7:5	9:2	*	6:2	6	0	1
B7	Switzerland	7:4	16:5	10:3	11:10	8:5	2:6	*	5	1	2

  Teams to playoffs

  Teams to tiebreaker

	Round 1 (winner to playoffs as 1st place)					Round 2 (winner to playoffs as 2nd place)
		Norway	6
		Sweden	4				Sweden	4
							France	3

	For 13th place
	Austria	5
	Finland	8

	For 11th place
	Luxembourg	13
	England	6

	For 9th place
	Wales	4
	Italy	7

	For 7th place
	Germany	5
	Denmark	3

	For 5th place
	France	6
	Netherlands	8

	Semifinals					Final
	A(1)	Norway	7
	B(2)	Switzerland	3
						Norway		3
						Sweden		4
	B(1)	Scotland	3
	A(2)	Sweden	9			Bronze game
						Switzerland		7
						Scotland		6

Place	Team	Skip	GP	W	L
	Sweden	Elisabeth Högström	10	8	2
	Norway	Trine Trulsen	9	7	2
	Switzerland	Erika Müller	8	6	2
4	Scotland	Isobel Torrance Jr	8	6	2
5	Netherlands	Laura Van Imhoff	7	5	2
6	France	Paulette Sulpice	8	5	3
7	Germany	Andrea Schöpp	7	4	3
8	Denmark	Helena Blach	7	3	4
9	Italy	Maria-Grazzia Constantini	7	3	4
10	Wales	Elizabeth Hunt	7	1	6
11	Luxembourg	Cilly Schweich	7	2	5
12	England	Gwen French	7	1	6
13	Finland	Anne Eerikäinen	7	1	6
14	Austria	Edeltraud Koudelka	7	1	6

• Men's results from the World Curling Federation
• Women's results from the World Curling Federation