1978 European Badminton Championships
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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13–15 April | ||
| Edition | 6 | ||
| Location | Preston, England | ||
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The 6th European Badminton Championships were held in Preston (England), between 13 April and 15 April 1978, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton England.[1]
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Denmark Flemming Delfs | Sweden Thomas Kihlström | Sweden Sture Johnsson |
| England Ray Stevens | |||
| Women's singles | Denmark Lene Køppen | England Jane Webster | Sweden Anette Börjesson |
| Netherlands Joke van Beusekom | |||
| Men's doubles | England Ray Stevens and Mike Tredgett |
Sweden Bengt Fröman and Thomas Kihlström |
England David Eddy and Eddy Sutton |
| Sweden Stefan Karlsson and Claes Nordin | |||
| Women's doubles | England Nora Perry and Anne Statt |
England Jane Webster and Barbara Sutton |
Denmark Inge Borgström and Pia Nielsen |
| Netherlands Joke van Beusekom and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Mixed doubles | England Mike Tredgett and Nora Perry |
Denmark Steen Skovgaard and Lene Køppen |
Scotland Billy Gilliland and Joanna Flockhart |
| Netherlands Rob Ridder and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Teams | England England | Denmark Denmark | Sweden Sweden |
Semifinals
- Source[2]
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Denmark Flemming Delfs | Sweden Sture Johnsson | 17–14, 15–9 |
| Sweden Thomas Kihlström | England Ray Stevens | 7–15, 15–4, 15–8 | |
| Women's singles | Denmark Lene Køppen | Sweden Anette Börjesson | 11–0, 11–2 |
| England Jane Webster | Netherlands Joke van Beusekom | 9–12, 11–1, 11–8 | |
| Men's doubles | Sweden Thomas Kihlström Sweden Bengt Fröman |
England David Eddy England Eddy Sutton |
15–9, 15–5 |
| England Ray Stevens England Mike Tredgett |
Sweden Stefan Karlsson Sweden Claes Nordin |
15–12, 10–15, 15–4 | |
| Women's doubles | England Nora Perry England Anne Statt |
Denmark Inge Borgstrøm Denmark Pia Nielsen |
17–14, 15–11 |
| England Barbara Sutton England Jane Webster |
Netherlands Joke van Beusekom Netherlands Marjan Ridder |
13–15, 15–10, 15–7 | |
| Mixed doubles | Denmark Steen Skovgaard Denmark Lene Køppen |
Scotland Billy Gilliland Scotland Joanna Flockhart |
15–4, 15–4 |
| England Mike Tredgett England Nora Perry |
Netherlands Rob Ridder Netherlands Marjan Ridder |
15–8, 15–5 |
Final results
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Denmark Flemming Delfs | Sweden Thomas Kihlström | 10–15, 15–6, 15–12 |
| Women's singles | Denmark Lene Køppen | England Jane Webster | 11–4, 9–11, 11–0 |
| Men's doubles | England Ray Stevens England Mike Tredgett |
Sweden Bengt Fröman Sweden Thomas Kihlström |
15–6, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | England Nora Perry England Anne Statt |
England Barbara Sutton England Jane Webster |
15–7, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | England Mike Tredgett England Nora Perry |
Denmark Steen Skovgaard Denmark Lene Køppen |
15–9, 15–10 |
Medal account
| Pos | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times. 17 April 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ↑ World badminton, volume 33, page 3, Herbert Scheele, April 1978
- ↑ "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times. 17 April 1978. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
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