1968 European Badminton Championships

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1968 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates19–21 April
Edition1
VenueRuhrlandhalle
Location Bochum, West Germany
1970

The 1st European Badminton Championships were held in Bochum, West Germany, between 19 and 21 April 1968, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V. [1] [2]

Contents

Medal summary

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Mortensen
Women's singles Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Men's doubles Flag of England.svg David Eddy
and Roger Powell
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
and Roger Mills
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert McCoig
and Mac Henderson
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Beinvogl
and Willi Braun
Women's doubles Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall
and Susan Whetnall
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
and Gillian Perrin
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Agnes Geene
and Joke van Beusekom
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
and Bente Sørensen
Mixed doubles Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
and Susan Whetnall
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
and Gillian Perrin
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow
and Irmgard Latz
Flag of Denmark.svg Klaus Kaagaard
and Anne Flindt

Medal table

  *   Host nation (West Germany)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of England.svg  England 3317
2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany*1225
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1012
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0044
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0011
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0011
Totals (6 entries)551020

Results

Men's singles

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson 1515
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jürg Honegger 7 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson 1515
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert McCoig 6 5
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert McCoig 1515
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Huub van Ginneken 5 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson 1511 15
Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen 1515 Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen 4 1512
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Dance Pohar 2 2 Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen 1515
Flag of Germany.svg Willi Braun 1715 Flag of Germany.svg Willi Braun 12 11
Flag of Ireland.svg C. W. Wilkinson 15 4 Flag of Denmark.svg Elo Hansen 1514 15
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills 1510 15 Flag of England.svg Roger Mills 6 178
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ivan Bareš 3 157 Flag of England.svg Roger Mills 1515
Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Fröhlich 1515 Flag of Austria.svg Hermann Fröhlich 7 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Howard Jennings 12 6 Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson 1711 15
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow 14 155
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Mortensen 1515
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Král 5 1
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Mortensen 1515
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Seaman 1 8
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Seaman 13 1515
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Tomaz Pavcic 155 7
Flag of Denmark.svg Jørgen Mortensen 11 159
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow 1515 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow 157 15
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Honegger 9 3 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow 1515
Flag of Austria.svg Reinhold Pum 1515 Flag of Austria.svg Reinhold Pum 9 1
Flag of Ireland.svg Samuel Blair 8 8 Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow 1510 15
Flag of Sweden.svg Kurt Johnsson 1515 Flag of Sweden.svg Kurt Johnsson 12 153
Flag of Scotland.svg Mac Henderson 2 1 Flag of Sweden.svg Kurt Johnsson 1515
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ruud van Ginneken 7 189 Flag of England.svg David Eddy 0 7
Flag of England.svg David Eddy 1513 15

Women's singles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of Sweden.svg Eva Twedberg 1110 0
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow 5 1211
Flag of Germany.svg Marieluise Wackerow 4 116
Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz 117 11
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow 9 2
Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz 1211

Men's doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Roger Powell
1510 17
Flag of Scotland.svg Robert McCoig
Flag of Scotland.svg Mac Henderson
13 1516
Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Roger Powell
7 1515
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
1513 5
Flag of Germany.svg Franz Beinvogl
Flag of Germany.svg Willi Braun
4 156
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
159 15

Women's doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
1515
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Agnes Geene
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joke van Beusekom
8 4
Flag of England.svg Angela Bairstow
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
7 13
Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall
Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall
1518
Flag of England.svg Margaret Boxall
Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall
1518
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
Flag of Denmark.svg Bente Flindt Sørensen
7 13

Mixed doubles

Semifinals Final
          
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall
14 1815
Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Bochow
Flag of Germany.svg Irmgard Latz
1716 11
Flag of England.svg Tony Jordan
Flag of England.svg Susan Whetnall
1515
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
13 9
Flag of England.svg Roger Mills
Flag of England.svg Gillian Perrin
1510 15
Flag of Denmark.svg Klaus Kaagaard
Flag of Denmark.svg Anne Flindt
1 158

References

  1. Küsters, Peter (May 1968). "Erste Badminton-Europameisterschaft in Bochum !" (PDF). Badminton-Rundschau (in German) (5 ed.). p. 1–2. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. "Kalenderen" (PDF). Badminton Museet (in Danish). May 1968. p. 18. Retrieved 3 January 2025.