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Dates | 16 – 18 April | ||
Edition | 2nd | ||
Location | Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | ||
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The 1971 European Junior Badminton Championships was the second edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, in the month of April. [1] Danish players won both the Girls' singles and doubles while England won Boys' doubles and Mixed doubles. Netherlands' Ridder won Boys' singles title. [2] [3]
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Boys' doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 nations) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | ![]() | ![]() | 15–12, 10–15, 15–10 |
![]() | ![]() | 15–2, 15–9 | |
Girls' singles | ![]() | ![]() | 11–1, 3–11, 11–3 |
![]() | ![]() | 11–0, 11–4 | |
Boys' doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 14–17, 15–7, 15–10 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | 8–15, 15–8, 15–11 | |
Girls' doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–5, 15–6 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–13, 15–9 | |
Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–13, 17–14 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–9, 15–11 |
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | ![]() | ![]() | 15–10, 15–10 |
Girls' singles | ![]() | ![]() | 11–2, 12–9 |
Boys' doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 18–13, 12–15, 18–15 |
Girls' doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–11, 15–7 |
Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–16, 18–14 |
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