Tournament details | |||
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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' singles | Rob Ridder | Søren Christensen | Viggo Christiansen |
Ulrik Bo Hansen | |||
Girls' singles | Anne Berglund | Marjan Luesken | Monika Thiere |
Lučka Križman | |||
Boys' doubles | Peter Gardner John Stretch | Sven Ove Kellermalm Häkan Linnarson | Anders Andersen Ulrik Bo Hansen |
Søren Christiansen Viggo Christiansen | |||
Girls' doubles | Anne Berglund Lene Køppen | Nora Gardner Barbara Giles | Lone Rasmussen Susanne Mølgaard Hansen |
Marjan Luesken Henny Wesdorp | |||
Mixed doubles | Peter Gardner Barbara Giles | John Stretch Nora Gardner | Viggo Christiansen Lene Køppen |
Rob Ridder Marjan Luesken |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | East Germany (DDR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 nations) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Rob Ridder | Viggo Christiansen | 15–12, 10–15, 15–10 |
Søren Christensen | Ulrik Bo Hansen | 15–2, 15–9 | |
Girls' singles | Marjan Luesken | Monika Thiere | 11–1, 3–11, 11–3 |
Anne Berglund | Lučka Križman | 11–0, 11–4 | |
Boys' doubles | John Stretch Peter Gardner | Anders Andersen Ulrik Bo Hansen | 14–17, 15–7, 15–10 |
Häkan Linnarson | Søren Christiansen Viggo Christiansen | 8–15, 15–8, 15–11 | |
Girls' doubles | Barbara Giles Nora Gardner | Lone Rasmussen Susanne Mølgaard Hansen | 15–5, 15–6 |
Anne Berglund Lene Køppen | Henny Wesdorp Marjan Luesken | 15–13, 15–9 | |
Mixed doubles | Peter Gardner Barbara Giles | Viggo Christiansen Lene Køppen | 15–13, 17–14 |
John Stretch Nora Gardner | Rob Ridder Marjan Luesken | 15–9, 15–11 |
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Rob Ridder | Søren Christensen | 15–10, 15–10 |
Girls' singles | Anne Berglund | Marjan Luesken | 11–2, 12–9 |
Boys' doubles | John Stretch Peter Gardner | Häkan Linnarson Sven Ove Kellermalm | 18–13, 12–15, 18–15 |
Girls' doubles | Anne Berglund Lene Køppen | Barbara Giles Nora Gardner | 15–11, 15–7 |
Mixed doubles | Peter Gardner Barbara Giles | John Stretch Nora Gardner | 17–16, 18–14 |
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