| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 April 1975 | ||
| Edition | 4th | ||
| Venue | Gladsaxe Sportscenter | ||
| Location | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
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The 1975 European Junior Badminton Championships was the fourth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Gladsaxe Sportscenter, Copenhagen, Denmark, in the month of April. [1] [2] Danish players won three titles, the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed team championships while England won the mixed doubles, and sweden won the boys' singles and boys' doubles disciplines. [3]
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles |  Morten Frost |  Lars Kotte | 15–6, 15–10 |
| Bruno Wackfelt |  Kevin Jolly | 15–12, 18–16 | |
| Girls' singles | Pia Nielsen | Anita Steiner | 12–11, 11–2 |
| Paula Kilvington | Inge Borgstrøm | 11–6, 12–10 | |
| Boys' doubles | Kevin Jolly Tim Stokes | Häkan Fossto Lars Kotte | 8–15, 15–13, 15–11 |
| Bruno Wackfelt | Duncan Bridge Gary Scott | 15–11, 15–5 | |
| Girls' doubles | Lilli B. Pedersen Liselotte Gøttsche | Andrea Tuckett Karen Puttick | 18–14, 15–12 |
| Inge Borgstrøm Pia Nielsen | Karen Bridge Paula Kilvington | 7–15, 15–5, 15–5 | |
| Mixed doubles | Tim Stokes Karen Puttick | Bruno Wackfelt Anita Steiner | 15–3, 15–4 |
| Duncan Bridge Lorraine Fowler |  Trevor Woods Linda Andrews | 17–16, 15–5 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Bruno Wackfelt | Morten Frost | 18–15, 15–2 |
| Girls' singles | Pia Nielsen | Paula Kilvington | 11–2, 11–3 |
| Boys' doubles | Bruno Wackfelt Göran Sterner | Kevin Jolly Tim Stokes | 15–5, 15–12 |
| Girls' doubles | Lilli B. Pedersen Liselotte Gøttsche | Inge Borgstrøm Pia Nielsen | 15–10, 15–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Tim Stokes Karen Puttick | Duncan Bridge Lorraine Fowler | 18–15, 15–10 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 3 | England (ENG) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Ireland (IRE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
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