1978 European Badminton Championships

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1978 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates13–15 April
Edition6
Location Preston, England
1976 1980

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]

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs Flag of Sweden.svg Thomas Kihlström Flag of Sweden.svg Sture Johnsson
Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
Women's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of England.svg Jane Webster Flag of Sweden.svg Anette Börjesson
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joke van Beusekom
Men's doubles Flag of England.svg Ray Stevens
and Mike Tredgett
Flag of Sweden.svg Bengt Fröman
and Thomas Kihlström
Flag of England.svg David Eddy
and Eddy Sutton
Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Karlsson
and Claes Nordin
Women's doubles Flag of England.svg Nora Perry
and Anne Statt
Flag of England.svg Jane Webster
and Barbara Sutton
Flag of Denmark.svg Inge Borgström
and Pia Nielsen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joke van Beusekom
and Marjan Ridder
Mixed doubles Flag of England.svg Mike Tredgett
and Nora Perry
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
and Lene Køppen
Flag of Scotland.svg Billy Gilliland
and Joanna Flockhart
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rob Ridder
and Marjan Ridder
Teams Flag of England.svg England Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden

Medal account

PosCountry Med 1.png Med 2.png Med 3.png Total
1Flag of England.svg  England 4228
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2215
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0246
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 0033
5Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0011

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References

  1. "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times . 17 April 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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