Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 13–15 April | ||
Edition | 6 | ||
Venue | Guild Hall [1] | ||
Location | Preston, England | ||
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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. [2]
In the individual match between Kevin Jolly and Jesper Helledie, Jolly was disqualified from the tournament due to his protest of not playing the match in a sporting manner, because he did not accept the line judge's decision. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Women's singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Men's doubles | ![]() and Mike Tredgett | ![]() and Thomas Kihlström | ![]() and Eddy Sutton |
![]() and Claes Nordin | |||
Women's doubles | ![]() and Anne Statt | ![]() and Barbara Sutton | ![]() and Pia Nielsen |
![]() and Marjan Ridder | |||
Mixed doubles | ![]() and Nora Perry | ![]() and Lene Køppen | ![]() and Joanna Flockhart |
![]() and Marjan Ridder | |||
Teams | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Men's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 17–14, 15–9 |
![]() | ![]() | 7–15, 15–4, 15–8 | |
Women's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 11–0, 11–2 |
![]() | ![]() | 9–12, 11–1, 11–8 | |
Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–9, 15–5 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–12, 10–15, 15–4 | |
Women's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 17–14, 15–11 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 13–15, 15–10, 15–7 | |
Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–4, 15–4 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–8, 15–5 |
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score [5] |
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Men's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 10–15, 15–6, 15–12 |
Women's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 11–4, 9–11, 11–0 |
Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–6, 15–5 |
Women's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–7, 15–7 |
Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 15–9, 15–10 |
* Host nation (England)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |