| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 April | ||
| Edition | 7 | ||
| Venue | Martinihal [1] | ||
| Location | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
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The 7th European Badminton Championships were held in Groningen (Netherlands), between 17 and 20 April 1980, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | | | |
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| Women's singles | | | |
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| Men's doubles | and Stefan Karlsson | and Thomas Kihlström | and Steen Skovgaard |
| and Ray Stevens | |||
| Women's doubles | and Nora Perry | and Pia Nielsen | and Dorte Kjaer |
| and Nadezhda Litvincheva | |||
| Mixed doubles | and Nora Perry | and Anette Börjesson | and Christine Heatly |
| and Karen Chapman | |||
| Teams | | | |
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | | | 15–5, 15–8 |
| | | 15–7, 15–3 | |
| Women's singles | | | 11–5, 5–11, 11–2 |
| | | 0–11, 11–4, 12–9 | |
| Men's doubles | | | 15–3, 18–13 |
| | | 15–11, 15–10 | |
| Women's doubles | | | 15–4, 15–6 |
| | | 15–7, 15–11 | |
| Mixed doubles | | | 6–15, 15–7, 18–13 |
| | | 9–15, 15–9, 15–12 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | | | 15–4, 1–15, 17–14 |
| Women's singles | | | 11–4, 11–6 |
| Men's doubles | | | 18–16, 9–15, 15–13 |
| Women's doubles | | | 15–8, 15–13 |
| Mixed doubles | | | 15–0, 15–6 |
* Host nation (Netherlands)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |