Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 28 March – 2 April | ||
Edition | 8th | ||
Venue | Helsinkian Sports Hall [1] | ||
Location | Helsinki, Finland | ||
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The 1983 European Junior Badminton Championships was the eighth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Helsinki, Finland, in the month of March and April. [2] Denmark won two disciplines, the boys' singles and mixed doubles, England won three titles in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, Wales won the boys' doubles. [3]
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Karsten Schultz | Pierre Pelupessy |
Stellan Österberg | |||
Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Christine Magnusson | Birgitte Hindse |
Dorthe Lynge | |||
Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz | Darren Hall Stuart Spurling |
Timothy Moseley Peter Walden | |||
Girls' doubles | Lisa Chapman Jane Shipman | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | Astrid van der Knaap Nicole van Zijderveld |
Gillian Martin Jennifer Allen | |||
Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | Ralf Rausch Susanne Altmann |
Timothy Moseley Lisa Chapman | |||
Mixed team | England | Denmark | Sweden |
Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Pierre Pelupessy | 15–11, 15–12 |
Karsten Schultz | Stellan Österberg | 15–18, 15–10, 15–11 | |
Girls' singles | Christine Magnusson | Birgitte Hindse | 11–7, 11–9 |
Helen Troke | Dorthe Lynge | 11–2, 11–3 | |
Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Peter Walden Timothy Moseley | 15–10, 18–15 |
Claus Thomsen | Darren Hall Stuart Spurlig | 17–14, 15–8 | |
Girls' doubles | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | Astrid van der Knaap Nicole van Zijderveld | 13–15, 15–6, 15–11 |
Jane Shipman Lisa Chapman | Gillian Martin Jennifer Allen | 15–7, 15–2 | |
Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Timothy Moseley Lisa Chapman | 15–4, 7–15, 15–11 |
Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | Ralf Rausch Susanne Altmann | 15–12, 15–12 |
Category | Winner | Runners-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Karsten Schultz | 15–11, 15–4 |
Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Christine Magnusson | 11–5, 12–10 |
Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz | 15–12, 18–16 |
Girls' doubles | Jane Shipman Lisa Chapman | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | 15–6, 15–9 |
Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | 15–7, 15–12 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
3 | Wales (WAL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
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