| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 31 March – 6 April 1991 | ||
| Edition | 12th | ||
| Location | Budapest, Hungary | ||
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The 1991 European Junior Badminton Championships was the 12th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Budapest, Hungary, from 31 March to 6 April. [1] Danish players won four titles girls' singles, and all the three doubles disciplines while Austria won Boys' singles and Soviet Union won the mixed team championships. [2] [3]
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles |  Joris van Soerland |  Vladislav Druzhchenko | 18–17, 15–13 |
 Jürgen Koch |  Simon Archer | 11–15, 15–12, 15–8 | |
| Girls' singles |  Anne Søndergaard | Mette Pedersen | 11–5, 12–11 |
| Lotte Thomsen | Alison Humby | 11–2, 11–2 | |
| Boys' doubles | Martin Lundgaard Hansen Peter Christensen | Ian Pearson James Anderson | 15–7, 15–1 |
| Valerij Streltsov | Jim Laugesen Thomas Damgaard | 18–16, 15–7 | |
| Girls' doubles | Alison Humby Joanne Wright | Brenda Conjin Nicole van Hooren | 15–10, 15–5 |
| Mette Pedersen Trine Pedersen |  Karolina Ericsson Lotta Andersson | 15–9, 15–7 | |
| Mixed doubles | Joris van Soerland Nicole van Hooren | Simon Archer Joanne Davies | 15–11, 15–4 |
| Peter Christensen Rikke Broen | Valerij Streltsov Svetlana Alferova | 15–4, 15–8 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Jürgen Koch | Joris van Soerland | 15–1, 15–4 |
| Girls' singles | Lotte Thomsen | Anne Søndergaard | 7–11, 11–7, 11–0 |
| Boys' doubles | Martin Lundgaard Hansen Peter Christensen | Valerij Streltsov Vladislav Druzhchenko | 15–7, 15–10 |
| Girls' doubles | Mette Pedersen Trine Pedersen | Alison Humby Joanne Wright | 15–8, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Peter Christensen Rikke Broen | Joris van Soerland Nicole van Hooren | 6–15, 15–10, 15–5 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (SOV) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | England (ENG) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
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