| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 11 – 17 April 1993 | ||
| Edition | 13th | ||
| Venue | Hristo Botev Hall | ||
| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria | ||
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The 1993 European Junior Badminton Championships was the 13th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the month of April. [1] Danish players swept all the titles home, the singles, the doubles and mixed team championships as well. [2] [3]
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles |  Rasmus Wengberg |  Steve Issac | 15–3, 15–3 |
 Jim Laugesen | Daniel Ericsson | 15–3, 15–8 | |
| Girls' singles | Mette Sørensen | Rikke Olsen | 11–0, 11–4 |
 Marina Andrievskaya | Lone Sørensen | 11–8, 6–11, 11–6 | |
| Boys' doubles | Janek Roos Jim Laugesen | Richard Doling Roger Mistry | 15–8, 15–12 |
| Thomas Søgaard | Daniel Ericsson Rasmus Wengberg | 15–8, 10–15, 15–11 | |
| Girls' doubles | Mette Sørensen Rikke Olsen |  Nicole Grether Sandra Beißel | 15–3, 15–7 |
| Lone Sørensen Sara Runesten |  Ekaterina Karhushina Maria Kurochkina | 15–6, 15–5 | |
| Mixed doubles | Johan Tholinsson Pernilla Carlsson |  Rolf Monteneiro Manon Albinus | 18–15, 4–15, 17–16 |
| Thomas Stavngaard Sara Runesten | Lee Boosey Sara Hardaker | 15–11, 15–6 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Jim Laugesen | Rasmus Wengberg | 15–9, 15–10 |
| Girls' singles | Mette Sørensen | Marina Andrievskaya | 11–8, 11–3 |
| Boys' doubles | Janek Roos Jim Laugesen | Thomas Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard | 15–12, 15–9 |
| Girls' doubles | Mette Sørensen Rikke Olsen | Lone Sørensen Sara Runesten | 15–10, 15–5 |
| Mixed doubles | Thomas Stavngaard Sara Runesten | Johan Tholinsson Pernilla Carlsson | 15–8, 15–8 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
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