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Dates | 9 – 15 April | ||
Edition | 14th | ||
Venue | Športová hala Olympia | ||
Location | Nitra, Slovakia | ||
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The 1995 European Junior Badminton Championships was the 14th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Nitra, Slovakia, in the month of April. [1] Danish players dominated with four titles in both Boys' events, Mixed doubles and Mixed team championships while Nederlands won Girls' singles and England secured the Girls' doubles title. [2] [3] [4]
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Boys' singles | Peter Gade | Mark Constable | Dennis Lens |
Kasper Ødum | |||
Girls' singles | Brenda Beenhakker | Mette Justesen | Pernille Harder |
Elena Sukhareva | |||
Boys' doubles | Peter Gade Peder Nissen | Jonas Rasmussen Søren Hansen | Henrik Andersson Björn Logius |
Todor Velkov Boris Kessov | |||
Girls' doubles | Joanne Wright Donna Kellogg | Ella Karachkova Natalia Djachkova | Gail Emms Ella Miles |
Mette Hansen Mette Schjoldager | |||
Mixed doubles | Peder Nissen Mette Hansen | Jonas Rasmussen Pernille Harder | Ian Sullivan Joanne Wright |
Henrik Andersson Anna Lundin | |||
Mixed team | Denmark | Sweden | England |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
6 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Peter Gade | Mark Constable | 15–9, 12–15, 15–8 |
Girls' singles | Brenda Beenhakker | Mette Justesen | 11–0, 4–11, 12–10 |
Boys' doubles | Peder Nissen Peter Gade | Jonas Rasmussen Søren Hansen | 15–6, 15–6 |
Girls' doubles | Donna Kellogg Joanne Wright | Ella Karachkova Natalia Djachkova | 15–7, 18–13 |
Mixed doubles | Peder Nissen Mette Hansen | Jonas Rasmussen Pernille Harder | 15–5, 15–4 |
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