1997 European Junior Badminton Championships

1997 European Junior Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	30 March – 5 April 1997
Edition	15th
Location	Nymburk, Czech Republic
← 1995 Nitra 1999 Glasgow →

The 1997 European Junior Badminton Championships were the 15th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Nymburk, Czech Republic, from 30 March to 5 April 1997. ^[1] Dutch players won both the singles events; while Danish players dominated all three doubles disciplines. Denmark also won the mixed team title. ^{[2] [3]}

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Boys' singles	Dicky Palyama	Richard Vaughan	Nikolaj Nikolaenko
			Kasper Ødum
Girls' singles	Judith Meulendijks	Tine Rasmussen	Ella Karachkova
			Donna Kellogg
Boys' doubles	Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup	Kristian Langbak Frederik Køhler	Johan Holm Patrik Isaksson
			Joachim Tesche Thomas Tesche
Girls' doubles	Lene Mørk Jane F. Bramsen	Jane Jacoby Britta Andersen	Maria Kool Maria Sofronova
			Zhanna Chornenjkaja Ella Karachkova
Mixed doubles	Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen	Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen	Kasper Ødum Lene Mørk
			David Lindley Donna Kellogg
Team event	Denmark [4] Henrik K. Hansen Frederik Køhler Kristian Langbak Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen Jane F. Bramsen Jane Jacoby Lene Mørk Tine Rasmussen	Russia Mikhail Kelj Nikolaj Nikolaenko Alexandr Remizov Zhanna Chornenkaja Ella Karachkova Maria Kool Maria Sofronova	Netherlands [5] Stacey Bouwman Rune Massing Dicky Palyama Loes Cuppen Judith Meulendijks Melissa Trouerbach Ginny Severien

Results

Semi-finals

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Boys' singles	Richard Vaughan	Kasper Ødum	15–6, 17–18, 15–8
	Dicky Palyama	Nikolaj Nikolaenko	15–6, 15–4
Girls' singles	Judith Meulendijks	Ella Karachkova	11–7, 11–4
	Tine Rasmussen	Donna Kellogg	3–11, 11–5, 12–9
Boys' doubles	Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup	Johan Holm Patrik Isaksson	15–8, 15–9
	Frederik Köhler Kristian Langbak	Joachim Tesche Thomas Tesche	15–6, 15–4
Girls' doubles	Britta Andersen Jane Jacoby	Ella Karachkova Zhanna Chornenjkaja	15–6, 15–12
	Jane F. Bramsen Lene Mørk	Maria Kool Maria Sofronova	15–12, 15–12
Mixed doubles	Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen	Kasper Ødum Lene Mørk	15–1, 15–10
	Kristian Langbak Jane Bramsen	David Lindley Donna Kellogg	15–9, 15–9

Finals

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Boys' singles	Dicky Palyama	Richard Vaughan	11–15, 15–11, 18–15
Girls' singles	Judith Meulendijks	Tine Rasmussen	6–11, 12–9, 11–6
Boys' doubles	Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup	Frederik Köhler Kristian Langbak	15–7, 15–6
Girls' doubles	Jane F. Bramsen Lene Mørk	Britta Andersen Jane Jacoby	17–15, 15–11
Mixed doubles	Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen	Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen	15–10, 15–12

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark  (DEN)	4	4	2	10
2	Netherlands  (NED)	2	0	1	3
3	Russia  (RUS)	0	1	4	5
4	Wales  (WAL)	0	1	0	1
5	England  (ENG)	0	0	2	2
6	Germany  (GER)	0	0	1	1
	Sweden  (SWE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		6	6	11	23

References

1. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe . Retrieved 24 November 2020.
2. "EURO JUNIORS: DANES DOMINATE DOUBLES, DUTCH TAKE SINGLES". www.worldbadminton.com. 7 April 1997. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
3. "Badminton Polska Magazine 1997" (PDF). stelterbadminton.files.wordpress.com. Badminton Polska. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
4. "Dobbelte Em -Vinder Tæt På At Melde Fra" (PDF). Badminton Museet (in Danish) (49 ed.). 17 April 1997. p. 5-6. Retrieved 13 February 2026.
5. "Badminton". Krantenbank Zeeland (in Dutch). 2 April 1997. p. 8. Retrieved 13 February 2026.