Championships
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The European Junior Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE) since 1969, and is held once every two years to crown the best junior badminton players in Europe. Team events were added to the program since the 1975 edition in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Denmark | 84 | 58.5 | 73 | 215.5 |
| 2 |  England | 22 | 35 | 51 | 108 |
| 3 |  Germany | 14 | 10 | 26 | 50 |
| 4 |  France | 10.5 | 7 | 11 | 28.5 |
| 5 |  Sweden | 7 | 16.5 | 35 | 58.5 |
| 6 |  Netherlands | 7 | 12 | 25 | 44 |
| 7 |  Russia | 6 | 10 | 24 | 40 |
| 8 |  Spain | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Bulgaria | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 |  Wales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 |  Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 13 |  Finland | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
 Turkey | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 15 |  Belarus | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
| 16 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 |  Poland | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 9.5 |
| 18 |  Ireland | 0.5 | 0 | 2 | 2.5 |
| 19 |  Czech Republic | 0.5 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 20 |  Scotland | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 21 |  Norway | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 22 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 23 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 24 |  Estonia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 East Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 165 | 165 | 313 | 643 | |
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