The European U15 Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE) since 2014 and is held once every two years to crown the best junior badminton players in Europe. The tournament is usually held alongside the European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. [1]
Year | Number | Host City | Host Country | Events |
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2014 | 1 | Basel | Switzerland | 5 |
2016 | 2 | Kazan | Russia | 5 |
2018 | 3 | Kazan | Russia | 5 |
2020 | 4 | Liévin | France | 5 |
2022 | 5 | Ibiza | Spain | 5 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Denmark (DEN) | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
2 | Russia (RUS) | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 |
3 | England (ENG) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
4 | France (FRA) | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
5 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
6 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 20 | 20 | 40 | 80 |
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