1978 European Badminton Championships
The 6th European Badminton Championships were held in Preston (England), between 13 April and 15 April 1978, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton England.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13–15 April | ||
| Edition | 6 | ||
| Location | Preston, England | ||
| |||
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström | Sture Johnsson |
| Ray Stevens | |||
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Jane Webster | Anette Börjesson |
| Joke van Beusekom | |||
| Men's doubles | Ray Stevens and Mike Tredgett |
Bengt Fröman and Thomas Kihlström |
David Eddy and Eddy Sutton |
| Stefan Karlsson and Claes Nordin | |||
| Women's doubles | Nora Perry and Anne Statt |
Jane Webster and Barbara Sutton |
Inge Borgström and Pia Nielsen |
| Joke van Beusekom and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett and Nora Perry |
Steen Skovgaard and Lene Køppen |
Billy Gilliland and Joanna Flockhart |
| Rob Ridder and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Teams | England | Denmark | Sweden |
Semifinals
- Source[2]
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Flemming Delfs | Sture Johnsson | 17–14, 15–9 |
| Thomas Kihlström | Ray Stevens | 7–15, 15–4, 15–8 | |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Anette Börjesson | 11–0, 11–2 |
| Jane Webster | Joke van Beusekom | 9–12, 11–1, 11–8 | |
| Men's doubles | Thomas Kihlström Bengt Fröman |
David Eddy Eddy Sutton |
15–9, 15–5 |
| Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin |
15–12, 10–15, 15–4 | |
| Women's doubles | Nora Perry Anne Statt |
Inge Borgstrøm Pia Nielsen |
17–14, 15–11 |
| Barbara Sutton Jane Webster |
Joke van Beusekom Marjan Ridder |
13–15, 15–10, 15–7 | |
| Mixed doubles | Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart |
15–4, 15–4 |
| Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
Rob Ridder Marjan Ridder |
15–8, 15–5 |
Final results
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Flemming Delfs | Thomas Kihlström | 10–15, 15–6, 15–12 |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Jane Webster | 11–4, 9–11, 11–0 |
| Men's doubles | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström |
15–6, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | Nora Perry Anne Statt |
Barbara Sutton Jane Webster |
15–7, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
15–9, 15–10 |
Medal account
| Pos | Country | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times. 17 April 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- World badminton, volume 33, page 3, Herbert Scheele, April 1978
- "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times. 17 April 1978. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
Results at BE Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine
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