1968 European Badminton Championships

The 1st European Badminton Championships were held in Bochum (Germany), between 19 and 21 April 1968, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V.

1968 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates19–21 April
Edition1
LocationBochum, Germany
1970

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Sture Johnsson   Wolfgang Bochow   Elo Hansen
  Jørgen Mortensen
Women's singles   Irmgard Latz   Marieluise Wackerow   Eva Twedberg
  Angela Bairstow
Men's doubles   David Eddy
and Roger Powell
  Tony Jordan
and Roger Mills
  Robert McCoig
and Mac Henderson
  Franz Beinvogl
and Willi Braun
Women's doubles   Margaret Boxall
and Susan Whetnall
  Angela Bairstow
and Gillian Perrin
  Agnes Geene
and Joke van Beusekom
  Anne Flindt
and Bente Sørensen
Mixed doubles   Tony Jordan
and Susan Whetnall
  Roger Mills
and Gillian Perrin
  Wolfgang Bochow
and Irmgard Latz
  Klaus Kaagaard
and Anne Flindt

Results

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Men's singles

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Sture Johnsson 15 15
  Jürg Honegger 7 1
  Sture Johnsson 15 15
  Robert McCoig 6 5
  Robert McCoig 15 15
  Huub van Ginneken 5 7
  Sture Johnsson 15 11 15
  Elo Hansen 15 15   Elo Hansen 4 15 12
  Dance Pohar 2 2   Elo Hansen 15 15
  Willi Braun 17 15   Willi Braun 12 11
  C. W. Wilkinson 15 4   Elo Hansen 15 14 15
  Roger Mills 15 10 15   Roger Mills 6 17 8
  Ivan Bareš 3 15 7   Roger Mills 15 15
  Hermann Fröhlich 15 15   Hermann Fröhlich 7 5
  Howard Jennings 12 6   Sture Johnsson 17 11 15
  Wolfgang Bochow 14 15 5
  Jørgen Mortensen 15 15
  Jiří Král 5 1
  Jørgen Mortensen 15 15
  Peter Seaman 1 8
  Peter Seaman 13 15 15
  Tomaz Pavcic 15 5 7
  Jørgen Mortensen 11 15 9
  Wolfgang Bochow 15 15   Wolfgang Bochow 15 7 15
  Heinz Honegger 9 3   Wolfgang Bochow 15 15
  Reinhold Pum 15 15   Reinhold Pum 9 1
  Samuel Blair 8 8   Wolfgang Bochow 15 10 15
  Kurt Johnsson 15 15   Kurt Johnsson 12 15 3
  Mac Henderson 2 1   Kurt Johnsson 15 15
  Ruud van Ginneken 7 18 9   David Eddy 0 7
  David Eddy 15 13 15

Women's singles

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Semifinals Final
          
  Eva Twedberg 11 10 0
  Marieluise Wackerow 5 12 11
  Marieluise Wackerow 4 11 6
  Irmgard Latz 11 7 11
  Angela Bairstow 9 2
  Irmgard Latz 12 11

Men's doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
  David Eddy
  Roger Powell
15 10 17
  Robert McCoig
  Mac Henderson
13 15 16
  David Eddy
  Roger Powell
7 15 15
  Tony Jordan
  Roger Mills
15 13 5
  Franz Beinvogl
  Willi Braun
4 15 6
  Tony Jordan
  Roger Mills
15 9 15

Women's doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
  Angela Bairstow
  Gillian Perrin
15 15
  Agnes Geene
  Joke van Beusekom
8 4
  Angela Bairstow
  Gillian Perrin
7 13
  Margaret Boxall
  Susan Whetnall
15 18
  Margaret Boxall
  Susan Whetnall
15 18
  Anne Flindt
  Bente Flindt Sørensen
7 13

Mixed doubles

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Semifinals Final
          
  Tony Jordan
  Susan Whetnall
14 18 15
  Wolfgang Bochow
  Irmgard Latz
17 16 11
  Tony Jordan
  Susan Whetnall
15 15
  Roger Mills
  Gillian Perrin
13 9
  Roger Mills
  Gillian Perrin
15 10 15
  Klaus Kaagaard
  Anne Flindt
1 15 8

Medal account

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Pos Country       Total
1   England 3 3 1 7
2   West Germany 1 2 2 5
3   Sweden 1 0 1 2
4   Denmark 0 0 4 4
5   Scotland 0 0 1 1
  Netherlands 0 0 1 1

References

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  • "Nachbetrachtung zur Europameisterschaft in Bochum" (in German). Badminton-Rundschau, Volume 11(6). 1968-06-05. pp. 2–3.