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 | ||
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Medalists edit
| 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 Gillilandand Joanna Flockhart |
| Rob Ridder and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Teams | England
|
Denmark
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Sweden
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Final results edit
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score[2] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
|
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Medal account edit
| Pos | Country | 
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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 edit
- ^ "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times. 17 April 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Singapore players all are winners". The Straits Times. 17 April 1978. Retrieved 14 January 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
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