European Badminton Championships facts for kids
The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). It represents the highest level of continental competition in European badminton, and the winners of each event are recognised as the European champions.
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History
The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games - the badminton program at those Games will operate as that years Championships. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation.
Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the hosting rights of the 2021 edition was reallocated to Ukraine again. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.
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Past winners
Individual events (1968–present)
Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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1968 | Sture Johnsson | Irmgard Latz | David Eddy Roger Powell |
Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall |
Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall |
1970 | Eva Twedberg | Elo Hansen Per Walsøe |
David Eddy Susan Whetnall |
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1972 | Wolfgang Bochow | Margaret Beck | Willi Braun Roland Maywald |
Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman |
Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
1974 | Sture Johnsson | Gillian Gilks | Margaret Beck Gillian Gilks |
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1976 | Flemming Delfs | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall |
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1978 | Lene Køppen | Nora Perry Anne Statt |
Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
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1980 | Liselotte Blumer | Stefan Karlsson Claes Nordin |
Nora Perry Jane Webster |
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1982 | Jens Peter Nierhoff | Lene Køppen | Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström |
Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark |
Martin Dew Gillian Gilks |
1984 | Morten Frost | Helen Troke | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett |
Karen Chapman Gillian Clark |
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1986 | Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie |
Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers |
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1988 | Darren Hall | Kirsten Larsen | Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen |
Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen |
Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark |
1990 | Steve Baddeley | Pernille Nedergaard | Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer |
Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen |
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1992 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund |
Lim Xiaoqing Christine Magnusson |
Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont |
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1994 | Lim Xiaoqing | Simon Archer Chris Hunt |
Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson |
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1996 | Camilla Martin | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund |
Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen |
Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen |
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1998 | Peter Gade | Simon Archer Chris Hunt |
Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen |
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2000 | Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen |
Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode |
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2002 | Peter Rasmussen | Yao Jie | Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen |
Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen |
Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager |
2004 | Peter Gade | Mia Audina | Mia Audina Lotte Bruil-Jonathans |
Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
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2006 | Xu Huaiwen | Gail Emms Donna Kellogg |
Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
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2008 | Kenneth Jonassen | Lars Paaske Jonas Rasmussen |
Lena Frier Kristiansen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg |
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2010 | Peter Gade | Tine Baun | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova |
Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
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2012 | Marc Zwiebler | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl |
Robert Mateusiak Nadieżda Zięba |
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2014 | Jan Ø. Jørgensen | Carolina Marín | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen |
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2016 | Viktor Axelsen | Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding |
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2017 | Rajiv Ouseph | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen |
Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
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2018 | Viktor Axelsen | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva |
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2021 | Anders Antonsen | Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
Rodion Alimov Alina Davletova |
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2022 | Viktor Axelsen | Mark Lamsfuß Marvin Seidel |
Mark Lamsfuß Isabel Lohau |
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2024 | Anders Antonsen | Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen |
Margot Lambert Anne Tran |
Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
Mixed team event (1972–2006)
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Performances by nation
Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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1 | ' | 22 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 70 |
2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14.5 | 40.5 | |
3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 9.5 | |
4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 150 |
Medal count
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 81 | 71 | 97 | 249 | |
2 | 45 | 40 | 62 | 147 | |
3 | 12 | 19 | 48 | 79 | |
4 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 49 | |
5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 19 | |
7 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 45 | |
8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | |
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
12 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (18 entries) | 168 | 168 | 318 | 654 |
* Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS * German medals included medals won by West Germany
Successful players
Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:
Name | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total |
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Gillian Gilks | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | ||
Kamilla Rytter Juhl | 5 | 2 | 7 | |||
Carolina Marín | 7 | 7 | ||||
Christinna Pedersen | 4 | 2 | 6 | |||
Peter Gade | 5 | 5 | ||||
Susan Whetnall | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Mike Tredgett | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
Jens Eriksen | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
Nora Perry | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
Gillian Clark | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
Martin Dew | 1 | 3 | 4 | |||
Michael Søgaard | 4 | 4 | ||||
Rikke Olsen | 1 | 3 | 4 |
See also
In Spanish: Campeonato Europeo de Bádminton para niños