1969 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1969 European Junior Badminton Championships was the first ever edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands, in the month of April.[1] Danish players won both the singles disciplines, England won Boys' doubles, host Netherlands won Girls' doubles while Sweden bagged mixed doubles title.[2]

1969 European Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
DatesApril 1969
Edition1st
LocationLeidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands
1971 Gottwaldov

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' singles Flemming Delfs Preben Boesen Piet Ridder
Ray Stevens
Girls' singles Anne Berglund Margaret Beck Annie Bøg Jørgensen
Joke van Beusekom
Boys' doubles Keith Arthur
Ray Stevens
Preben Boesen
Mogens Neergaard
Flemming Delfs
Hans Røpke
Piet Ridder
Rudy Hartog
Girls' doubles Joke van Beusekom
Marjan Luesken
Margaret Beck
Carol Wightman
Erika Fikenscher
Ingrid Fikenscher
Bente Pedersen
Susan Jensen
Mixed doubles Gert Perneklo
Karin Lindquist
Mogens Neergaard
Bente Pedersen
Ray Stevens
Margaret Beck
Bengt Fröman
Margareta Söderberg

Results

Semi-finals

Category Winner Runner-up Score
Boys' singles Flemming Delfs Ray Stevens 15–5, 15–7
Preben Boesen Piet Ridder 8–15, 15–8, 15–6
Girls' singles Anne Berglund Joke van Beusekom 11–9, 9–11, –, –
Margaret Beck Annie Bøg Jørgensen 11–6, 11–3
Boys' doubles Mogens Neergaard
Preben Boesen
Piet Ridder
Rudy Hartog
15–6, 15–8
Keith Arthur

Ray Stevens

Flemming Delfs
Hans Røpke
9–15, 15–10, 15–10
Girls' doubles Joke van Beusekom
Marjan Luesken
Bente Pedersen
Susan Jensen
15–13, 17–15
Carol Whightman
Margaret Beck
Erika Fikenscher
Ingrid Fikenscher
–, –
Mixed doubles Gert Perneklo
Karin Lindquist
Ray Stevens
Margaret Beck
–, –
Mogens Neergaard
Bente Pedersen
Bengt Fröman
Margareta Söderberg
15–10, 8–15, 15–6

Finals

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Boys' singles Flemming Delfs Preben Boesen 15–0, 15–1
Girls' singles Anne Berglund Margaret Beck 6–11, 11–6, 12–11
Boys' doubles Keith Arthur
Ray Stevens
Mogens Neergaard
Preben Boesen
15–9, 15–4
Girls' doubles Joke van Beusekom
Marjan Luesken
Carol Whightman
Margaret Beck
15–5, 15–9
Mixed doubles Gert Perneklo
Karin Lindquist
Mogens Neergaard
Bente Pedersen
15–10, 14–15, 15–6

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Denmark (DEN)2338
2 England (ENG)1225
3 Netherlands (NED)1045
4 Sweden (SWE)1012
Totals (4 nations)551020

References

  1. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "Badminton Museet magazine 1969–06" (PDF) (in Danish).
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