European Badminton Championships

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The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE) since 1968 and is held once every two years to crown the best badminton players in Europe.

Contents 1 Location of the European Championships 2 Past winners 3 Successful players 4 Medal count 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Location of the European Championships

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. These include, Herning which is yet to host their games.

On January 15, 2008, Manchester of England won the bids to stage the 2010 events.^[1]

Year No. Host City Country 1968 I Bochum  West Germany 1970 II Port Talbot  Wales 1972 III Karlskrona  Sweden 1974 IV Vienna  Austria 1976 V Dublin  Ireland 1978 VI Preston  England 1980 VII Groningen  Netherlands 1982 VIII Böblingen  West Germany 1984 IX Preston  England 1986 X Uppsala  Sweden 1988 XI Kristiansand  Norway

Year No. Host City Country 1990 XII Moscow  Soviet Union 1992 XIII Glasgow  Scotland 1994 XIV Den Bosch  Netherlands 1996 XV Herning  Denmark 1998 XVI Sofia  Bulgaria 2000 XVII Glasgow  Scotland 2002 XVIII Malmö  Sweden 2004 XIX Geneva  Switzerland 2006 XX Den Bosch  Netherlands 2008 XXI Herning  Denmark 2010 XXII Manchester  England

[edit] Past winners

Year	Men's singles	Women's singles	Men's doubles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles
2008	Kenneth Jonassen	Xu Huaiwen	Lars Paaske Peter Rasmussen	Kamilla Rytter Juhl Lena Frier Kristiansen	Anthony Clark Donna Kellogg
2006	Peter Gade		Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen	Donna Kellogg Gail Emms	Thomas Laybourn Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2004		Mia Audina		Lotte Bruil Mia Audina	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms
2002	Peter Rasmussen	Yao Jie		Jane F. Bramsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen	Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager
2000	Peter Gade	Camilla Martin	Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen	Donna Kellogg Joanne Goode	Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
1998			Simon Archer Chris Hunt	Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen
1996	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen		Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen	Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen
1994		Lim Xia Qing	Simon Archer Chris Hunt	Christine Magnusson Lim Xia Qing	Michael Søgaard Catrine Bengtsson
1992		Pernille Nedergaard	Thomas Lund Jon Holst-Christensen		Thomas Lund Pernille Dupont
1990	Steve Baddeley		Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	Jon Holst-Christensen Grete Mogensen
1988	Darren Hall	Kirsten Larsen	Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen		Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark
1986	Morten Frost	Helen Troke	Steen Fladberg Jesper Helledie	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
1984			Martin Dew Mike Tredgett	Karen Chapman Gillian Clark
1982	Jens Peter Nierhoff	Lene Køppen	Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	Gillian Gilks Gillian Clark
1980	Flemming Delfs	Liselotte Blumer	Claes Nordin Stefan Karlsson	Nora Perry Jane Webster	Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
1978		Lene Køppen	Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	Nora Perry Anne Statt
1976		Gillian Gilks		Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall	Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
1974	Sture Johnsson		Willi Braun Roland Maywald	Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck
1972	Wolfgang Bochow	Margaret Beck		Gillian Gilks Judy Hashman
1970	Sture Johnsson	Eva Twedberg	Elo Hansen Per Walsoe	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall	David Eddy Susan Whetnall
1968		Irmgard Latz	David Eddy Roger Powell		Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall

[edit] Successful players

Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:

Name	MS	WS	MD	WD	XD	Total
Gillian Gilks		2		4	6	12
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
Peter Gade	4					4

[edit] Medal count

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	60	54	62	176
2	England	43	34	50	127
3	Sweden	12	18	48	78
4	Germany	6	8	21	35
5	Netherlands	3	7	24	34
6	Switzerland	1	0	0	1
7	Russia*	0	2	6	8
8	Wales	0	1	3	4
9	France	0	1	2	3
=10	Scotland	0	0	5	5
=10	Poland	0	1	6	7

* included medals won by the USSR and the CIS

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Badminton Europe: European Badminton Championships

International badminton v • d • e
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Africa: BCA – African Championships      Asia: BAC – Asia Championships      Europe: BE – European Championships      Oceania: BO – Oceania Championships      Americas: BPA – Pan Am Championships
European Badminton tournaments v • d • e
European Championsips | European Men's and Women's Team Championships  European Mixed Team Championships | European Senior Championships | European Circuit  European Junior Championships | European U17 Team Championsips | Helvetia Cup | Finlandia Cup | Europe Cup
European Badminton Championships v • d • e
Bochum 1968 | Port Talbot 1970 | Karlskrona 1972 | Vienna 1974 | Dublin 1976 | Preston 1978  Groningen 1980 | Böblingen 1982 | Preston 1984 | Uppsala 1986 | Kristiansand 1988  Moscow 1990 | Scotland 1992 | Den Bosch 1994 | Herning 1996 | Sofia 1998 | Glasgow 2000  Malmö 2002 | Geneva 2004 | Den Bosch 2006 | Herning 2008 | Manchester 2010