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..

Medalists
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

Men's singles
First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Sture Johnsson
bye Sture Johnsson 15 15
Jürg Honegger Jürg Honegger 7 1
bye Sture Johnsson 15 15
Robert McCoig Robert McCoig 6 5
bye Robert McCoig 15 15
Huub van Ginneken Huub van Ginneken 5 7
bye 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 Final
Hermann Fröhlich 15 15 Hermann Fröhlich 7 5
Howard Jennings 12 6 Sture Johnsson 17 11 15
Jørgen Mortensen Wolfgang Bochow 14 15 5
bye Jørgen Mortensen 15 15
Jiří Král Jiří Král 5 1
bye Jørgen Mortensen 15 15
Peter Seaman Peter Seaman 1 8
bye Peter Seaman 13 15 15
Tomaz Pavcic Tomaz Pavcic 15 5 7
bye 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
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
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
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
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
Pos Country Total
1 England3317
2 West Germany1225
3 Sweden1012
4 Denmark0044
5 Scotland0011
 Netherlands0011
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References
  • "Nachbetrachtung zur Europameisterschaft in Bochum" (in German). Badminton-Rundschau, Volume 11(6). 1968-06-05. pp. 2–3.
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