1969 European Junior Badminton Championships

1969 European Junior Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	19–20 April 1969
Edition	1st
Venue	Sporthal de Vliegermolen[1]
Location	Voorburg, Netherlands
1971 Gottwaldov →

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.[2] Danish players won both the singles disciplines, England won Boys' doubles, host Netherlands won Girls' doubles while Sweden bagged mixed doubles title.[3]

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark (DEN)	2	3	3	8
2	England (ENG)	1	2	2	5
3	Netherlands (NED)	1	0	4	5
4	Sweden (SWE)	1	0	1	2
Totals (4 entries)		5	5	10	20

References

1. "Primeur Ned. Badmintonbond: strijd om Europese juniortitels". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 15 April 1969. p. 7. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
2. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
3. "Badminton Museet magazine 1969–06" (PDF) (in Danish).