1971 European Junior Badminton Championships

1971 European Junior Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	16 – 18 April
Edition	2nd
Location	Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic)
← 1969 Leidschendam-Voorburg 1973 Edinburgh →

The 1971 European Junior Badminton Championships was the second edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia, in the month of April.[1] Danish players won both the Girls' singles and doubles while England won Boys' doubles and Mixed doubles. Netherlands' Ridder won Boys' singles title.[2][3]

Medalists

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Boys' singles	Rob Ridder	Søren Christensen	Viggo Christiansen
			Ulrik Bo Hansen
Girls' singles	Anne Berglund	Marjan Luesken	Monika Thiere
			Lučka Križman
Boys' doubles	Peter Gardner John Stretch	Sven Ove Kellermalm Häkan Linnarson	Anders Andersen Ulrik Bo Hansen
			Søren Christiansen Viggo Christiansen
Girls' doubles	Anne Berglund Lene Køppen	Nora Gardner Barbara Giles	Lone Rasmussen Susanne Mølgaard Hansen
			Marjan Luesken Henny Wesdorp
Mixed doubles	Peter Gardner Barbara Giles	John Stretch Nora Gardner	Viggo Christiansen Lene Køppen
			Rob Ridder Marjan Luesken

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England (ENG)	2	2	0	4
2	Denmark (DEN)	2	1	6	9
3	Netherlands (NED)	1	1	2	4
4	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	0	1
5	East Germany (DDR)	0	0	1	1
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	10	20

Results

Semi-finals

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Boys' singles	Rob Ridder	Viggo Christiansen	15–12, 10–15, 15–10
	Søren Christensen	Ulrik Bo Hansen	15–2, 15–9
Girls' singles	Marjan Luesken	Monika Thiere	11–1, 3–11, 11–3
	Anne Berglund	Lučka Križman	11–0, 11–4
Boys' doubles	John Stretch Peter Gardner	Anders Andersen Ulrik Bo Hansen	14–17, 15–7, 15–10
	Häkan Linnarson Sven Ove Kellermalm	Søren Christiansen Viggo Christiansen	8–15, 15–8, 15–11
Girls' doubles	Barbara Giles Nora Gardner	Lone Rasmussen Susanne Mølgaard Hansen	15–5, 15–6
	Anne Berglund Lene Køppen	Henny Wesdorp Marjan Luesken	15–13, 15–9
Mixed doubles	Peter Gardner Barbara Giles	Viggo Christiansen Lene Køppen	15–13, 17–14
	John Stretch Nora Gardner	Rob Ridder Marjan Luesken	15–9, 15–11

Finals

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Boys' singles	Rob Ridder	Søren Christensen	15–10, 15–10
Girls' singles	Anne Berglund	Marjan Luesken	11–2, 12–9
Boys' doubles	John Stretch Peter Gardner	Häkan Linnarson Sven Ove Kellermalm	18–13, 12–15, 18–15
Girls' doubles	Anne Berglund Lene Køppen	Barbara Giles Nora Gardner	15–11, 15–7
Mixed doubles	Peter Gardner Barbara Giles	John Stretch Nora Gardner	17–16, 18–14

References

1. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
2. "Badminton Museet magazine 1971–06" (PDF) (in Danish). p. 17 and 18.
3. "Federball 12 (1971–05)" (in German). pp. 7, 8 and 18.