| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 14 – 21 April 1979 | ||
| Edition | 6th | ||
| Location | Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany | ||
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The 1979 European Junior Badminton Championships was the 6th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Mülheim, Germany, in the month of April.[1] Danish players won four titles, both the singles and Mixed doubles and Mixed team championships. While Sweden bagged boys' doubles title and England the girls' doubles gold.[2][3]
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles |  Jens Peter Nierhoff |
 Nick Yates |
 Vitaliy Shmakov |
| Evgeniy Dayanov | |||
| Girls' singles | Kirsten Larsen |
 Else Thoresen |
Kirsten Meier |
| Diane Simpson | |||
| Boys' doubles |  Peter Isaksson Jan-Eric Antonsson |
 Harald Klauer Gerhard Treitinger |
Jesper Knudsen Torben Kjær |
| Nick Yates Christopher Back | |||
| Girls' doubles | Sally Leadbeater Gillian Clark |
Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen |
Kirsten Larsen Kirsten Meier |
| Diane Simpson Christine Dickinson | |||
| Mixed doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff Charlotte Pilgaard |
Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson |
 Frank van Dongen Grace Kakiay |
| Jan-Eric Antonsson Ann Sofi Bergman | |||
| Mixed team | Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff Kirsten Larsen Jesper Knudsen Torben Kjær Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen Bent Svenningsen Kirsten Meier Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen |
England Gillian Clark Nick Yates Diane Simpson Stephen Baddeley Donald Burden Sally Leadbeater Christopher Back |
Sweden Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson Jan-Eric Antonsson Ann-Sofi Bergmann |
Final results
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Jens Peter Nierhoff |
Nick Yates |
17–16, 15–1 |
| Girls' singles | Kirsten Larsen |
Else Thoresen |
11–2, 11–4 |
| Boys' doubles | Peter Isaksson Jan-Eric Antonsson |
Harald Klauer Gerhard Treitinger |
15–9, 16–17, 15–0 |
| Girls' doubles | Sally Leadbeater Gillian Clark |
Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen |
15–12, 15–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff Charlotte Pilgaard |
Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson |
15-7, 15-7 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | Soviet Union (SOV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |
References
- ↑ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ↑ "Badminton Museet magazine 1979–06" (PDF) (in Danish).
- ↑ "Badminton Museet magazine 1979–05" (PDF) (in Danish).
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