1981 European Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates13–18 April 1981
Edition7th
VenueMeadowbank Sports Centre
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland
1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr 1983 Helsinki

The 1981 European Junior Badminton Championships was the seventh edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of April.[1] Denmark won four disciplines, the Boys' singles and doubles, Girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, English players secured titles in Girls' singles and Mixed doubles.[2][3]

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' singles Denmark Michael Kjeldsen England Steve Butler England Dipak Tailor
England Chris Dobson
Girls' singles England Helen Troke Denmark Nettie Nielsen England Mary Leeves
Denmark Lotte Hartvich
Boys' doubles Denmark Michael Kjeldsen
Denmark Mark Christiansen
England Dipak Tailor
England Andy Wood
England Chris Dobson
England Mike Parker
Denmark Mogens Nielsen
Denmark Claus Thomsen
Girls' doubles Denmark Dorte Kjær
Denmark Nettie Nielsen
Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson
Denmark Lise Kissmeyer
Denmark Annette Bernth
England Mary Leeves
England Sara Leeves
Mixed doubles England Dipak Tailor
England Mary Leeves
Denmark Mark Christiansen
Denmark Dorte Kjær
England Chris Dobson
England Gillian Gowers
England Steve Butler
England Fiona Elliott
Mixed team  Denmark
Michael Kjeldsen
Mark Christiansen
Kim Brodersen
Claus Thomsen
Mogens Nielsen
Nettie Nielsen
Dorte Kjær
Lise Kissmeyer
Annette Bernth
Lotte Hartvich
 England
Steve Butler
Dipak Tailor
Chris Dobson
Andy Wood
Mike Parker
Helen Troke
Mary Leeves
Sara Leeves
Fiona Elliott
Gillian Gowers
 Sweden
Ulf Persson
Stellan Österberg
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Manfred Mellqvist
Ola Langmarker
Christine Magnusson
Maria Bengtsson

Results

Semi-finals

Category Winner Runner-up Score
Boys' singles Denmark Michael Kjeldsen England Dipak Tailor 15–7, 15–5
England Steve Butler England Chris Dobson 15–3, 15–9
Girls' singles Denmark Nettie Nielsen England Mary Leeves 11–6, 11–3
England Helen Troke Denmark Lotte Hartvich 9–11, 11–9, 11–3
Boys' doubles England Andy Wood
England Dipak Tailor
Denmark Claus Thomsen
Denmark Mogens Nielsen
15–5, 15–6
Denmark Mark Christiansen

Denmark Michael Kjeldsen

England Chris Dobson
England Mike Parker
15–13, 15–9
Girls' doubles Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson
England Annette Bernth
England Lise Kissmeyer
9–15, 15–7, 15–13
Denmark Dorte Kjær
Denmark Nettie Nielsen
England Mary Leeves
England Sara Leeves
15–12, 15–9
Mixed doubles Denmark Mark Christiansen
Denmark Dorte Kjær
England Chris Dobson
England Gillian Gowers
11–15, 17–15, 15–3
England Dipak Tailor
England Mary Leeves
England Steve Butler
England Fiona Elliott
15–2, 15–6

Final

Category Winner Runners-up Score
Boys' singles Denmark Michael Kjeldsen England Steve Butler 18–13, 15–6
Girls' singles England Helen Troke Denmark Nettie Nielsen 8–11, 12–9, 11–6
Boys' doubles Denmark Mark Christiansen
Denmark Michael Kjeldsen
England Andy Wood
England Dipak Tailor
15–4, 15–3
Girls' doubles Denmark Dorte Kjær
Denmark Nettie Nielsen
Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Maria Bengtsson
18–15, 15–10
Mixed doubles England Dipak Tailor
England Mary Leeves
Denmark Mark Christiansen
Denmark Dorte Kjær
15–7, 15–9

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Denmark (DEN)4239
2 England (ENG)23712
3 Sweden (SWE)0112
Totals (3 entries)661123

References

  1. "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. "Badminton Museet magazine 1981–03" (PDF) (in Danish).
  3. "Badminton Museet magazine 1981–04" (PDF) (in Danish).
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