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 .

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Sture Johnsson	Wolfgang Bochow	Elo Hansen
Women's singles	Irmgard Latz		Eva Twedberg
			Angela Bairstow
Men's doubles	David Eddy and Roger Powell	Tony Jordan and Roger Mills	Robert McCoig and
			and Willi Braun
Women's doubles	Margaret Boxall and Susan Whetnall	Angela Bairstow and Gillian Perrin	Agnes Geene and Joke van Beusekom
			and
Mixed doubles	Tony Jordan and Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills and Gillian Perrin	Wolfgang Bochow and Irmgard Latz
			and

Results[]

Men's singles[]

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	Sture Johnsson
	bye							Sture Johnsson		15	15
										7	1
	bye														Sture Johnsson		15	15
	Robert McCoig														Robert McCoig		6	5
	bye							Robert McCoig		15	15
										5	7
	bye																					Sture Johnsson		15	11	15
	Elo Hansen		15	15																		Elo Hansen		4	15	12
			2	2				Elo Hansen		15	15
	Willi Braun		17	15				Willi Braun		12	11
			15	4											Elo Hansen		15	14	15
	Roger Mills		15	10	15										Roger Mills		6	17	8
			3	15	7			Roger Mills		15	15											Final
			15	15						7	5
			12	6																		Sture Johnsson		17	11	15
																						Wolfgang Bochow		14	15	5
	bye									15	15
										5	1
	bye																15	15
																	1	8
	bye									13	15	15
										15	5	7
	bye																							11	15	9
	Wolfgang Bochow		15	15																		Wolfgang Bochow		15	7	15
			9	3				Wolfgang Bochow		15	15
			15	15						9	1
			8	8											Wolfgang Bochow		15	10	15
			15	15													12	15	3
			2	1						15	15
			7	18	9			David Eddy		0	7
	David Eddy		15	13	15

Women's singles[]

	Semifinals							Final
	Eva Twedberg		11	10	0
			5	12	11
										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		13	15	16
								David Eddy Roger Powell		7	15	15
								Tony Jordan Roger Mills		15	13	5
	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
			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
			1	15	8

Medal account[]

Pos	Country				Total
1	England	3	3	1	7
2	West Germany	1	2	2	5
3	Sweden	1	0	1	2
4	Denmark	0	0	4	4
5	Scotland	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1

References[]

• "Nachbetrachtung zur Europameisterschaft in Bochum" (in German). Badminton-Rundschau, Volume 11(6). 1968-06-05. pp. 2–3.