1981 European Junior Badminton Championships

1981 European Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	13–18 April 1981
Edition	7th
Venue	Meadowbank Sports Centre
Location	Edinburgh, 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	Michael Kjeldsen	Steve Butler	Dipak Tailor
Boys' singles	Michael Kjeldsen	Steve Butler
Girls' singles	Helen Troke	Nettie Nielsen
Girls' singles	Helen Troke	Nettie Nielsen
Boys' doubles	Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen	Dipak Tailor
Boys' doubles	Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen	Dipak Tailor
Girls' doubles	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson
Girls' doubles	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen	Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson
Mixed doubles	Dipak Tailor	Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær	Gillian Gowers
Mixed doubles	Dipak Tailor	Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær	Steve Butler Fiona Elliott
Mixed team	Denmark Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen Kim Brodersen Nettie Nielsen Dorte Kjær	England Steve Butler Dipak Tailor Helen Troke Fiona Elliott Gillian Gowers	Sweden Stellan Österberg Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson

Results[]

Semi-finals[]

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Boys' singles	Michael Kjeldsen	Dipak Tailor	15–7, 15–5
Boys' singles	Steve Butler		15–3, 15–9
Girls' singles	Nettie Nielsen		11–6, 11–3
Girls' singles	Helen Troke		9–11, 11–9, 11–3
Boys' doubles	Dipak Tailor		15–5, 15–6
Boys' doubles	Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen		15–13, 15–9
Girls' doubles	Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson		9–15, 15–7, 15–13
Girls' doubles	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen		15–12, 15–9
Mixed doubles	Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær	Gillian Gowers	11–15, 17–15, 15–3
Mixed doubles	Dipak Tailor	Steve Butler Fiona Elliott	15–2, 15–6

Final[]

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

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark (DEN)	4	2	3	9
2	England (ENG)	2	3	7	12
3	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 nations)		6	6	11	23

References[]

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

[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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