The 7th European Badminton Championships were held in Groningen (Netherlands), between 17 and 20 April 1980, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Nederlandse Badminton Bond.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 17–20 April | ||
| Edition | 7 | ||
| Location | Groningen, Netherlands | ||
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Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Flemming Delfs
|
Morten Frost
|
Svend Pri
|
 Ray Stevens
| |||
| Women's singles |  Liselotte Blumer
|
 Anette Börjesson
|
Jane Webster
|
| Lena Axelsson
| |||
| Men's doubles | Claes Nordin and Stefan Karlsson |
Bengt Fröman and Thomas Kihlström |
Flemming Delfs and Steen Skovgaard |
| Mike Tredgett and Ray Stevens | |||
| Women's doubles | Jane Webster and Nora Perry |
Kirsten Larsen and Pia Nielsen |
Anne Skovgaard and Dorte Kjaer |
 Alla Prodanand Nadezhda Litvincheva | |||
| Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett and Nora Perry |
Lars Wengberg and Anette Börjesson |
 Billy Gillilandand Christine Heatly |
| Derek Talbot and Karen Chapman | |||
| Teams | Denmark
|
England
|
Sweden
|
Results edit
Semi-finals edit
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Morten Frost
|
Svend Pri
|
15–5, 15–8 |
| Flemming Delfs
|
Ray Stevens
|
15–7, 15–3 | |
| Women's singles | Anette Börjesson
|
Jane Webster
|
11–5, 5–11, 11–2 |
| Liselotte Blumer
|
Lena Axelsson
|
0–11, 11–4, 12–9 | |
| Men's doubles | Claes Nordin Stefan Karlsson
|
Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard
|
15–3, 18–13 |
| Bengt Fröman |
Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens
|
15–11, 15–10 | |
| Women's doubles | Jane Webster Nora Perry
|
Anne Skovgaard Dorte Kjær
|
15–4, 15–6 |
| Kirsten Larsen Pia Nielsen
|
Alla Prodan Nadezhda Litvincheva
|
15–7, 15–11 | |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
|
Billy Gilliland Christine Heatly
|
6–15, 15–7, 18–13 |
| Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson
|
Derek Talbot Karen Chapman
|
9–15, 15–9, 15–12 |
Finals edit
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Flemming Delfs
|
Morten Frost
|
15–4, 1–15, 17–14 |
| Women's singles | Liselotte Blumer
|
Anette Börjesson
|
11–4, 11–6 |
| Men's doubles | Claes Nordin Stefan Karlsson
|
Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström
|
18–16, 9–15, 15–13 |
| Women's doubles | Jane Webster Nora Perry
|
Kirsten Larsen Pia Nielsen
|
15–8, 15–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
|
Lars Wengberg Anette Börjesson
|
15–0, 15–6 |
Medal account edit
| Pos | Country | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | England |
2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Scotland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |