The 15th European Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, between 13 and 20 April 1996, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13–20 April | ||
| Edition | 15 | ||
| Location | Herning, Denmark | ||
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Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
|
Peter Rasmussen
|
 Jesper Olsson
|
 Jeroen van Dijk
| |||
| Women's singles | Camilla Martin
|
 Marina Yakusheva
|
Christine Magnusson
|
| Anne Sondergaard
| |||
| Men's doubles | Thomas Lund and Jon Holst Christensen |
Michael Søgaard and Henrik Svarrer |
 Simon Archerand Chris Hunt |
| Peter Axelsson and Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | |||
| Women's doubles | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen and Marlene Thomsen |
Rikke Olsen and Helene Kirkegaard |
Julie Bradbury and Joanne Wright |
 Katrin Schmidtand Kerstin Ubben | |||
| Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard and Rikke Olsen |
Simon Archer and Julie Bradbury |
Michael Keck and Karen Stechmann |
| Ron Michels and Erica van den Heuvel | |||
| Teams | Denmark
|
Sweden
|
England
|
Results edit
Semi-finals edit
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
|
Jesper Olsson
|
15–7, 15–3 |
| Peter Rasmussen
|
Jeroen van Dijk
|
15–9, 18–13 | |
| Women's singles | Camilla Martin
|
Christine Magnusson
|
11–6, 11–4 |
| Marina Yakusheva
|
Anne Søndergaard
|
11–6, 11–9 | |
| Men's doubles | Jon-Holst Christensen Thomas Lund
|
Chris Hunt Simon Archer
|
15–6, 15–10 |
| Henrik Svarrer Michael Søgaard
|
Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
|
15–8, 15–6 | |
| Women's doubles | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen
|
Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben
|
15–6, 15–5 |
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen
|
Joanne Goode Julie Bradbury
|
15–12, 10–15, 15–4 | |
| Mixed doubles | Simon Archer Julie Bradbury
|
Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel
|
15–11, 15–12 |
| Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
|
Michael Keck Karen Neumann
|
15–9, 15–10 |
Finals edit
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
|
Peter Rasmussen
|
15–5, 15–11 |
| Women's singles | Camilla Martin
|
Marina Yakusheva
|
11–0, 11–3 |
| Men's doubles | Jon-Holst Christensen Thomas Lund
|
Henrik Svarrer Michael Søgaard
|
10–15, 15–12, 18–17 |
| Women's doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen
|
Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen
|
6–15, 15–12, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen
|
Simon Archer Julie Bradbury
|
18–16, 15–2 |
Medal account edit
| Pos | Country | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | England |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Sweden |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Russia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Germany |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |