The 1969 European Junior Badminton Championships was the first ever edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands, in the month of April.[1] Danish players won both the singles disciplines, England won Boys' doubles, host Netherlands won Girls' doubles while Sweden bagged mixed doubles title.[2]
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | April 1969 | ||
Edition | 1st | ||
Location | Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands | ||
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Medalists
editDiscipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Boys' singles | Flemming Delfs | Preben Boesen | Piet Ridder |
Ray Stevens | |||
Girls' singles | Anne Berglund | Margaret Beck | Annie Bøg Jørgensen |
Joke van Beusekom | |||
Boys' doubles | Keith Arthur Ray Stevens |
Preben Boesen Mogens Neergaard |
Flemming Delfs Hans Røpke |
Piet Ridder Rudy Hartog | |||
Girls' doubles | Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken |
Margaret Beck Carol Wightman |
Erika Fikenscher Ingrid Fikenscher |
Bente Pedersen Susan Jensen | |||
Mixed doubles | Gert Perneklo Karin Lindquist |
Mogens Neergaard Bente Pedersen |
Ray Stevens Margaret Beck |
Bengt Fröman Margareta Söderberg |
Results
editSemi-finals
editCategory | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Flemming Delfs | Ray Stevens | 15–5, 15–7 |
Preben Boesen | Piet Ridder | 8–15, 15–8, 15–6 | |
Girls' singles | Anne Berglund | Joke van Beusekom | 11–9, 9–11, –, – |
Margaret Beck | Annie Bøg Jørgensen | 11–6, 11–3 | |
Boys' doubles | Mogens Neergaard Preben Boesen |
Piet Ridder Rudy Hartog |
15–6, 15–8 |
Keith Arthur |
Flemming Delfs Hans Røpke |
9–15, 15–10, 15–10 | |
Girls' doubles | Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken |
Bente Pedersen Susan Jensen |
15–13, 17–15 |
Carol Whightman Margaret Beck |
Erika Fikenscher Ingrid Fikenscher |
–, – | |
Mixed doubles | Gert Perneklo Karin Lindquist |
Ray Stevens Margaret Beck |
–, – |
Mogens Neergaard Bente Pedersen |
Bengt Fröman Margareta Söderberg |
15–10, 8–15, 15–6 |
Finals
editCategory | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Flemming Delfs | Preben Boesen | 15–0, 15–1 |
Girls' singles | Anne Berglund | Margaret Beck | 6–11, 11–6, 12–11 |
Boys' doubles | Keith Arthur Ray Stevens |
Mogens Neergaard Preben Boesen |
15–9, 15–4 |
Girls' doubles | Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken |
Carol Whightman Margaret Beck |
15–5, 15–9 |
Mixed doubles | Gert Perneklo Karin Lindquist |
Mogens Neergaard Bente Pedersen |
15–10, 14–15, 15–6 |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Denmark (DEN) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
References
edit- ^ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Badminton Museet magazine 1969–06" (PDF) (in Danish).