The 4th European Badminton Championships were held in Vienna (Austria), between 18 and 20 April 1974, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Österreichischer Badminton Verband.
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 18–20 April | ||
| Edition | 4 | ||
| Location | Vienna, Austria | ||
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Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Sture Johnsson
|
Thomas Kihlström
|
 Flemming Delfs
|
 Derek Talbot
| |||
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks
|
Lene Køppen
|
 Joke van Beusekom
|
| Margaret Beck
| |||
| Men's doubles |  Willi Braunand Roland Maywald |
Svend Pri and Poul Petersen |
Ray Stevens and Mike Tredgett |
| Elo Hansen and Flemming Delfs | |||
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Margaret Beck |
Susan Whetnall and Nora Gardner |
Pernille Kaagaard and Ulla Strand |
| Joke van Beusekom and Marjan Luesken | |||
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks |
Elliot Stuart and Susan Whetnall |
Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Zizmann |
| Mike Tredgett and Barbara Giles | |||
| Teams | England
|
Denmark
|
Sweden
|
Results edit
Semi-finals edit
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Sture Johnsson
|
Flemming Delfs
|
4–15, 15–6, 15–8 |
| Thomas Kihlström
|
Derek Talbot
|
15–5, 17–16 | |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks
|
Joke van Beusekom
|
11–3, 11–1 |
| Lene Køppen
|
Margaret Beck
|
11–6, 10–12, 11–7 | |
| Men's doubles | Poul Petersen |
Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens
|
15–8, 15–8 |
| Roland Maywald Willi Braun
|
Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen
|
15–8, 15–6 | |
| Women's doubles | Nora Gardner Susan Whetnall
|
Pernille Kaagaard Ulla Strand
|
15–8, 15–12 |
| Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck
|
Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken
|
15–9, 15–5 | |
| Mixed doubles | Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall
|
Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann
|
15–3, 15–3 |
| Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
|
Mike Tredgett Barbara Giles
|
15–0, 15–11 |
Finals edit
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Sture Johnsson
|
Thomas Kihlström
|
15–7, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks
|
Lene Køppen
|
11–6, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun
|
Poul Petersen Svend Pri
|
15–8, 11–15, 15–13 |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck
|
Nora Gardner Susan Whetnall
|
15–10, 15–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks
|
Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall
|
5–15, 15–3, 15–3 |
Medal account edit
| Pos | Country | 
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Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Sweden |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark |
0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |