1976 European Badminton Championships
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 6–7 April 1976 | ||
| Edition | 5 | ||
| Venue | Fitzwilliam Club[1] | ||
| Location | Dublin, Ireland | ||
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The 5th European Badminton Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland, 6–7 April 1976, hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton Union of Ireland.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Flemming Delfs | Elo Hansen | Wolfgang Bochow |
| Paul Whetnall | |||
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Lene Køppen | Susan Whetnall |
| Margaret Lockwood | |||
| Men's doubles | Ray Stevens and Mike Tredgett |
Derek Talbot and Eddy Sutton |
Willi Braun and Roland Maywald |
| Bengt Fröman and Thomas Kihlström | |||
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Susan Whetnall |
Margaret Lockwood and Nora Gardner |
Karin Kucki and Vera Winter |
| Joanna Flockhart and Christine Stewart | |||
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks |
Steen Skovgaard and Lene Køppen |
Rob Ridder and Marjan Luesken |
| Mike Tredgett and Nora Gardner | |||
| Teams | Denmark | England | Sweden |
Semifinals
- Source[2]
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Elo Hansen | Wolfgang Bochow | 9–15, 15–9, 15–8 |
| Flemming Delfs | Paul Whetnall | 15–9, 15–7 | |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Susan Whetnall | 11–5, 11–2 |
| Lene Køppen | Margaret Lockwood | 11–5, 11–5 | |
| Men's doubles | Ray Stevens |
Willi Braun Roland Maywald |
15–9, 15–17, 15–9 |
| Derek Talbot Eddy Sutton |
Bengt Fröman Thomas Kihlström |
15–13, 15–9 | |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall |
Karin Kucki Vera Winter |
15–7, 15–6 |
| Nora Gardner Margaret Lockwood |
Joanna Flockhart Christine Stewart |
15–7, 15–8 | |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
Rob Ridder Marjan Luesken |
15–7, 15–12 |
| Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
Mike Tredgett Nora Gardner |
9–15, 15–7, 15–4 |
Final results
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Flemming Delfs | Elo Hansen | 15–4, 15–7 |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Lene Køppen | 11–6, 12–11 |
| Men's doubles | Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens |
Derek Talbot Eddy Sutton |
13–15, 15–12, 15–6 |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks Susan Whetnall |
Margaret Lockwood Nora Gardner |
15–8, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen |
6–15, 15–12, 17–15 |
Medal account
* Host nation (Ireland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |