1981 European Junior Badminton Championships

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1981 European Junior Badminton ChampionshipsTournament details

Dates| 13–18 April 1981
Edition| 7th
Venue| Meadowbank Sports Centre
Location| Edinburgh, Scotland
| ← 1979 Mülheim an der Ruhr | 1983 Helsinki →

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The 1981 European Junior Badminton Championships was the seventh edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of April.[1] Denmark won four disciplines, the Boys' singles and doubles, Girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, English players secured titles in Girls' singles and Mixed doubles.[2][3]

## Medalists[edit]

Discipline  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Boys' singles  |  Michael Kjeldsen |  Steve Butler |  Dipak Tailor
Chris Dobson
Girls' singles  |  Helen Troke |  Nettie Nielsen |  Mary Leeves
Lotte Hartvich
Boys' doubles  |  Michael Kjeldsen
Mark Christiansen |  Dipak Tailor
Andy Wood |  Chris Dobson
Mike Parker
Mogens Nielsen
Claus Thomsen
Girls' doubles  |  Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen |  Christine Magnusson
Maria Bengtsson |  Lise Kissmeyer
Annette Bernth
Mary Leeves
Sara Leeves
Mixed doubles  |  Dipak Tailor
Mary Leeves |  Mark Christiansen
Dorte Kjær |  Chris Dobson
Gillian Gowers
Steve Butler
Fiona Elliott
Mixed team  |  Denmark
Michael Kjeldsen
Mark Christiansen
Kim Brodersen
Claus Thomsen
Mogens Nielsen
Nettie Nielsen
Dorte Kjær
Lise Kissmeyer
Annette Bernth
Lotte Hartvich |  England
Steve Butler
Dipak Tailor
Chris Dobson
Andy Wood
Mike Parker
Helen Troke
Mary Leeves
Sara Leeves
Fiona Elliott
Gillian Gowers |  Sweden
Ulf Persson
Stellan Österberg
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Manfred Mellqvist
Ola Langmarker
Christine Magnusson
Maria Bengtsson

## Results[edit]

### Semi-finals[edit]

Category  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Score

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Boys' singles  |  Michael Kjeldsen |  Dipak Tailor | 15–7, 15–5
Steve Butler |  Chris Dobson | 15–3, 15–9
Girls' singles  |  Nettie Nielsen |  Mary Leeves | 11–6, 11–3
Helen Troke |  Lotte Hartvich | 9–11, 11–9, 11–3
Boys' doubles  |  Andy Wood
Dipak Tailor |  Claus Thomsen
Mogens Nielsen | 15–5, 15–6
Mark Christiansen

Michael Kjeldsen

|  Chris Dobson
Mike Parker | 15–13, 15–9
Girls' doubles  |  Christine Magnusson
Maria Bengtsson |  Annette Bernth
Lise Kissmeyer | 9–15, 15–7, 15–13
Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen |  Mary Leeves
Sara Leeves | 15–12, 15–9
Mixed doubles  |  Mark Christiansen
Dorte Kjær |  Chris Dobson
Gillian Gowers | 11–15, 17–15, 15–3
Dipak Tailor
Mary Leeves |  Steve Butler
Fiona Elliott | 15–2, 15–6

### Final[edit]

Category  | Winner  | Runners-up  | Score

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Boys' singles  |  Michael Kjeldsen |  Steve Butler | 18–13, 15–6
Girls' singles  |  Helen Troke |  Nettie Nielsen | 8–11, 12–9, 11–6
Boys' doubles  |  Mark Christiansen
Michael Kjeldsen |  Andy Wood
Dipak Tailor | 15–4, 15–3
Girls' doubles  |  Dorte Kjær
Nettie Nielsen |  Christine Magnusson
Maria Bengtsson | 18–15, 15–10
Mixed doubles  |  Dipak Tailor
Mary Leeves |  Mark Christiansen
Dorte Kjær | 15–7, 15–9

## Medal table[edit]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Denmark (DEN)| 4| 2| 3| 9
2|  England (ENG)| 2| 3| 7| 12
3|  Sweden (SWE)| 0| 1| 1| 2
Totals (3 entries)| 6| 6| 11| 23

## References[edit]

1. ^ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
2. ^ "Badminton Museet magazine 1981–03" (PDF) (in Danish).
3. ^ "Badminton Museet magazine 1981–04" (PDF) (in Danish).

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