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The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). It represents the highest level of continental competition in European badminton, and the winners of each event are recognised as the European champions.

History

The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe. European Mixed Team Badminton Championships usually started prior to the individual championships until it was split in 2009. From 2017 on the European badminton championship is held annually except for the year with European Games - the badminton program at those Games will operate as that years Championships. Since 2008, it is being graded as a Grand Prix Gold tournament by the Badminton World Federation.

Championships

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bid to stage the 2010 event which saw the separation the team event into different championships. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. The 2020 edition in Kyiv, Ukraine, had to be cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic and the hosting rights of the 2021 edition was reallocated to Ukraine again. The number in parentheses following the city/country denotes how many times that city/country has hosted the championships.


Year Number Host City Events
1968 1 Bochum, West Germany (1) 5
1970 2 Port Talbot, Wales (1)
1972 3 Karlskrona, Sweden (1) 6
1974 4 Vienna, Austria (1)
1976 5 Dublin, Ireland (1)
1978 6 Preston, England (1)
1980 7 Groningen, Netherlands (1)
1982 8 Böblingen, West Germany (1)
1984 9 Preston, England (2)
1986 10 Uppsala, Sweden (1)
1988 11 Kristiansand, Norway (1)
1990 12 Moscow, Soviet Union (1)
1992 13 Glasgow, Scotland (1)
1994 14 Den Bosch, Netherlands (1)
1996 15 Herning, Denmark (1)
1998 16 Sofia, Bulgaria (1)
Year Number Host City Events
2000 17 Glasgow, Scotland (2) 6
2002 18 Malmö, Sweden (1)
2004 19 Geneva, Switzerland (1)
2006 20 Den Bosch, Netherlands (2)
2008 21 Herning, Denmark (2) 5
2010 22 Manchester, England (1)
2012 23 Karlskrona, Sweden (2)
2014 24 Kazan, Russia (1)
2016 25 La Roche-sur-Yon, France (1)
2017 26 Kolding, Denmark (1)
2018 27 Huelva, Spain (1)
2021 28 Kyiv, Ukraine (1)
2022 29 Madrid, Spain (1)
2024 30 Saarbrücken, Germany (1)
2025 31 Horsens, Denmark
2026 32 TBD, Spain

Past winners

Individual events (1968–present)

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1968 Sweden Sture Johnsson West Germany Irmgard Latz England David Eddy
England Roger Powell
England Margaret Boxall
England Susan Whetnall
England Tony Jordan
England Susan Whetnall
1970 Sweden Eva Twedberg Denmark Elo Hansen
Denmark Per Walsøe
England David Eddy
England Susan Whetnall
1972 West Germany Wolfgang Bochow England Margaret Beck West Germany Willi Braun
West Germany Roland Maywald
England Gillian Gilks
England Judy Hashman
England Derek Talbot
England Gillian Gilks
1974 Sweden Sture Johnsson England Gillian Gilks England Margaret Beck
England Gillian Gilks
1976 Denmark Flemming Delfs England Ray Stevens
England Mike Tredgett
England Gillian Gilks
England Susan Whetnall
1978 Denmark Lene Køppen England Nora Perry
England Anne Statt
England Mike Tredgett
England Nora Perry
1980 Switzerland Liselotte Blumer Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Claes Nordin
England Nora Perry
England Jane Webster
1982 Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff Denmark Lene Køppen Sweden Stefan Karlsson
Sweden Thomas Kihlström
England Gillian Gilks
England Gillian Clark
England Martin Dew
England Gillian Gilks
1984 Denmark Morten Frost England Helen Troke England Martin Dew
England Mike Tredgett
England Karen Chapman
England Gillian Clark
1986 Denmark Steen Fladberg
Denmark Jesper Helledie
England Gillian Clark
England Gillian Gowers
1988 England Darren Hall Denmark Kirsten Larsen Denmark Jens Peter Nierhoff
Denmark Michael Kjeldsen
Denmark Dorte Kjær
Denmark Nettie Nielsen
Denmark Steen Fladberg
England Gillian Clark
1990 England Steve Baddeley Denmark Pernille Nedergaard Denmark Jan Paulsen
Denmark Henrik Svarrer
Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Grete Mogensen
1992 Denmark Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Thomas Lund
Sweden Lim Xiaoqing
Sweden Christine Magnusson
Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Pernille Dupont
1994 Sweden Lim Xiaoqing England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt
Denmark Michael Søgaard
Sweden Catrine Bengtsson
1996 Denmark Camilla Martin Denmark Jon Holst-Christensen
Denmark Thomas Lund
Denmark Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
Denmark Michael Søgaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
1998 Denmark Peter Gade England Simon Archer
England Chris Hunt
Denmark Rikke Olsen
Denmark Marlene Thomsen
2000 Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Jesper Larsen
England Donna Kellogg
England Joanne Goode
2002 Denmark Peter Rasmussen Netherlands Yao Jie Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Denmark Jane F. Bramsen
Denmark Ann-Lou Jørgensen
Denmark Jens Eriksen
Denmark Mette Schjoldager
2004 Denmark Peter Gade Netherlands Mia Audina Netherlands Mia Audina
Netherlands Lotte Bruil-Jonathans
England Nathan Robertson
England Gail Emms
2006 Germany Xu Huaiwen England Gail Emms
England Donna Kellogg
Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2008 Denmark Kenneth Jonassen Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
Denmark Lena Frier Kristiansen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
England Anthony Clark
England Donna Kellogg
2010 Denmark Peter Gade Denmark Tine Baun Russia Valeria Sorokina
Russia Nina Vislova
Denmark Thomas Laybourn
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
2012 Germany Marc Zwiebler Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl
Poland Robert Mateusiak
Poland Nadieżda Zięba
2014 Denmark Jan Ø. Jørgensen Spain Carolina Marín Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
Denmark Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Denmark Christinna Pedersen
2016 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Denmark Mads Conrad-Petersen
Denmark Mads Pieler Kolding
2017 England Rajiv Ouseph Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Carsten Mogensen
England Chris Adcock
England Gabby Adcock
2018 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva
2021 Denmark Anders Antonsen Russia Vladimir Ivanov
Russia Ivan Sozonov
Russia Rodion Alimov
Russia Alina Davletova
2022 Denmark Viktor Axelsen Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Marvin Seidel
Germany Mark Lamsfuß
Germany Isabel Lohau
2024 Denmark Anders Antonsen Denmark Kim Astrup
Denmark Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
France Margot Lambert
France Anne Tran
France Thom Gicquel
France Delphine Delrue

Mixed team event (1972–2006)

Year Mixed team
1972
1974
1976
1978
1980
1982
1984
1986
1988
1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006

Performances by nation

Pos Nation MS WS MD WD XD Total
1 ' 22 10 17 10 11 70
2 3 5 6 12 14.5 40.5
3 3 2 2 2 0.5 9.5
4 2 3 3 0 1 9
5 0 7 0 0 0 7
6 0 0 2 1 1 4
7 0 0 0 3 0 3
0 2 0 1 0 3
9 0 0 0 1 1 2
10 0 0 0 0 1 1
0 1 0 0 0 1
Total 30 30 30 30 30 150

Medal count

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 81 71 97 249
2 45 40 62 147
3 12 19 48 79
4 9 11 29 49
5 7 0 0 7
6 4 4 11 19
7 3 8 34 45
8 3 3 2 8
9 2 4 6 12
10 1 2 7 10
11 1 0 1 2
12 0 5 8 13
13 0 1 3 4
14 0 0 5 5
15 0 0 2 2
16 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
0 0 1 1
Totals (18 entries) 168 168 318 654

* Russian medals included medals won by the USSR and the CIS * German medals included medals won by West Germany

Successful players

Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships:

Name MS WS MD WD XD Total
England Gillian Gilks 2 4 6 12
Denmark Kamilla Rytter Juhl 5 2 7
Spain Carolina Marín 7 7
Denmark Christinna Pedersen 4 2 6
Denmark Peter Gade 5 5
England Susan Whetnall 3 2 5
England Mike Tredgett 3 2 5
Denmark Jens Eriksen 4 1 5
England Nora Perry 2 2 4
England Gillian Clark 3 1 4
England Martin Dew 1 3 4
Denmark Michael Søgaard 4 4
Denmark Rikke Olsen 1 3 4

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Campeonato Europeo de Bádminton para niños

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