1968 European Badminton Championships

The 1st European Badminton Championships
European Badminton Championships
The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe . The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition is held once every two years to determine the best badminton players in Europe....

were held in Bochum

Bochum

Bochum is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, western Germany. It is located in the Ruhr area and is surrounded by the cities of Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Herne, Castrop-Rauxel, Dortmund, Witten and Hattingen.-History:...

(Germany

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), between 19 and 21 April 1968, and hosted by the European Badminton Union

European Badminton Union

Badminton Europe is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation . It now has 51 member associations...

and the Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V..

Medalists

Men's singles	Sture Johnsson Sture Johnsson Sture Johnsson is a retired badminton player from Sweden who won numerous Swedish national and international men's singles titles. His game was characterized by impressive mobility and a powerful overhead smash.-Career:...	Wolfgang Bochow Wolfgang Bochow Wolfgang Bochow is a retired male badminton player from West Germany who rated among the world's best in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Tall and powerful, he had one of the strongest backhands in the game.-Career:...	Elo Hansen Elo Hansen Elo Hansen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won international titles in all three events from the late 1960s through the mid 1970s.-Career:...
			Jørgen Mortensen
Women's singles	Irmgard Latz Irmgard Latz Irmgard Latz is a former female badminton player from Germany.-Career:She won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in women's singles...	Marieluise Wackerow	Eva Twedberg Eva Twedberg Eva Twedberg is a former Swedish badminton player who won women's singles at numerous international championships. Noted for her stamina and swift court coverage, her peak years were the late 1960s and the early 1970s...
			Angela Bairstow
Men's doubles	David Eddy David Eddy David Eddy is a retired badminton player from England who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.-Career:... and Roger Powell	Tony Jordan and Roger Mills	Robert McCoig and Mac Henderson
			Franz Beinvogl and Willi Braun Willi Braun -Career:A doubles specialist noted for his ability to "cut off" the shuttle in the forecourt, Braun won the gold medal at the 1972 and 1974 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Roland Maywald. They reached the semifinal of the All-England Championships on three occasions and won...
Women's doubles	Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall is a retired badminton player from England.-Career:Boxall won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. They also won women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.-... and Susan Whetnall Susan Whetnall Susan Whetnall is a former English female badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid 1960s through the mid 1970s...	Angela Bairstow and Gillian Perrin	Agnes Geene and Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom Joke van Beusekom is a retired female badminton player of the Netherlands.-Career:Nationally, she was the most successful Dutch female player, winning a record 25 Dutch titles and playing, between 1967 and 1983, 67 times for the Dutch team.Internationally she was most successful in women's...
			Anne Flindt and Bente Sørensen
Mixed doubles	Tony Jordan and Susan Whetnall Susan Whetnall Susan Whetnall is a former English female badminton player, noted for her anticipation and shot-making ability, who won numerous international titles in doubles and mixed doubles from the mid 1960s through the mid 1970s...	Roger Mills and Gillian Perrin	Wolfgang Bochow Wolfgang Bochow Wolfgang Bochow is a retired male badminton player from West Germany who rated among the world's best in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Tall and powerful, he had one of the strongest backhands in the game.-Career:... and Irmgard Latz Irmgard Latz Irmgard Latz is a former female badminton player from Germany.-Career:She won the gold medal at the 1968 European Badminton Championships in women's singles...
			Klaus Kaagaard and Anne Flindt

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Medal account

Pos				Total
1	3	3	1	7
2	1	2	2	5
3	1	0	1	2
4	0	0	4	4
5	0	0	1	1
5	0	0	1	1

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