1970 European Badminton Championships

The 2nd 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 Port Talbot

Port Talbot

Port Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...

(Wales

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), between 17 and 19 April 1970, and hosted by the European Badminton Union

European Badminton Union

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and the Welsh Badminton Union.

Medalists

Men's singles	Sweden 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:...	Denmark 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:...	England Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall is a former world-class badminton player from England who won national and international titles between 1968 and 1980. He is married to Susan Pound Whetnall who was a brilliant doubles player of the same era.-Career:...
			West Germany 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:...
Women's singles	Sweden 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...	Denmark Imre Nielsen	Denmark Lisbeth van Barnekow
			England 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.-...
Men's doubles	Denmark 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:... and Per Walsoe Per Walsoe Per Walsoe is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won numerous Danish national and international doubles titles from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s.-Career:...	Denmark Erland Kops Erland Kops Erland Kops is a former badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major international singles and doubles titles from the late 1950s to the early 1970s. Kops was the first Westerner to win major singles titles in the Far East. He combined abundant speed, power, and stamina with impressive... and Henning Borch Henning Borch Henning Borch is a former world class badminton player from Denmark who won major tournaments from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In the 1964 Borch reached the men's singles final at the prestigious All-England Championships, narrowly losing to fellow countryman Knud Aage Nielsen...	West Germany Siegfried Betz and Roland Maywald Roland Maywald Roland Maywald is a former German badminton player who won numerous German national and other European titles from the late 1960s to the mid 1980's. Though he won the German national singles title in 1974, Maywald was primarily a doubles specialist...
			England 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
Women's doubles	England 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...	West Germany 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... and Marieluise Wackerow	Denmark Karin Jørgensen and Anne Berglund
			England Gillian Perrin and Margaret Beck Margaret Beck Margaret Beck is a retired badminton player from England who ranked among the world's best during most of the 1970s.-Playing career:...
Mixed doubles	England 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 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...	England Derek Talbot Derek Talbot Derek Talbot is a former English badminton player. One of Britain's best ever "all-rounders," he won multiple English National Championships, as well as numerous international titles, in badminton's three events - singles, doubles, and mixed doubles... and Gillian Perrin	Denmark Per Walsoe Per Walsoe Per Walsoe is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who won numerous Danish national and international doubles titles from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s.-Career:... and Anne Berglund
			West Germany 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...

Medal account

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

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