1980 European Badminton Championships

The 7th 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 Groningen

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(Netherlands

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), between 17 and 20 April 1980, 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 Nederlandse Badminton Bond.

Medalists

Men's singles	Denmark Flemming Delfs Flemming Delfs Flemming Delfs is a former Danish badminton player who won Danish national and international championships from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.-Career:...	Denmark Morten Frost Morten Frost Morten Frost or Morten Frost Hansen, aka "Mr Badminton", is a former badminton player and later coach, who represented Denmark...	Denmark Svend Pri Svend Pri Svend Pri was a badminton player from Denmark who won numerous major titles from the mid 1960's through the mid 1970's. His play was marked by great power, tenacity, and tactical astuteness...
			England Ray Stevens Ray Stevens (badminton) Ray Stevens is a former English badminton player. A winner of numerous English national championships and international titles in both singles and doubles, his strengths were his power, tenacity, and concentration....
Women's singles	Switzerland Liselotte Blumer Liselotte Blumer -Career:In 1980 Blumer was a surprise winner of the women's singles gold medal at the European Badminton Championships. The powerfully built Blumer won the Swiss national women's singles title sixteen times, fifteen of them consecutively between 1973 and 1987, and the Swiss Open women's singles...	Sweden Anette Börjesson Anette Börjesson Lilian Anette Börjesson is a retired female badminton player and footballer from Sweden.-Badminton:Börjesson is a five time women's singles champion at the Swedish National Badminton Championships.-Football:...	England Jane Webster Jane Webster Jane Webster is a retired English female badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles.-Career:...
			Sweden Lena Axelsson
Men's doubles	Sweden Claes Nordin Claes Nordin -Career:Nordin won the gold medal at the 1980 European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Stefan Karlsson.-References:... and Stefan Karlsson Stefan Karlsson Stefan Karlsson, born November 5, 1955, is a retired male badminton player from Sweden. He later changed name to Stefan Mellgård.Though he played Thomas Cup singles for Sweden and won the Swedish national singles title twice, his greatest successes came in doubles...	Sweden Bengt Fröman Bengt Fröman Bengt Fröman is a retired male badminton player of Sweden noted for his doubles play. He won the prestigious All-England men's doubles title in 1976 and the bronze medal at the 1977 IBF World Championships in men's doubles both in partnership with Thomas Kihlstrom.-References:... and Thomas Kihlström Thomas Kihlström Thomas Kihlström is a former badminton player from Sweden known for his agility, tactical astuteness, and coolness under pressure. Though an impressive singles player early in his career, his greatest successes came in doubles....	Denmark Flemming Delfs Flemming Delfs Flemming Delfs is a former Danish badminton player who won Danish national and international championships from the early 1970s to the early 1980s.-Career:... and Steen Skovgaard Steen Skovgaard Steen Skovgaard is a retired male badminton player from Denmark who specialized in the doubles events and won national and international titles from the mid 1970s through the early 1980s.He played for the Gentofte BK.-Career:...
			England Mike Tredgett Mike Tredgett Mike Tredgett is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles.... and Ray Stevens Ray Stevens (badminton) Ray Stevens is a former English badminton player. A winner of numerous English national championships and international titles in both singles and doubles, his strengths were his power, tenacity, and concentration....
Women's doubles	England Jane Webster Jane Webster Jane Webster is a retired English female badminton player noted for her strong and consistent shot-making. Though competitive at a world-class level in singles, her greatest success came in doubles.-Career:... and Nora Perry Nora Perry Nora Perry is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two...	Denmark Kirsten Larsen Kirsten Larsen -Career:Larsen won the gold medal at the 1988 European Badminton Championships in women's singles.-External links:*... and Pia Nielsen Pia Nielsen -Career:One of Europe's better all-around female players in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Nielsen played particularly well in the IBF's first three World Championships...	Denmark Anne Skovgaard and Dorte Kjaer
			Soviet Union Alla Prodan and Nadezhda Litvincheva
Mixed doubles	England Mike Tredgett Mike Tredgett Mike Tredgett is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles.... and Nora Perry Nora Perry Nora Perry is an English former badminton player noted for her anticipation, racket control, and tactical astuteness. A doubles specialist, Perry won numerous major titles, with a variety of partners, from the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. These included six All-England mixed doubles and two...	Sweden Lars Wengberg and Anette Börjesson Anette Börjesson Lilian Anette Börjesson is a retired female badminton player and footballer from Sweden.-Badminton:Börjesson is a five time women's singles champion at the Swedish National Badminton Championships.-Football:...	Scotland Billy Gilliland Billy Gilliland Billy Gilliland is a former badminton player from Scotland who excelled from the mid 1970s through the mid 1980s. Although he won the Scottish national singles title in 1979, the tall, angular Gilliland was a doubles specialist at the international level with his greatest success coming in mixed... and Christine Heatly
			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 Karen Chapman Karen Chapman -Career:She won the bronze medal at the 1983 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Mike Tredgett.-References:**...
Teams	Denmark Denmark Denmark national badminton team The Denmark national badminton team is a badminton team located in Denmark and represents the nation of Denmark in international badminton team competitions...	England England England national badminton team The England national badminton team represents England in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the governing body for badminton in England.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Third Place...	Sweden Sweden Sweden national badminton team The Sweden national badminton team represents Sweden in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 1984 - 7th / 8th1986 - 7th / 8th1988 - 7th / 8th1990 - 7th / 8th*1992 - 5th / 6th...

Medal account

Pos				Total
1	2	2	3	7
2	2	1	4	7
3	1	3	2	6
4	1	0	0	1
5	0	0	1	1
5	0	0	1	1

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