1972 European Badminton Championships
Badminton tournament
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The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona, Sweden, between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.[2]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 14–16 April | ||
| Edition | 3 | ||
| Venue | Karlskrona Idrottshall[1] | ||
| Location | Karlskrona, Sweden | ||
| |||
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Wolfgang Bochow |
 Klaus Kaagaard |
 Ray Stevens |
| Flemming Delfs | |||
| Women's singles | Margaret Beck |
Gillian Gilks |
 Eva Twedberg |
 Joke van Beusekom | |||
| Men's doubles | Willi Braun and Roland Maywald |
Derek Talbot and Elliot Stuart |
Erland Kops and Elo Hansen |
| Wolfgang Bochow and Gerhard Kucki | |||
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Judy Hashman |
Margaret Beck and Julie Rickard |
Anne Flindt and Pernille Kaagaard |
| Annie Bøg Jørgensen and Lene Køppen | |||
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks |
Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Wackerow |
Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden |
| Gert Perneklo and Eva Twedberg | |||
| Teams | England |
Denmark |
West Germany |
Results
Semi-finals
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow |
Ray Stevens |
15–4, 15–4 |
| Klaus Kaagaard |
Flemming Delfs |
18–13, 8–15, 15–7 | |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks |
Eva Twedberg |
11–2, 11–7 |
| Margaret Beck |
Joke van Beusekom |
11–2, 11–1 | |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald |
Elo Hansen Erland Kops |
15–13, 15–8 |
| Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart |
Gerhard Kucki Wolfgang Bochow |
Walkover | |
| Women's doubles | Judy Hashman Gillian Gilks |
Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard |
15–5, 15–10 |
| Julie Rickard Margaret Beck |
Annie Bøg Jørgensen Lene Køppen |
15–9, 15–7 | |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden |
15–1, 15–9 |
| Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow |
Gert Perneklo Eva Twedberg |
15–11, 15–8 |
Finals
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow |
Klaus Kaagaard |
15–5, 15–2 |
| Women's singles | Margaret Beck |
Gillian Gilks |
11–0, 11–1 |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun |
Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart |
15–11, 18–15 |
| Women's doubles | Judy Hashman Gillian Gilks |
Julie Rickard Margaret Beck |
15–11, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow |
15–6, 15–4 |
Medal account
* Host nation (Sweden)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 | |