1968 European Badminton Championships

The 1st European Badminton Championships were held in Bochum (Germany), between 19 and 21 April 1968, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V..

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Sture Johnsson	Wolfgang Bochow	Elo Hansen
			Jørgen Mortensen
Women's singles	Irmgard Latz	Marieluise Wackerow	Eva Twedberg
			Angela Bairstow
Men's doubles	David Eddy and Roger Powell	Tony Jordan and Roger Mills	Robert McCoig and Mac Henderson
			Franz Beinvogl and Willi Braun
Women's doubles	Margaret Boxall and Susan Whetnall	Angela Bairstow and Gillian Perrin	Agnes Geene and Joke van Beusekom
			Anne Flindt and Bente Sørensen
Mixed doubles	Tony Jordan and Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills and Gillian Perrin	Wolfgang Bochow and Irmgard Latz
			Klaus Kaagaard and Anne Flindt

Results

Men's singles

First round						Second round						Quarterfinals						Semifinals and Final
Sture Johnsson
bye						Sture Johnsson	15	15
Jürg Honegger						Jürg Honegger	7	1
bye												Sture Johnsson	15	15
Robert McCoig												Robert McCoig	6	5
bye						Robert McCoig	15	15
Huub van Ginneken						Huub van Ginneken	5	7
bye																		Sture Johnsson	15	11	15
Elo Hansen	15	15																Elo Hansen	4	15	12
Dance Pohar	2	2				Elo Hansen	15	15
Willi Braun	17	15				Willi Braun	12	11
C. W. Wilkinson	15	4										Elo Hansen	15	14	15
Roger Mills	15	10	15									Roger Mills	6	17	8
Ivan Bareš	3	15	7			Roger Mills	15	15
Hermann Fröhlich	15	15				Hermann Fröhlich	7	5
Howard Jennings	12	6																Sture Johnsson	17	11	15
Jørgen Mortensen																		Wolfgang Bochow	14	15	5
bye						Jørgen Mortensen	15	15
Jiří Král						Jiří Král	5	1
bye												Jørgen Mortensen	15	15
Peter Seaman												Peter Seaman	1	8
bye						Peter Seaman	13	15	15
Tomaz Pavcic						Tomaz Pavcic	15	5	7
bye																		Jørgen Mortensen	11	15	9
Wolfgang Bochow	15	15																Wolfgang Bochow	15	7	15
Heinz Honegger	9	3				Wolfgang Bochow	15	15
Reinhold Pum	15	15				Reinhold Pum	9	1
Samuel Blair	8	8										Wolfgang Bochow	15	10	15
Kurt Johnsson	15	15										Kurt Johnsson	12	15	3
Mac Henderson	2	1				Kurt Johnsson	15	15
Ruud van Ginneken	7	18	9			David Eddy	0	7
David Eddy	15	13	15

Women's singles

	Semifinals							Final
	Eva Twedberg		11	10	0
	Marieluise Wackerow		5	12	11
								Marieluise Wackerow		4	11	6
								Irmgard Latz		11	7	11
	Angela Bairstow		9	2
	Irmgard Latz		12	11

Men's doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	David Eddy   Roger Powell		15	10	17
	Robert McCoig   Mac Henderson		13	15	16
								David Eddy   Roger Powell		7	15	15
								Tony Jordan   Roger Mills		15	13	5
	Franz Beinvogl   Willi Braun		4	15	6
	Tony Jordan   Roger Mills		15	9	15

Women's doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	Angela Bairstow   Gillian Perrin		15	15
	Agnes Geene   Joke van Beusekom		8	4
								Angela Bairstow   Gillian Perrin		7	13
								Margaret Boxall   Susan Whetnall		15	18
	Margaret Boxall   Susan Whetnall		15	18
	Anne Flindt   Bente Flindt Sørensen		7	13

Mixed doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	Tony Jordan   Susan Whetnall		14	18	15
	Wolfgang Bochow   Irmgard Latz		17	16	11
								Tony Jordan   Susan Whetnall		15	15
								Roger Mills   Gillian Perrin		13	9
	Roger Mills   Gillian Perrin		15	10	15
	Klaus Kaagaard   Anne Flindt		1	15	8

Medal account

Pos	Country				Total
1	England	3	3	1	7
2	West Germany	1	2	2	5
3	Sweden	1	0	1	2
4	Denmark	0	0	4	4
5	Scotland	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1

References

• "Nachbetrachtung zur Europameisterschaft in Bochum" (in German). Badminton-Rundschau, Volume 11(6). 1968-06-05. pp. 2–3.