1977 European Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 9–14 April 1977 | ||
Edition | 5th | ||
Location | Ta' Qali, Malta | ||
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The 1977 European Junior Badminton Championships was the fifth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Ta' Qali, Malta, in the month of April.[1] English players dominated by winning five out of six matches which includes the mixed team championships as well. Danish team won the Boys' doubles title. Kevin Jolly, the English player who was scheduled to play in three final showdowns suffered foot injury, preventing him from contesting all the matches. Thus, matches for only Girls' singles and Girls' doubles were played on final day. The large-scale final day had to be saved with some show matches. In these show matches, Sweden's Ulf Johansson beat Andy Goode, England, who was named champion in singles, while Jesper and Niels in doubles beat Nigel Tier & Gary Reeves, England, 18-13, 15-11.[2]
Medalists
Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Boys' singles | Andy Goode | Kevin Jolly | Göran Carlsson |
Ulf Johansson | |||
Dameneinzel | Karen Bridge | Kirsten Meier | Agnethe Juul |
Carina Andersson | |||
Boys' doubles | Jesper Toftlund Niels Christensen | Kevin Jolly Nigel Tier | Niels Hansen Jan Hammergaard-Hansen |
Ulf Johansson Göran Carlsson | |||
Girls' doubles | Karen Bridge Karen Puttick | Pamela Hamilton Joy Reid | Linda Gardner Jill Crombie |
Bente Terkelsen Charlotte Pilgaard | |||
Mixed doubles | Nigel Tier Karen Puttick | Kevin Jolly Karen Bridge | Jan Hammergaard-Hansen Kirsten Meier |
Jesper Toftlund Karen Kiil | |||
Mixed team | England Kevin Jolly Karen Bridge Nigel Tier Karen Puttick | Denmark Jens Hinrichsen Agnethe Juul Niels Christensen Jesper Toftlund Bettina Kristensen Kirsten Meier Karen Kiil Niels Hansen Jan Hammergaard | Sweden Göran Carlsson Carina Andersson Ulf Johansson Ann-Sofi Bergmann Allan Pettersson |
Results
Semi-finals
Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Kevin Jolly | Göran Carlsson | 15–5, 15–10 |
Andy Goode | Ulf Johansson | 11–15, 15–12, 17–14 | |
Girls' singles | Kirsten Meier | Agnethe Juul | 11–8, 2–11, 11–8 |
Karen Bridge | Carina Andersson | 11–7, 11–4 | |
Boys' doubles | Kevin Jolly Nigel Tier | Jan Hammergaard-Hansen Niels Hansen | 15–8, 15–12 |
Jesper Toftlund Niels Christensen | Göran Carlsson Ulf Johansson | 17–14, 15–3 | |
Girls' doubles | Karen Bridge Karen Puttick | Jill Crombie Linda Gardner | 17–15, 15–8 |
Joy Reid Pamela Hamilton | Bente Terkelsen Charlotte Pilgaard | 15–12, 15–8 | |
Mixed doubles | Kevin Jolly Karen Bridge | Jan Hammergaard-Hansen Kirsten Meier | 15–6, 15–11 |
Nigel Tier Karen Puttick | Jesper Toftlund Karen Kiil | 15–5, 15–9 |
Final
Category | Winner | Runners-up | Score |
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Boys' singles | Andy Goode | Kevin Jolly | Walkover |
Girls' singles | Karen Bridge | Kirsten Meier | 11–8, 11–3 |
Boys' doubles | Jesper Toftlund Niels Christensen | Kevin Jolly Nigel Tier | Walkover |
Girls' doubles | Karen Bridge Karen Puttick | Joy Reid Pamela Hamilton | 15–4, 15–5 |
Mixed doubles | Nigel Tier Karen Puttick | Kevin Jolly Karen Bridge | Walkover |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
2 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
3 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
References
- ^ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "Badminton Museet magazine 1977–05" (PDF) (in Danish).
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