1983 European Junior Badminton Championships

1983 European Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates28 March – 2 April
Edition8th
VenueHelsinkian Sports Hall[1]
LocationHelsinki, Finland
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The 1983 European Junior Badminton Championships was the eighth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Helsinki, Finland, in the month of March and April.[2] Denmark won two disciplines, the boys' singles and mixed doubles, England won three titles in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, Wales won the boys' doubles.[3]

Medalists

Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' singles Denmark Claus Thomsen Denmark Karsten Schultz Netherlands Pierre Pelupessy
Sweden Stellan Österberg
Girls' singles England Helen Troke Sweden Christine Magnusson Denmark Birgitte Hindse
Denmark Dorthe Lynge
Boys' doubles Wales Chris Rees
Wales Lyndon Williams 		Denmark Claus Thomsen
Denmark Karsten Schultz 		England Darren Hall
England Stuart Spurling
England Timothy Moseley
England Peter Walden
Girls' doubles England Lisa Chapman
England Jane Shipman 		Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Jeanette Kuhl 		Netherlands Astrid van der Knaap
Netherlands Nicole van Zijderveld
Scotland Gillian Martin
Scotland Jennifer Allen
Mixed doubles Denmark Anders Nielsen
Denmark Gitte Paulsen 		Sweden Stellan Österberg
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		Germany Ralf Rausch
Germany Susanne Altmann
England Timothy Moseley
England Lisa Chapman
Mixed team  England  Denmark  Sweden

Results

Semi-finals

Category Winner Runner-up Score
Boys' singles Denmark Claus Thomsen Netherlands Pierre Pelupessy 15–11, 15–12
Denmark Karsten Schultz Sweden Stellan Österberg 15–18, 15–10, 15–11
Girls' singles Sweden Christine Magnusson Denmark Birgitte Hindse 11–7, 11–9
England Helen Troke Denmark Dorthe Lynge 11–2, 11–3
Boys' doubles Wales Chris Rees
Wales Lyndon Williams 		England Peter Walden
England Timothy Moseley 		15–10, 18–15
Denmark Claus Thomsen

Denmark Karsten Schultz

England Darren Hall
England Stuart Spurlig 		17–14, 15–8
Girls' doubles Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Jeanette Kuhl 		Netherlands Astrid van der Knaap
Netherlands Nicole van Zijderveld 		13–15, 15–6, 15–11
England Jane Shipman
England Lisa Chapman 		Scotland Gillian Martin
Scotland Jennifer Allen 		15–7, 15–2
Mixed doubles Denmark Anders Nielsen
Denmark Gitte Paulsen 		England Timothy Moseley
England Lisa Chapman 		15–4, 7–15, 15–11
Sweden Stellan Österberg
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		West Germany Ralf Rausch
West Germany Susanne Altmann 		15–12, 15–12

Final

Category Winner Runners-up Score
Boys' singles Denmark Claus Thomsen Denmark Karsten Schultz 15–11, 15–4
Girls' singles England Helen Troke Sweden Christine Magnusson 11–5, 12–10
Boys' doubles Wales Chris Rees
Wales Lyndon Williams 		Denmark Claus Thomsen
Denmark Karsten Schultz 		15–12, 18–16
Girls' doubles England Jane Shipman
England Lisa Chapman 		Sweden Christine Magnusson
Sweden Jeanette Kuhl 		15–6, 15–9
Mixed doubles Denmark Anders Nielsen
Denmark Gitte Paulsen 		Sweden Stellan Österberg
Sweden Christine Magnusson 		15–7, 15–12

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)3036
2 Denmark (DEN)2327
3 Wales (WAL)1001
4 Sweden (SWE)0325
5 Netherlands (NED)0022
6 Scotland (SCO)0011
 West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (7 entries)661123

References

  1. ^ Renes, Josef (March 1983). "Helsinki tournament was an outstanding success" (PDF). World Badminton. p. 21. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  2. ^ "EUROPEAN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS, INDIVIDUALS". badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Badminton Museet magazine 1983–04" (PDF) (in Danish).