The 1979 European Junior Badminton Championships was the 6th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Mülheim, Germany, in the month of April. Danish players won four titles, both the singles and Mixed doubles and Mixed team championships. While Sweden bagged boys' doubles title and England the girls' doubles gold.
Medalists Boys' singles Jens Peter Nierhoff Nick Yates Steve Baddeley Evgeniy Dayanov Girls' singles Kirsten Larsen Else Thoresen Kirsten Meier Diane Simpson Boys' doubles Peter Isaksson Jan-Eric Antonsson Harald Klauer Gerhard Treitinger Jesper Knudsen Torben Kjær Nick Yates Christopher Back Girls' doubles Sally Leadbeater Gillian Clark Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen Kirsten Larsen Kirsten Meier Diane Simpson Christine Dickinson Mixed doubles Jens Peter Nierhoff Charlotte Pilgaard Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson Frank van Dongen Grace Kakiay Jan-Eric Antonsson Ann Sofi Bergman Mixed team Jens Peter Nierhoff Kirsten Larsen Jesper Knudsen Torben Kjær Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen Bent Svenningsen Kirsten Meier Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen Gillian Clark Nick Yates Diane Simpson Stephen Baddeley Donald Burden Sally Leadbeater Christopher Back Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson Jan-Eric Antonsson Ann-Sofi BergmannKlaus-Gunnar JöhnssonChristine MagnussonMaria Bengtsson
Results Semi-finals Category Winner Runner-up Score Boys' singles Jens Peter Nierhoff Steve Baddeley 15–8, 15–9 Nick Yates Evgeniy Dayanov 15–9, 15–7 Girls' singles Else Thoresen Kirsten Meier 10–12, 11–6, 11–1 Kirsten Larsen Diane Simpson 11–6, 11–6 Boys' doubles Harald Klauer Gerhard Treitinger Torben Kjær Jesper Knudsen 15–9, 15–4 Jan-Eric Antonsson Peter Isaksson Christopher Back Nick Yates 15–13, 15–10 Girls' doubles Gillian Clark Sally Leadbeater Kirsten Larsen Kirsten Meier 15–9, 15–4 Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen Christine Dickinson Diane Simpson 15–10, 15–7 Mixed doubles Jens Peter Nierhoff Charlotte Pilgaard Frank van Dongen Grace Kakiay 15–7, 15–6 Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson Jan-Eric Antonsson Ann Sofi Bergman 15–10, 15–12
Finals Discipline Winner Runner-up Score Boys' singles Jens Peter Nierhoff Nick Yates 17–16, 15–1 Girls' singles Kirsten Larsen Else Thoresen 11–2, 11–4 Boys' doubles Peter Isaksson Jan-Eric Antonsson Harald Klauer Gerhard Treitinger 15–9, 16–17, 15–0 Girls' doubles Sally Leadbeater Gillian Clark Charlotte Pilgaard Bettina Kristensen 15–12, 15–9 Mixed doubles Jens Peter Nierhoff Charlotte Pilgaard Peter Isaksson Lena Axelsson 15-7, 15-7
Medal table
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