1969 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1969 European Junior Badminton Championships was the first ever edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Leidschendam-Voorburg, Netherlands, in the month of April. Danish players won both the singles disciplines, England won Boys' doubles, host Netherlands won Girls' doubles while Sweden bagged mixed doubles title.

Medalists Boys' singles Flemming Delfs Preben Boesen Piet Ridder Ray Stevens Girls' singles Anne Berglund Margaret Beck Annie Bøg Jørgensen Joke van Beusekom Boys' doubles Keith Arthur Ray Stevens Preben Boesen Mogens Neergaard Flemming Delfs Hans Røpke Piet Ridder Rudy Hartog Girls' doubles Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken Margaret Beck Carol Wightman Erika Fikenscher Ingrid Fikenscher Bente Pedersen Susan Jensen Mixed doubles Gert Perneklo Karin Lindquist Mogens Neergaard Bente Pedersen Ray Stevens Margaret Beck Bengt Fröman Margareta Söderberg

Results Semi-finals Category Winner Runner-up Score Boys' singles Flemming Delfs Ray Stevens 15–5, 15–7 Preben Boesen Piet Ridder 8–15, 15–8, 15–6 Girls' singles Anne Berglund Joke van Beusekom 11–9, 9–11, –, – Margaret Beck Annie Bøg Jørgensen 11–6, 11–3 Boys' doubles Mogens Neergaard Preben Boesen Piet Ridder Rudy Hartog 15–6, 15–8 Keith Arthur Ray Stevens Flemming Delfs Hans Røpke 9–15, 15–10, 15–10 Girls' doubles Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken Bente Pedersen Susan Jensen 15–13, 17–15 Carol Whightman Margaret Beck Erika Fikenscher Ingrid Fikenscher –, – Mixed doubles Gert Perneklo Karin Lindquist Ray Stevens Margaret Beck –, – Mogens Neergaard Bente Pedersen Bengt Fröman Margareta Söderberg 15–10, 8–15, 15–6

Finals CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore Boys' singles Flemming Delfs Preben Boesen 15–0, 15–1 Girls' singles Anne Berglund Margaret Beck 6–11, 11–6, 12–11 Boys' doubles Keith Arthur Ray Stevens Mogens Neergaard Preben Boesen 15–9, 15–4 Girls' doubles Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken Carol Whightman Margaret Beck 15–5, 15–9 Mixed doubles Gert Perneklo Karin Lindquist Mogens Neergaard Bente Pedersen 15–10, 14–15, 15–6

Medal table

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