The 9th European Badminton Championships were held in Preston, England, between 8 and 14 April 1984, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and Badminton England.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 8–14 April | ||
| Edition | 9 | ||
| Venue | Preston Guild Hall | ||
| Location | Preston, England | ||
| |||
Venue
editThe championships were held at the Guild Hall.[2]
Medalists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Morten Frost
|
Jens Peter Nierhoff
|
 Steve Baddeley
|
 Göran Carlsson
| |||
| Women's singles | Helen Troke
|
Sally Podger
|
Karen Beckman
|
| Kirsten Larsen
| |||
| Men's doubles | Martin Dew and Mike Tredgett |
Morten Frost and Jens Peter Nierhoff |
 Billy Gillilandand Dan Travers |
| Lars Wengberg and Ulf Johansson | |||
| Women's doubles | Gillian Clark and Karen Chapman |
Gillian Gilks and Karen Beckman |
Dorte Kjær and Kirsten Larsen |
| Maria Bengtsson and Christine Magnusson | |||
| Mixed doubles | Martin Dew and Gillian Gilks |
Thomas Kihlström and Maria Bengtsson |
Nigel Tier and Gillian Clark |
| Mike Tredgett and Karen Chapman | |||
| Teams | England
|
Denmark
|
Sweden
|
Results
editSemi-finals
edit| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Morten Frost
|
Steve Baddeley
|
15–4, 15–4 |
| Jens Peter Nierhoff
|
Göran Carlsson
|
15–6, 15–10 | |
| Women's singles | Sally Podger
|
Kirsten Larsen
|
11–0, 6–11, 11–5 |
| Helen Troke
|
Karen Beckman
|
11–8, 11–7 | |
| Men's doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff Morten Frost
|
Billy Gilliland Dan Travers
|
15–13, 18–14 |
| Martin Dew |
Lars Wengberg Ulf Johansson
|
15–12, 15–6 | |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman
|
Dorte Kjær Kirsten Larsen
|
15–11, 15–9 |
| Gillian Clark Karen Chapman
|
Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson
|
Walkover | |
| Mixed doubles | Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson
|
Mike Tredgett Karen Chapman
|
15–8, 15–12 |
| Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
|
Nigel Tier Gillian Clark
|
15–11, 15–8 |
Finals
edit| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Morten Frost
|
Jens Peter Nierhoff
|
15–8, 15–2 |
| Women's singles | Helen Troke
|
Sally Podger
|
11–5, 11–2 |
| Men's doubles | Martin Dew Mike Tredgett
|
Jens Peter Nierhoff Morten Frost
|
15–8, 15–10 |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Clark Karen Chapman
|
Gillian Gilks Karen Beckman
|
15–17, 15–12, 15–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Martin Dew Gillian Gilks
|
Thomas Kihlström Maria Bengtsson
|
15–5, 17–15 |
Medal account
edit| Pos | Country | 
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England |
5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Denmark |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Sweden |
0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Scotland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
edit- ^ "EM i Preston - Hold Tyndt" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). p. 6–7. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Centenary of the Badminton Association of England 1893 - 1993". www.worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.