1998 European Badminton Championships

The 16th European Badminton Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 18 and 25 April 1998, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Bulgarian Badminton Federation.

1998 European Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates18–25 April
Edition16
VenueWinter Sports Palace
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
1996 2000

Venue

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The competition was held at the Winter Sports Palace in Sofia.[1][2]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Peter Gade   Kenneth Jonassen   Peter Rasmussen
  Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Women's singles   Camilla Martin   Kelly Morgan   Mette Sørensen
  Mette Pedersen
Men's doubles   Simon Archer
and Chris Hunt
  Peter Axelsson
and Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
  Jon Holst Christensen
and Michael Søgaard
  Julian Robertson
and Nathan Robertson
Women's doubles   Rikke Olsen
and Marlene Thomsen
  Ann Jørgensen
and Majken Vange
  Joanne Goode
and Donna Kellogg
  Monique Hoogland
and Erica van den Heuvel
Mixed doubles   Michael Søgaard
and Rikke Olsen
  Michael Keck and
  Erica van den Heuvel
  Simon Archer
and Joanne Goode
  Jon Holst Christensen
and Ann Jørgensen
Teams   Denmark   England   Sweden

Results

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Semi-finals

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Category Winner Runner-up Score
Men's singles   Peter Gade   Peter Rasmussen Walkover
  Kenneth Jonassen   Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15–6, 15–6
Women's singles   Camilla Martin   Mette Sørensen 11–7, 12–11
  Kelly Morgan   Mette Pedersen 12–9, 11–8
Men's doubles   Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
  Jon-Holst Christensen
  Michael Søgaard
15–8, 15–8
  Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
  Julian Robertson
  Nathan Robertson
10–15, 15–10, 15–10
Women's doubles   Rikke Olsen
  Marlene Thomsen
  Joanne Goode
  Donna Kellogg
15–5, 15–10
  Ann Jørgensen
  Majken Vange
  Monique Hoogland
  Erica van den Heuvel
12–15, 18–16, 15–7[note. 1]
Mixed doubles   Michael Søgaard
  Rikke Olsen
  Jon-Holst Christensen
  Ann Jørgensen
15–6, 15–12
  Michael Keck
  Erica van den Heuvel
  Simon Archer
  Joanne Goode
8–15, 15–11, 15–8

Finals

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles   Peter Gade   Kenneth Jonassen 15–8, 15–4
Women's singles   Camilla Martin   Kelly Morgan 11–2, 11–4
Men's doubles   Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
  Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
15–3, 15–3
Women's doubles   Rikke Olsen
  Marlene Thomsen
  Ann Jørgensen
  Majken Vange
15–2, 15–10
Mixed doubles   Michael Søgaard
  Rikke Olsen
  Michael Keck
  Erica van den Heuvel
15–7, 6–15, 15–11

Notes

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  1. ^ Score given in tournament software is wrong.

Medal account

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Pos Country       Total
1   Denmark 5 2 6 13
2   England 1 1 3 5
3   Netherlands 0 1 1 2
  Sweden 0 1 1 2
5   Germany 0 1 0 1
  Wales 0 1 0 1

References

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  1. ^ "Европейско първенство по Бадминтон". www.cim.bg (in Bulgarian). Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Направихме много за бадминтона и България" (in Bulgarian). ДУМА. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
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