1976 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships

1976 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	6–7 April 1976
Edition	3
Venue	Fitzwilliam Club
Location	Dublin, Ireland
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The 1976 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships were held in Dublin, Ireland from 6 and 7 April 1976. The tournament was hosted by the European Badminton Union and Badminton Union of Ireland. The tournament was held at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Mixed team	Denmark Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen Steen Skovgaard Lonny Bostofte Jette Føge Lene Køppen Susanne Mølgaard Hansen	England Ray Stevens Eddy Sutton Derek Talbot Mike Tredgett Paul Whetnall Nora Gardner Barbara Giles Gillian Gilks Margaret Lockwood Susan Whetnall	Sweden Bengt Fröman Sture Johnsson Thomas Kihlström Claes Nordin Anette Börjesson Karin Lindqvist Eva Stuart

Draw

A total of thirteen teams competed in the championships. Belgium, Switzerland and the Soviet Union made their first appearance in the championships.

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Denmark England West Germany Sweden	Netherlands Scotland Soviet Union Wales	Austria Belgium Ireland (Host) Norway Switzerland

Group 1

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	2	1	9	6	+3	3	Champions
2	England	2	1	9	6	+3	2	Runners-up
3	Sweden	2	1	7	8	−1	1	Third place
4	West Germany	0	3	5	10	−5	0	Advance to play-offs

England vs Sweden

England
4

Fitzwilliam Club
6 April 1976

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Paul Whetnall Sture Johnsson	4 15	7 15
2	Gillian Gilks Anette Börjesson	11 3	11 3
3	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström	10 15	15 6	15 10
4	Nora Gardner / Margaret Lockwood Anette Börjesson / Eva Stuart	15 8	15 4
5	Derek Talbot / Gillian Gilks Sture Johnsson / Eva Stuart	15 10	14 17	15 5

Denmark vs West Germany

Denmark
4

Fitzwilliam Club
6 April 1976

West Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Flemming Delfs Michael Schnaase	15 9	15 7
2	Lene Køppen Eva-Maria Kranz	11 5	11 0
3	Flemming Delfs / Elo Hansen Willi Braun / Roland Maywald	15 12	15 12
4	Lonny Bostofte / Jette Føge Brigitte Steden / Marieluise Zizmann	9 15	3 15
5	Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Zizmann	18 14	11 15	18 15

England vs West Germany

England
3

Fitzwilliam Club
6 April 1976

West Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Paul Whetnall Michael Schnaase	15 5	15 4
2	Gillian Gilks Eva-Maria Kranz	11 0	11 2
3	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Willi Braun / Roland Maywald	15 7	9 15	7 15
4	Nora Gardner / Susan Whetnall Brigitte Steden / Marieluise Zizmann	18 14	15 13
5	Derek Talbot / Gillian Gilks Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Zizmann	15 9	11 15	15 18

Denmark vs Sweden

Denmark
2

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

Sweden
3

		1	2	3
1	Flemming Delfs Sture Johnsson	2 15	6 15
2	Lene Køppen Anette Börjesson	11 2	11 3
3	Flemming Delfs / Elo Hansen Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström	4 15	9 15
4	Susanne Mølgaard Hansen / Lene Køppen Anette Börjesson / Eva Stuart	15 8	15 8
5	Steen Skovgaard / Susanne Mølgaard Hansen Thomas Kihlström / Eva Stuart	8 15	15 7	16 18

Sweden vs West Germany

Sweden
3

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

West Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Sture Johnsson Michael Schnaase	15 2	15 6
2	Anette Börjesson Eva-Maria Kranz	10 12	11 6	11 3
3	Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström Willi Braun / Roland Maywald	6 15	15 13	18 15
4	Anette Börjesson / Eva Stuart Brigitte Steden / Marieluise Zizmann	14 17	15 11	7 15
5	Thomas Kihlström / Eva Stuart Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Zizmann	6 15	7 15

England vs Denmark

England
3

Fitzwilliam Club
17 April 1976

Denmark
2

		1	2	3
1	Paul Whetnall Flemming Delfs	17 16	13 15	6 15
2	Gillian Gilks Lene Køppen	4 11	10 12
3	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Flemming Delfs / Elo Hansen	12 15	15 9	15 11
4	Nora Gardner / Susan Whetnall Lonny Bostofte / Jette Føge	7 15	2 15
5	Derek Talbot / Gillian Gilks Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen	6 15	9 15

Group 2

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	3	0	12	3	+9	3	Advance to play-offs
2	Scotland	2	1	8	7	+1	2
3	Soviet Union	1	2	7	8	−1	1
4	Wales	0	3	3	12	−9	0	Advance to play-offs

Netherlands vs Wales

Netherlands
4

Fitzwilliam Club
6 April 1976

Wales
1

		1	2
1	Rob Ridder Steve Gully	18 14	15 6
2	Joke van Beusekom Angela Dickson	11 1	11 1
3	Guus de Vogel / Clemens Wortel David Colmer / Brian Jones	11 15	11 15
4	Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom Susan Brimble / Angela Dickson	15 4	15 4
5	Rob Ridder / Marjan Luesken David Colmer / Susan Alfieri	15 13	15 4

Scotland vs Soviet Union

Scotland
3

Fitzwilliam Club
6 April 1976

Soviet Union
2

		1	2	3
1	Ronnie Conway Anatoliy Skripko	9 15	8 15
2	Joanne Flockhart Alla Zvonareva	12 11	3 11	6 11
3	Jim Ansari / John Britton Viktor Shvachko / Anatoliy Skripko	15 5	15 8
4	Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart Natalya Damaskina / Alla Zvonareva	15 10	15 11
5	Fraser Gow / Christine Stewart Viktor Shvachko / Irina Shevchenko	15 10	15 8

Netherlands vs Scotland

Netherlands
4

Fitzwilliam Club
6 April 1976

Scotland
1

		1	2	3
1	Rob Ridder Ronnie Conway	15 13	15 4
2	Joke van Beusekom Pamela Hamilton	11 3	11 3
3	Rob Ridder / Piet Ridder Jim Ansari / John Britton	11 7	11 6
4	Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart	15 13	12 15	15 2
5	Clemens Wortel / Marjan Luesken Fraser Gow / Christine Stewart	15 12	10 15	1 15

Wales vs Soviet Union

Wales
1

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

Soviet Union
4

		1	2	3
1	Steve Gully Anatoliy Skripko	11 15	9 15
2	Angela Dickson Alla Zvonareva	3 11	2 11
3	David Colmer / Brian Jones Viktor Shvachko / Anatoliy Skripko	15 7	5 15	3 15
4	Susan Brimble / Angela Dickson Natalya Damaskina / Alla Zvonareva	3 15	6 15
5	David Colmer / Susan Alfieri Viktor Shvachko / Irina Shevchenko	15 12	15 8

Netherlands vs Soviet Union

Netherlands
4

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

Soviet Union
1

		1	2	3
1	Clemens Wortel Anatoliy Skripko	8 15	12 15
2	Joke van Beusekom Alla Zvonareva	11 6	7 11	11 6
3	Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder Viktor Shvachko / Anatoliy Skripko	15 12	18 13
4	Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom Nadezhda Litvincheva / Irina Shevchenko	15 4	15 4
5	Rob Ridder / Marjan Luesken Viktor Shvachko / Irina Shevchenko	15 8	15 7

Scotland vs Wales

Scotland
5

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

Wales
0

		1	2	3
1	Ronnie Conway Steve Gully	15 2	15 9
2	Joanne Flockhart Susan Brimble	11 2	11 1
3	Jim Ansari / Billy Gilliland David Colmer / Brian Jones	15 8	15 8
4	Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart Susan Alfieri / Angela Dickson	15 12	15 8
5	Fraser Gow / Christine Stewart Brian Jones / Susan Alfieri	12 15	15 10	3 15

Group 3

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland (H)	4	0	18	2	+16	4	Advance to play-offs
2	Norway	3	1	16	4	+12	3
3	Austria	2	2	10	10	0	2
4	Switzerland	1	3	5	15	−10	1
5	Belgium	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Fixtures

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Ireland	5–0	Austria
Norway	5–0	Belgium
Ireland	5–0	Belgium
Austria	4–1	Switzerland
Norway	5–0	Switzerland
Ireland	3–2	Norway
Austria	5–0	Belgium
Norway	4–1	Austria
Ireland	3–2	Switzerland
Switzerland	4–1	Belgium

Inter-divisional play-offs

West Germany vs Netherlands

West Germany
2

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

Netherlands
3

		1	2	3
1	Michael Schnaase Rob Ridder	15 10	15 12
2	Eva-Maria Kranz Joke van Beusekom	11 5	2 11	2 11
3	Willi Braun / Roland Maywald Guus de Vogel / Clemens Wortel	15 1	15 5
4	Brigitte Steden / Marieluise Zizmann Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom	15 8	16 17	12 15
5	Wolfgang Bochow / Marieluise Zizmann Rob Ridder / Marjan Luesken	8 15	7 15

Wales vs Ireland

Wales
1

Fitzwilliam Club
7 April 1976

Ireland
4

		1	2	3
1	Steve Gully John Taylor	15 10	15 9
2	Susan Brimble Barbara Beckett	5 11	3 11
3	David Colmer / Brian Jones Peter Moore / Bill Thompson	15 6	13 15	13 15
4	Susan Alfieri / Angela Dickson Barbara Beckett / Dorothy Cunningham	2 15	10 15
5	Brian Jones / Susan Alfieri John Scott / Dorothy Cunningham	12 15	6 15

References

^ "Important date for Terry". Belfast Telegraph. 9 April 1976. p. 26.
^ World badminton, volume 25, page 8, Herbert Scheele, May 1976
^ "Promotie voor badmintongroep". Algemeen Dagblad. 1976-04-08. p. 19. Retrieved 2025-03-17.

[1] "Important date for Terry". Belfast Telegraph. 9 April 1976. p. 26.

[2] World badminton, volume 25, page 8, Herbert Scheele, May 1976

[3] "Promotie voor badmintongroep". Algemeen Dagblad. 1976-04-08. p. 19. Retrieved 2025-03-17.

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