title: 1972 European Badminton Championships
text: # 1972 European Badminton Championships
  
  The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona (Sweden), between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Klaus Kaagaard | Ray Stevens |
  | Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Klaus Kaagaard | Flemming Delfs |
  | Women's singles | Margaret Beck | Gillian Gilks | Eva Twedberg |
  | Women's singles | Margaret Beck | Gillian Gilks | Joke van Beusekom |
  | Men's doubles | Willi Braun and Roland Maywald | Derek Talbot and Elliot Stuart | Erland Kops and Elo Hansen |
  | Men's doubles | Willi Braun and Roland Maywald | Derek Talbot and Elliot Stuart | Wolfgang Bochow and Gerhard Kucki |
  | Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Judy Hashman | Margaret Beck and Julie Rickard | Anne Flindt and Pernille Kaagaard |
  | Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Judy Hashman | Margaret Beck and Julie Rickard | Annie Bøg Jørgensen and Lene Køppen |
  | Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks | Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Wackerow | Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden |
  | Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks | Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Wackerow | Gert Perneklo and Eva Twedberg |
  | Teams | England | Denmark | West Germany |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Ray Stevens | 15–4, 15–4 |
  | Men's singles | Klaus Kaagaard | Flemming Delfs | 18–13, 8–15, 15–7 |
  | Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Eva Twedberg | 11–2, 11–7 |
  | Women's singles | Margaret Beck | Joke van Beusekom | 11–2, 11–1 |
  | Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun | Elo Hansen Erland Kops | 15–13, 15–8 |
  | Men's doubles | Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart | Gerhard Kucki Wolfgang Bochow | Walkover |
  | Women's doubles | Judy Hashman Gillian Gilks | Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard | 15–5, 15–10 |
  | Women's doubles | Julie Rickard Margaret Beck | Annie Bøg Jørgensen Lene Køppen | 15–9, 15–7 |
  | Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden | 15–1, 15–9 |
  | Mixed doubles | Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow | Gert Perneklo Eva Twedberg | 15–11, 15–8 |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Klaus Kaagaard | 15–5, 15–2 |
  | Women's singles | Margaret Beck | Gillian Gilks | 11–0, 11–1 |
  | Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun | Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart | 15–11, 18–15 |
  | Women's doubles | Judy Hashman Gillian Gilks | Julie Rickard Margaret Beck | 15–11, 15–7 |
  | Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow | 15–6, 15–4 |
  
  ## Medal account
  
  | Pos | Country | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
  | 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
  | 3 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
  | 4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  