title: 1996 European Badminton Championships
text: # 1996 European Badminton Championships
  
  The 15th European Badminton Championships were held in Herning, Denmark, between 13 and 20 April 1996, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Danmarks Badminton Forbund.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Peter Rasmussen | Jesper Olsson |
  | Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Peter Rasmussen | Jeroen van Dijk |
  | Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Marina Yakusheva | Christine Magnusson |
  | Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Marina Yakusheva | Anne Sondergaard |
  | Men's doubles | Thomas Lund and Jon Holst Christensen | Michael Søgaard and Henrik Svarrer | Simon Archer and Chris Hunt |
  | Men's doubles | Thomas Lund and Jon Holst Christensen | Michael Søgaard and Henrik Svarrer | Peter Axelsson and Pär-Gunnar Jönsson |
  | Women's doubles | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen and Marlene Thomsen | Rikke Olsen and Helene Kirkegaard | Julie Bradbury and Joanne Wright |
  | Women's doubles | Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen and Marlene Thomsen | Rikke Olsen and Helene Kirkegaard | Katrin Schmidt and Kerstin Ubben |
  | Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard and Rikke Olsen | Simon Archer and Julie Bradbury | Michael Keck and Karen Stechmann |
  | Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard and Rikke Olsen | Simon Archer and Julie Bradbury | Ron Michels and Erica van den Heuvel |
  | Teams | Denmark | Sweden | England |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Semi-finals
  
  | Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Jesper Olsson | 15–7, 15–3 |
  | Men's singles | Peter Rasmussen | Jeroen van Dijk | 15–9, 18–13 |
  | Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Christine Magnusson | 11–6, 11–4 |
  | Women's singles | Marina Yakusheva | Anne Søndergaard | 11–6, 11–9 |
  | Men's doubles | Jon-Holst Christensen Thomas Lund | Chris Hunt Simon Archer | 15–6, 15–10 |
  | Men's doubles | Henrik Svarrer Michael Søgaard | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 15–8, 15–6 |
  | Women's doubles | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | 15–6, 15–5 |
  | Women's doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | Joanne Goode Julie Bradbury | 15–12, 10–15, 15–4 |
  | Mixed doubles | Simon Archer Julie Bradbury | Ron Michels Erica van den Heuvel | 15–11, 15–12 |
  | Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | Michael Keck Karen Neumann | 15–9, 15–10 |
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | Peter Rasmussen | 15–5, 15–11 |
  | Women's singles | Camilla Martin | Marina Yakusheva | 11–0, 11–3 |
  | Men's doubles | Jon-Holst Christensen Thomas Lund | Henrik Svarrer Michael Søgaard | 10–15, 15–12, 18–17 |
  | Women's doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 6–15, 15–12, 15–10 |
  | Mixed doubles | Michael Søgaard Rikke Olsen | Simon Archer Julie Bradbury | 18–16, 15–2 |
  
  ## Medal account
  
  | Pos | Country | | | | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Denmark | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
  | 2 | England | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 2 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  