1974 European Badminton Championships
# 1974 European Badminton Championships

The 4th European Badminton Championships were held in Vienna (Austria), between 18 and 20 April 1974, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Österreichischer Badminton Verband.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Sture Johnsson | Thomas Kihlström | Flemming Delfs |
| Men's singles | Sture Johnsson | Thomas Kihlström | Derek Talbot |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Lene Køppen | Joke van Beusekom |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Lene Køppen | Margaret Beck |
| Men's doubles | Willi Braun and Roland Maywald | Svend Pri and Poul Petersen | Ray Stevens and Mike Tredgett |
| Men's doubles | Willi Braun and Roland Maywald | Svend Pri and Poul Petersen | Elo Hansen and Flemming Delfs |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Margaret Beck | Susan Whetnall and Nora Gardner | Pernille Kaagaard and Ulla Strand |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Margaret Beck | Susan Whetnall and Nora Gardner | Joke van Beusekom and Marjan Luesken |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks | Elliot Stuart and Susan Whetnall | Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Zizmann |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks | Elliot Stuart and Susan Whetnall | Mike Tredgett and Barbara Giles |
| Teams | England | Denmark | Sweden |

## Results

### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Sture Johnsson | Flemming Delfs | 4–15, 15–6, 15–8 |
| Men's singles | Thomas Kihlström | Derek Talbot | 15–5, 17–16 |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Joke van Beusekom | 11–3, 11–1 |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Margaret Beck | 11–6, 10–12, 11–7 |
| Men's doubles | Poul Petersen Svend Pri | Mike Tredgett Ray Stevens | 15–8, 15–8 |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun | Flemming Delfs Elo Hansen | 15–8, 15–6 |
| Women's doubles | Nora Gardner Susan Whetnall | Pernille Kaagaard Ulla Strand | 15–8, 15–12 |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck | Joke van Beusekom Marjan Luesken | 15–9, 15–5 |
| Mixed doubles | Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall | Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Zizmann | 15–3, 15–3 |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Mike Tredgett Barbara Giles | 15–0, 15–11 |

### Finals

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Sture Johnsson | Thomas Kihlström | 15–7, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks | Lene Køppen | 11–6, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun | Poul Petersen Svend Pri | 15–8, 11–15, 15–13 |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks Margaret Beck | Nora Gardner Susan Whetnall | 15–10, 15–13 |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Elliot Stuart Susan Whetnall | 5–15, 15–3, 15–3 |

## Medal account

| Pos | Country | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | England | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Sweden | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
