1988 European Badminton Championships
# 1988 European Badminton Championships

The 11th European Badminton Championships were held in Kristiansand, Norway, between 10 and 16 April 1988, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Norges Badminton Forbund.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Darren Hall | Morten Frost | Andrey Antropov |
| Men's singles | Darren Hall | Morten Frost | Michael Kjeldsen |
| Women's singles | Kirsten Larsen | Christina Bostofte | Eline Coene |
| Women's singles | Kirsten Larsen | Christina Bostofte | Christine Magnusson |
| Men's doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff and Michael Kjeldsen | Steen Fladberg and Jan Paulsen | Chris Rees and Lyndon Williams |
| Men's doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff and Michael Kjeldsen | Steen Fladberg and Jan Paulsen | Peter Axelsson and Stefan Karlsson |
| Women's doubles | Dorte Kjær and Nettie Nielsen | Julie Munday and Gillian Clark | Maria Bengtsson and Christine Magnusson |
| Women's doubles | Dorte Kjær and Nettie Nielsen | Julie Munday and Gillian Clark | Katrin Schmidt and Kirsten Schmieder |
| Mixed doubles | Steen Fladberg and Gillian Clark | Alex Meijer and Erica van Dijck | Henrik Svarrer and Dorte Kjær |
| Mixed doubles | Steen Fladberg and Gillian Clark | Alex Meijer and Erica van Dijck | Jan-Eric Antonsson and Maria Bengtsson |
| Teams | Denmark | Sweden | England |

## Results

### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Morten Frost | Andrey Antropov | 15–3, 15–2 |
| Men's singles | Darren Hall | Michael Kjeldsen | 15–6, 15–18, 15–2 |
| Women's singles | Kirsten Larsen | Eline Coene | 11–4, 3–11, 12–11 |
| Women's singles | Christina Bostofte | Christine Magnusson | 11–5, 11–2 |
| Men's doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | 15–8, 15–7 |
| Men's doubles | Jan Paulsen Steen Fladberg | Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson | 15–10, 7–15, 15–10 |
| Women's doubles | Gillian Clark Julie Munday | Katrin Schmidt Kirsten Schmieder | 15–8, 5–15, 15–7 |
| Women's doubles | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson | 15–8, 15–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark | Henrik Svarrer Dorte Kjær | 18–15, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Alex Meijer Erica van Dijck | Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson | 10–15, 15–11, 15–10 |

### Finals

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Darren Hall | Morten Frost | 8–15, 15–12, 15–9 |
| Women's singles | Kirsten Larsen | Christina Bostofte | 11–8, 11–2 |
| Men's doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen | Jan Paulsen Steen Fladberg | 15–9, 15–11 |
| Women's doubles | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Gillian Clark Julie Munday | 15–7, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark | Alex Meijer Erica van Dijck | 17–16, 4–15, 15–10 |

## Medal account

| Pos | Country | | | | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
