1985 European Junior Badminton Championships
# 1985 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1985 European Junior Badminton Championships was the ninth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Pressbaum, Austria, in the month of March and April. Denmark won all the titles except Boys' singles which was won by England.

## Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Boys' singles | Matthew Smith | Jan Paulsen | Peter Knudsen |
| Boys' singles | Matthew Smith | Jan Paulsen | Lars Pedersen |
| Girls' singles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen | Lotte Olsen | Charlotta Wihlborg |
| Girls' singles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen | Lotte Olsen | Katrin Schmidt |
| Boys' doubles | Jan Paulsen Lars Pedersen | Johnny Børglum Max Gandrup | Hans Sperre Jr. Jorn Myrestrand |
| Boys' doubles | Jan Paulsen Lars Pedersen | Johnny Børglum Max Gandrup | Peter Axelsson Mikael Lunqvist |
| Girls' doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen | Sara Halsall Debbie Hore | Claire Palmer Cheryl Johnsson |
| Girls' doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen | Sara Halsall Debbie Hore | Marian Christiansen Charlotte Jacobsen |
| Mixed doubles | Jan Paulsen Marian Christiansen | Max Gandrup Charlotte Jacobsen | Alan McMillan Aileen Nairn |
| Mixed doubles | Jan Paulsen Marian Christiansen | Max Gandrup Charlotte Jacobsen | Andrey Antropov Tatyana Volchek |
| Mixed team | Denmark | England | Sweden |

## Results

### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Boys' singles | Matthew Smith | Lars Pedersen | 15–3, 15–5 |
| Boys' singles | Jan Paulsen | Peter Knudsen | 15–11, 15–8 |
| Girls' singles | Lotte Olsen | Charlotta Wihlborg | 11–8, 8–11, 11–7 |
| Girls' singles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen | Katrin Schmidt | 11–5, 11–3 |
| Boys' doubles | Jan Paulsen Lars Pedersen | Hans Sperre Jr. Jorn Myrestrand | 18–15, 15–10 |
| Boys' doubles | Johnny Børglum Max Gandrup | Mikael Lundquvist Peter Axelsson | 15–6, 15–5 |
| Girls' doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen | Cheryl Johnsson Claire Palmer | 15–11, 15–11 |
| Girls' doubles | Debbie Hore Sara Halsall | Charlotte Jacobsen Marian Christiansen | 17–14, 17–15 |
| Mixed doubles | Jan Paulsen Marian Christiansen | Alan McMillan Aileen Nairn | 15–6, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Max Gandrup Charlotte Jacobsen | Andrey Antropov Tatyana Volchek | 15–5, 15–5 |

### Final

| Category | Winner | Runners-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Boys' singles | Matthew Smith | Jan Paulsen | 17–15, 15–10 |
| Girls' singles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen | Lotte Olsen | 11–5, 11–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Jan Paulsen Lars Pedersen | Johnny Børglum Max Gandrup | 15–12, 9–15, 15–8 |
| Girls' doubles | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Olsen | Debbie Hore Sara Halsall | 15–11, 9–15, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | Jan Paulsen Marian Christiansen | Max Gandrup Charlotte Jacobsen | 15–2, walkover |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union (SOV) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
