# 1973 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1973 European Junior Badminton Championships was the third edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of April. Danish players won both the singles disciplines and mixed doubles while England won Girls' doubles, and Sweden won Boys' doubles title.

## Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' singles | Jesper Helledie | Petter Thoresen | Willy Nilsson |
| Boys' singles | Jesper Helledie | Petter Thoresen | Christian Lundberg |
| Girls' singles | Mette Myhre | Anette Börjesson | Els van Eeuwijk |
| Girls' singles | Mette Myhre | Anette Börjesson | Kathleen Whiting |
| Boys' doubles | Stefan Karlsson Willy Nilsson | Jesper Helledie Jacob Dynnes Hansen | Gordon Hamilton Alan Gilliland |
| Boys' doubles | Stefan Karlsson Willy Nilsson | Jesper Helledie Jacob Dynnes Hansen | Christian Lundberg Claes Nordin |
| Girls' doubles | Anne Forrest Kathleen Whiting | Mette Myhre Susanne Berg | Marianne Christensen Susanne Johansen |
| Girls' doubles | Anne Forrest Kathleen Whiting | Mette Myhre Susanne Berg | Kathleen Redhead Debbie Kirby |
| Mixed doubles | Jesper Helledie Susanne Johansen | Hans Olaf Birkholm Mette Myhre | Hans Hjulmand Susanne Berg |
| Mixed doubles | Jesper Helledie Susanne Johansen | Hans Olaf Birkholm Mette Myhre | Alan Gilliland Christine Heatly |

## Results
### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Jesper Helledie | Willy Nilsson | 15–10, 15–9 |
| Boys' singles | Petter Thoresen | Christian Lundberg | 15–11, 15–12 |
| Girls' singles | Mette Myhre | Kathleen Whiting | 11–2, 11–7 |
| Girls' singles | Anette Börjesson | Els van Eeuwijk | 11–7, 11–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Stefan Karlsson Willy Nilsson | Alan Gilliland Gordon Hamilton | 15–9, 18–13 |
| Boys' doubles | Jacob Dynnes Hansen Jesper Helledie | Christian Lundberg Claes Nordin | 10–15, 15–5, 18–14 |
| Girls' doubles | Mette Myhre Susanne Berg | Debbie Kirby Kathleen Redhead | 15–3, 15–9 |
| Girls' doubles | Anne Forrest Kathleen Whiting | Marianne Christensen Susanne Johansen | 18–15, 1–15, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Jesper Helledie Susanne Johansen | Hans Hjulmand Susanne Berg | 15–4, 15–18, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Hans Olaf Birkholm Mette Myhre | Alan Gilliland Christine Heatly | 10–15, 15–4, 15–5 |

### Finals

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Jesper Helledie | Petter Thoresen | 15–1, 15–7 |
| Girls' singles | Mette Myhre | Anette Börjesson | 1–11, 12–9, 11–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Stefan Karlsson Willy Nilsson | Jacob Dynnes Hansen Jesper Helledie | 15–9, 15–12 |
| Girls' doubles | Anne Forrest Kathleen Whiting | Mette Myhre Susanne Berg | 15–10, 7–15, 18–14 |
| Mixed doubles | Jesper Helledie Susanne Johansen | Hans Olaf Birkholm Mette Myhre | 15–8, 15–10 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | England (ENG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Scotland (SCO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |