# 1981 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1981 European Junior Badminton Championships was the seventh edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Edinburgh, Scotland, in the month of April. Denmark won four disciplines, the Boys' singles and doubles, Girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, English players secured titles in Girls' singles and Mixed doubles.

## Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' singles | Michael Kjeldsen | Steve Butler | Dipak Tailor |
| Boys' singles | Michael Kjeldsen | Steve Butler | Chris Dobson |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Nettie Nielsen | Mary Leeves |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Nettie Nielsen | Lotte Hartvich |
| Boys' doubles | Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen | Dipak Tailor Andy Wood | Chris Dobson Mike Parker |
| Boys' doubles | Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen | Dipak Tailor Andy Wood | Mogens Nielsen Claus Thomsen |
| Girls' doubles | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson | Lise Kissmeyer Annette Bernth |
| Girls' doubles | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson | Mary Leeves Sara Leeves |
| Mixed doubles | Dipak Tailor Mary Leeves | Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær | Chris Dobson Gillian Gowers |
| Mixed doubles | Dipak Tailor Mary Leeves | Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær | Steve Butler Fiona Elliott |
| Mixed team | Denmark Michael Kjeldsen Mark Christiansen Kim Brodersen Claus Thomsen Mogens Nielsen Nettie Nielsen Dorte Kjær Lise Kissmeyer Annette Bernth Lotte Hartvich | England Steve Butler Dipak Tailor Chris Dobson Andy Wood Mike Parker Helen Troke Mary Leeves Sara Leeves Fiona Elliott Gillian Gowers | Sweden Ulf Persson Stellan Österberg Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Manfred Mellqvist Ola Langmarker Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson |

## Results
### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Michael Kjeldsen | Dipak Tailor | 15–7, 15–5 |
| Boys' singles | Steve Butler | Chris Dobson | 15–3, 15–9 |
| Girls' singles | Nettie Nielsen | Mary Leeves | 11–6, 11–3 |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Lotte Hartvich | 9–11, 11–9, 11–3 |
| Boys' doubles | Andy Wood Dipak Tailor | Claus Thomsen Mogens Nielsen | 15–5, 15–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen | Chris Dobson Mike Parker | 15–13, 15–9 |
| Girls' doubles | Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson | Annette Bernth Lise Kissmeyer | 9–15, 15–7, 15–13 |
| Girls' doubles | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Mary Leeves Sara Leeves | 15–12, 15–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær | Chris Dobson Gillian Gowers | 11–15, 17–15, 15–3 |
| Mixed doubles | Dipak Tailor Mary Leeves | Steve Butler Fiona Elliott | 15–2, 15–6 |

### Final

| Category | Winner | Runners-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Michael Kjeldsen | Steve Butler | 18–13, 15–6 |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Nettie Nielsen | 8–11, 12–9, 11–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen | Andy Wood Dipak Tailor | 15–4, 15–3 |
| Girls' doubles | Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen | Christine Magnusson Maria Bengtsson | 18–15, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Dipak Tailor Mary Leeves | Mark Christiansen Dorte Kjær | 15–7, 15–9 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |