# 1997 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1997 European Junior Badminton Championships were the 15th tournament of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Nymburk, Czech Republic, from 30 March to 5 April 1997. Dutch players won both the singles events; while Danish players dominated all three doubles disciplines. Denmark also won the mixed team title.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' singles | Dicky Palyama | Richard Vaughan | Nikolaj Nikolaenko |
| Boys' singles | Dicky Palyama | Richard Vaughan | Kasper Ødum |
| Girls' singles | Judith Meulendijks | Tine Rasmussen | Ella Karachkova |
| Girls' singles | Judith Meulendijks | Tine Rasmussen | Donna Kellogg |
| Boys' doubles | Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup | Kristian Langbak Frederik Köhler | Johan Holm Patrik Isaksson |
| Boys' doubles | Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup | Kristian Langbak Frederik Köhler | Joachim Tesche Thomas Tesche |
| Girls' doubles | Lene Mørk Jane F. Bramsen | Jane Jacoby Britta Andersen | Maria Kool Maria Sofronova |
| Girls' doubles | Lene Mørk Jane F. Bramsen | Jane Jacoby Britta Andersen | Zhanna Chornenjkaja Ella Karachkova |
| Mixed doubles | Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen | Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen | Kasper Ødum Lene Mørk |
| Mixed doubles | Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen | Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen | David Lindley Donna Kellogg |
| Team Event | Denmark | Russia | Netherlands |

## Results
### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Richard Vaughan | Kasper Ødum | 15–6, 17–18, 15–8 |
| Boys' singles | Dicky Palyama | Nikolaj Nikolaenko | 15–6, 15–4 |
| Girls' singles | Judith Meulendijks | Ella Karachkova | 11–7, 11–4 |
| Girls' singles | Tine Rasmussen | Donna Kellogg | 3–11, 11–5, 12–9 |
| Boys' doubles | Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup | Johan Holm Patrik Isaksson | 15–8, 15–9 |
| Boys' doubles | Frederik Köhler Kristian Langbak | Joachim Tesche Thomas Tesche | 15–6, 15–4 |
| Girls' doubles | Britta Andersen Jane Jacoby | Ella Karachkova Zhanna Chornenjkaja | 15–6, 15–12 |
| Girls' doubles | Jane F. Bramsen Lene Mørk | Maria Kool Maria Sofronova | 15–12, 15–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen | Kasper Ødum Lene Mørk | 15–1, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Kristian Langbak Jane Bramsen | David Lindley Donna Kellogg | 15–9, 15–9 |

### Finals

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Dicky Palyama | Richard Vaughan | 11–15, 15–11, 18–15 |
| Girls' singles | Judith Meulendijks | Tine Rasmussen | 6–11, 12–9, 11–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Kasper Ødum Ove Svejstrup | Frederik Köhler Kristian Langbak | 15–7, 15–6 |
| Girls' doubles | Jane F. Bramsen Lene Mørk | Britta Andersen Jane Jacoby | 17–15, 15–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Ove Svejstrup Britta Andersen | Kristian Langbak Jane F. Bramsen | 15–10, 15–12 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Wales (WAL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | England (ENG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |