# 1983 European Junior Badminton Championships

The 1983 European Junior Badminton Championships was the eighth edition of the European Junior Badminton Championships. It was held in Helsinki, Finland, in the month of March and April. Denmark won two disciplines, the boys' singles and mixed doubles, England won three titles in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed team championships, while, Wales won the boys' doubles.

## Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Karsten Schultz | Pierre Pelupessy |
| Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Karsten Schultz | Stellan Österberg |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Christine Magnusson | Birgitte Hindse |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Christine Magnusson | Dorthe Lynge |
| Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz | Darren Hall Stuart Spurling |
| Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz | Timothy Moseley Peter Walden |
| Girls' doubles | Lisa Chapman Jane Shipman | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | Astrid van der Knaap Nicole van Zijderveld |
| Girls' doubles | Lisa Chapman Jane Shipman | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | Gillian Martin Jennifer Allen |
| Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | Ralf Rausch Susanne Altmann |
| Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | Timothy Moseley Lisa Chapman |
| Mixed team | England | Denmark | Sweden |

## Results
### Semi-finals

| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Pierre Pelupessy | 15–11, 15–12 |
| Boys' singles | Karsten Schultz | Stellan Österberg | 15–18, 15–10, 15–11 |
| Girls' singles | Christine Magnusson | Birgitte Hindse | 11–7, 11–9 |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Dorthe Lynge | 11–2, 11–3 |
| Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Peter Walden Timothy Moseley | 15–10, 18–15 |
| Boys' doubles | Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz | Darren Hall Stuart Spurlig | 17–14, 15–8 |
| Girls' doubles | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | Astrid van der Knaap Nicole van Zijderveld | 13–15, 15–6, 15–11 |
| Girls' doubles | Jane Shipman Lisa Chapman | Gillian Martin Jennifer Allen | 15–7, 15–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Timothy Moseley Lisa Chapman | 15–4, 7–15, 15–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | Ralf Rausch Susanne Altmann | 15–12, 15–12 |

### Final

| Category | Winner | Runners-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Claus Thomsen | Karsten Schultz | 15–11, 15–4 |
| Girls' singles | Helen Troke | Christine Magnusson | 11–5, 12–10 |
| Boys' doubles | Chris Rees Lyndon Williams | Claus Thomsen Karsten Schultz | 15–12, 18–16 |
| Girls' doubles | Jane Shipman Lisa Chapman | Christine Magnusson Jeanette Kuhl | 15–6, 15–9 |
| Mixed doubles | Anders Nielsen Gitte Paulsen | Stellan Österberg Christine Magnusson | 15–7, 15–12 |

## Medal table

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