The 1st European Badminton Championships were held in Bochum (Germany), between 19 and 21 April 1968, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Deutscher Badminton-Verband e.V.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Sture Johnsson	Wolfgang Bochow	Elo Hansen
			Jørgen Mortensen
Women's singles	Irmgard Latz	Marieluise Wackerow	Eva Twedberg
			Angela Bairstow
Men's doubles	David Eddy and Roger Powell	Tony Jordan and Roger Mills	Robert McCoig and Mac Henderson
			Franz Beinvogl and Willi Braun
Women's doubles	Margaret Boxall and Susan Whetnall	Angela Bairstow and Gillian Perrin	Agnes Geene and Joke van Beusekom
			Anne Flindt and Bente Sørensen
Mixed doubles	Tony Jordan and Susan Whetnall	Roger Mills and Gillian Perrin	Wolfgang Bochow and Irmgard Latz
			Klaus Kaagaard and Anne Flindt

Results

Men's singles

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
								Sture Johnsson		15	15
								Jürg Honegger		7	1
															Sture Johnsson		15	15
															Robert McCoig		6	5
								Robert McCoig		15	15
								Huub van Ginneken		5	7
																						Sture Johnsson		15	11	15
	Elo Hansen		15	15																		Elo Hansen		4	15	12
	Dance Pohar		2	2				Elo Hansen		15	15
	Willi Braun		17	15				Willi Braun		12	11
	C. W. Wilkinson		15	4											Elo Hansen		15	14	15
	Roger Mills		15	10	15										Roger Mills		6	17	8
	Ivan Bareš		3	15	7			Roger Mills		15	15
	Hermann Fröhlich		15	15				Hermann Fröhlich		7	5
	Howard Jennings		12	6																									Sture Johnsson		17	11	15
																													Wolfgang Bochow		14	15	5
								Jørgen Mortensen		15	15
								Jiří Král		5	1
															Jørgen Mortensen		15	15
															Peter Seaman		1	8
								Peter Seaman		13	15	15
								Tomaz Pavcic		15	5	7
																						Jørgen Mortensen		11	15	9
	Wolfgang Bochow		15	15																		Wolfgang Bochow		15	7	15
	Heinz Honegger		9	3				Wolfgang Bochow		15	15
	Reinhold Pum		15	15				Reinhold Pum		9	1
	Samuel Blair		8	8											Wolfgang Bochow		15	10	15
	Kurt Johnsson		15	15											Kurt Johnsson		12	15	3
	Mac Henderson		2	1				Kurt Johnsson		15	15
	Ruud van Ginneken		7	18	9			David Eddy		0	7
	David Eddy		15	13	15

Women's singles

	Semifinals							Final
	Eva Twedberg		11	10	0
	Marieluise Wackerow		5	12	11
								Marieluise Wackerow		4	11	6
								Irmgard Latz		11	7	11
	Angela Bairstow		9	2
	Irmgard Latz		12	11

Men's doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	David Eddy Roger Powell		15	10	17
	Robert McCoig Mac Henderson		13	15	16
								David Eddy Roger Powell		7	15	15
								Tony Jordan Roger Mills		15	13	5
	Franz Beinvogl Willi Braun		4	15	6
	Tony Jordan Roger Mills		15	9	15

Women's doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin		15	15
	Agnes Geene Joke van Beusekom		8	4
								Angela Bairstow Gillian Perrin		7	13
								Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall		15	18
	Margaret Boxall Susan Whetnall		15	18
	Anne Flindt Bente Flindt Sørensen		7	13

Mixed doubles

	Semifinals							Final
	Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall		14	18	15
	Wolfgang Bochow Irmgard Latz		17	16	11
								Tony Jordan Susan Whetnall		15	15
								Roger Mills Gillian Perrin		13	9
	Roger Mills Gillian Perrin		15	10	15
	Klaus Kaagaard Anne Flindt		1	15	8

Medal account

Pos	Country				Total
1	England	3	3	1	7
2	West Germany	1	2	2	5
3	Sweden	1	0	1	2
4	Denmark	0	0	4	4
5	Scotland	0	0	1	1
	Netherlands	0	0	1	1

References

• "Nachbetrachtung zur Europameisterschaft in Bochum" (in German). Badminton-Rundschau, Volume 11(6). 1968-06-05. pp. 2–3.