Badminton Europe
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Badminton Europe (BEC) is the governing body of badminton in Europe. It is one of the five continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation (BWF). It has 53 member associations and 1 associate member. It was founded on 27 September 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany.[1]
At its annual meeting held on 8 April 2006 the members decided to change the name from European Badminton Union, to Badminton Europe.
Presidents
| No. | Years | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1967–1968 | Template:Flagicon Hans Peter Kuntz |
| 2 | 1969–1977 | Template:Flagicon Stellan Mohlin |
| 3 | 1977–1982 | Template:Flagicon Herman Valken |
| 4 | 1982–1984 | Template:Flagicon Heinrich Barge |
| 5 | 1984–1992 | Template:Flagicon Stan Mitchell |
| 6 | 1992–2004 | Template:Flagicon Torsten Berg |
| 7 | 2004–2010 | Template:Flagicon Tom Bacher |
| 8 | 2010–2014 | Template:Flagicon Poul-Erik Høyer |
| 9 | 2014–2019 | Template:Flagicon Gregory Verpoorten[2] |
| 10 | 2019–2023 | Template:Flagicon Peter Tarcala[3] |
| 11 | 2023–present | Template:Flagicon Sven Serré[4] |
Member associations
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- Template:Flagicon Albania
- Template:Flagicon Armenia
- Template:Flagicon Austria
- Template:Flagicon Azerbaijan
- Template:Flagicon Belarus (suspended)
- Template:Flagicon Belgium
- Template:Flagicon Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Template:Flagicon Bulgaria
- Template:Flagicon Croatia
- Template:Flagicon Cyprus
- Template:Flagicon Czech Republic
- Template:Flagicon Denmark
- Template:Flagicon England
- Template:Flagicon Estonia
- Template:Flagicon Faroe Islands
- Template:Flagicon Finland
- Template:Flagicon France
- Template:Flagicon Georgia
- Template:Flagicon Germany
- Template:Flagicon Gibraltar
- Template:Flagicon Greece
- Template:Flagicon Greenland
- Template:Flagicon Hungary
- Template:Flagicon Iceland
- Template:Flagicon Ireland
- Template:Flagicon Israel
- Template:Flagicon Italy
- Template:Flagicon Kosovo
- Template:Flagicon Latvia
- Template:Flagicon Liechtenstein
- Template:Flagicon Lithuania
- Template:Flagicon Luxembourg
- Template:Flagicon North Macedonia
- Template:Flagicon Malta
- Template:Flagicon Moldova
- Template:Flagicon Monaco
- Template:Flagicon Montenegro
- Template:Flagicon Netherlands
- Template:Flagicon Norway
- Template:Flagicon Poland
- Template:Flagicon Portugal
- Template:Flagicon Romania
- Template:Flagicon Russia (suspended)
- Template:Flagicon Scotland
- Template:Flagicon Serbia
- Template:Flagicon Slovak Republic
- Template:Flagicon Slovenia
- Template:Flagicon Spain
- Template:Flagicon Sweden
- Template:Flagicon Switzerland
- Template:Flagicon Turkey
- Template:Flagicon Ukraine
- Template:Flagicon Wales
Associate members
Tournaments
- European Championships
- European Para Badminton Championships
- European Men's and Women's Team Championships
- European Mixed Team Championships
- European Junior Championships
- European U17 Championships
- European U15 Championships
- European Senior Badminton Championships
- European Circuit
- European Club Championships
Two events were discontinued, they are:
- Helvetia Cup, European B Team Badminton Championships
- Finlandia Cup, European B Junior Team Badminton Championships
References
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External links
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