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Badminton Europe
Badminton association
Badminton association
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| name | Badminton Europe | |||
| logo | Badminton Europe logo.svg | |||
| logosize | 150px | sport=Badminton | abbrev=BEC | founded = |
| headquarters | Brøndby, Denmark | |||
| membership | 53 member associations | |||
| 1 associate member | ||||
| president | BEL Sven Serré | |||
| url | www.badmintoneurope.com/ |
1 associate member
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.
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 | SUI Hans Peter Kuntz |
| 2 | 1969–1977 | SWE Stellan Mohlin |
| 3 | 1977–1982 | NED Herman Valken |
| 4 | 1982–1984 | FRG Heinrich Barge |
| 5 | 1984–1992 | GBR Stan Mitchell |
| 6 | 1992–2004 | DEN Torsten Berg |
| 7 | 2004–2010 | DEN Tom Bacher |
| 8 | 2010–2014 | DEN Poul-Erik Høyer |
| 9 | 2014–2019 | BEL Gregory Verpoorten |
| 10 | 2019–2023 | SVK Peter Tarcala |
| 11 | 2023–present | BEL Sven Serré |
Member associations
- ALB Albania
- ARM Armenia
- AUT Austria
- AZE Azerbaijan
- BLR Belarus (suspended)
- BEL Belgium
- BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina
- BGR Bulgaria
- HRV Croatia
- CYP Cyprus
- CZE Czech Republic
- DEN Denmark
- ENG England
- EST Estonia
- FRO Faroe Islands
- FIN Finland
- FRA France
- GEO Georgia
- GER Germany
- GIB Gibraltar
- GRC Greece
- GRL Greenland
- HUN Hungary
- ISL Iceland
- IRL Ireland
- ISR Israel
- ITA Italy
- KOS Kosovo
- LVA Latvia
- LIE Liechtenstein
- LTU Lithuania
- LUX Luxembourg
- MKD North Macedonia
- MLT Malta
- MDA Moldova
- MON Monaco
- MNE Montenegro
- NED Netherlands
- NOR Norway
- POL Poland
- POR Portugal
- ROU Romania
- RUS Russia (suspended)
- SCO Scotland
- SRB Serbia
- SVK Slovak Republic
- SVN Slovenia
- ESP Spain
- SWE Sweden
- SUI Switzerland
- TUR Turkey
- UKR Ukraine
- WAL Wales
Associate members
- IOM Isle of Man
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
References
- "Badminton Europe Confederation". Badminton Europe.
- "New President Elected". Badminton Europe.
- "Peter Tarcala new BEC President".
- [http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/default.aspx?clubid=4685&cmsid=239&pageid=5381&m=8666678 Sven Serré elected as BEC President]
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