{{Short description|International sporting tournament}} The '''European Senior Badminton Championships''' is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe ('''BE''') since 1995 and is held once every two years to crown the best Veteran badminton players in Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://badmintoneurope.com/cms/?&pageid=6027|title=BadmintonEurope.com - International Senior Calendar|website=badmintoneurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://events.badmintoneurope.com/cms/?cmsid=340&pageid=5804|title=BEC - Championships - European Senior Championships|website=events.badmintoneurope.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://bwfbadminton.com/results/2758/2016-european-senior-championships/podium | title=Tournament &#124; 2016 European Senior Championships }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://bwfbadminton.com/results/3455/2018-european-senior-championships/podium | title=Tournament &#124; 2018 European Senior Championships }}</ref>

==Championships== {| class=wikitable !Number !Year !Host city !Host country !Events |- |align=center|1 |1995 |Hillerød |{{DEN}} |align=center|15 |- |align=center|2 |1997 |Gateshead |{{ENG}} |align=center|20 |- |align=center|3 |1999 |Innsbruck |{{AUT}} |align=center|19 |- |align=center|4 |2001 |Sofia |{{BUL}} |align=center|24 |- |align=center|5 |2002 |Radebeul |{{DEN}} |align=center|24 |- |align=center|6 |2004 |Almunécar |{{ESP}} |align=center|25 |- |align=center|7 |2006 |Amersfoort |{{NED}} |align=center|30 |- |align=center|8 |2008 |Punta Umbria |{{ESP}} |align=center|30 |- |align=center|9 |2010 |Dundalk |{{IRL}} |align=center|30 |- |align=center|10 |2012 |Sofia |{{BUL}} |align=center|36 |- |align=center|11 |2014 |Caldas da Rainha |{{POR}} |align=center|40 |- |align=center|12 |2016 |Podcetrtek |{{SLO}} |align=center|40 |- |align=center|13 |2018 |Guadalajara |{{ESP}} |align=center|40 |- |align=center|14 |2022 |Ljubljana |{{SLO}} |align=center|43 |- |align=center|15 |2024 |Heusden-Zolder |{{BEL}} |align=center|47 |}

==Medal count (1995 - 2014)==

{{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = | event = | team = | gold_ENG = 88 | silver_ENG = 102 | bronze_ENG = 178.5 | gold_DEN = 66.5 | silver_DEN = 65 | bronze_DEN = 131 | gold_GER = 50 | silver_GER = 61.5 | bronze_GER = 130 | gold_SCO = 14.5 | silver_SCO = 7.5 | bronze_SCO = 14 | gold_SWE = 9 | silver_SWE = 6.5 | bronze_SWE = 42 | gold_RUS = 8 | silver_RUS = 10 | bronze_RUS = 11 | gold_ISR = 8 | silver_ISR = 0.5 | bronze_ISR = 0 | gold_POL = 5.5 | silver_POL = 5 | bronze_POL = 5 | gold_BLR = 4 | silver_BLR = 0.5 | bronze_BLR = 1 | gold_NED = 3.5 | silver_NED = 5 | bronze_NED = 11.5 | gold_BUL = 3.5 | silver_BUL = 5 | bronze_BUL = 3 | gold_NOR = 3 | silver_NOR = 5.5 | bronze_NOR = 5 | gold_SUI = 3 | silver_SUI = 0 | bronze_SUI = 2.5 | gold_HUN = 3 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 0 | gold_UKR = 2 | silver_UKR = 1 | bronze_UKR = 2 | gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 0 | bronze_FIN = 7.5 | gold_AUT = 1 | silver_AUT = 5 | bronze_AUT = 5.5 | gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 8.5 | gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 2 | bronze_ESP = 0 | gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 1 | bronze_IRL = 1 | gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 0 | gold_ISL = 0 | silver_ISL = 1 | bronze_ISL = 0 | gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 2 | gold_ITA = 0 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 2 | gold_SLO = 1 | silver_SLO = 0 | bronze_SLO = 1 }}

==2024== == Medal summary == === Medalists === {| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}} |- | rowspan="2" | MS | rowspan="2" | {{}} | rowspan="2" | {{}} | {{}} |- | {{}} |- | rowspan="2" | WS | rowspan="2" | {{}} | rowspan="2" | {{}} | {{}} |- | {{}} |- | rowspan="2" | MD | rowspan="2" | {{}} | rowspan="2" | {{}} | {{}} |- | {{}} |- | rowspan="2" | WD | rowspan="2" | {{}} | rowspan="2" | {{}} | {{}} |- | {{}} |- | rowspan="2" | XD | rowspan="2" | {{}} | rowspan="2" | {{}} | {{}} |- | {{}} |}

=== Medal table === {{Medals table | caption = | host = | flag_template = bd | event = | team = | gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 0 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 0 | gold_BUL = 0 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 0 | gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0 | gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 0 | gold_SCO = 0 | silver_SCO = 0 | bronze_SCO = 0 | gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 0 | bronze_NED = 0 | gold_ENG = 0 | silver_ENG = 0 | bronze_ENG = 0 }}

==See also== * World Senior Badminton Championships (BWF World Senior Championships) * European Para Badminton Championships (European Para-Badminton Championships) * Asian Senior Badminton Championships

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [http://archiv.badminton.de/Oldies.863.0.html Badminton Europe: European Senior Championships-Individuals] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613151306/https://archiv.badminton.de/Oldies.863.0.html |date=2020-06-13 }}

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