The 3rd European Badminton Championships were held in Karlskrona (Sweden), between 14 and 16 April 1972, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Svenska Badmintonförbundet.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Klaus Kaagaard | Ray Stevens |
| Flemming Delfs | |||
| Women's singles | Margaret Beck | Gillian Gilks | Eva Twedberg |
| Joke van Beusekom | |||
| Men's doubles | Willi Braun and Roland Maywald |
Derek Talbot and Elliot Stuart |
Erland Kops and Elo Hansen |
| Wolfgang Bochow and Gerhard Kucki |
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| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Judy Hashman |
Margaret Beck and Julie Rickard |
Anne Flindt and Pernille Kaagaard |
| Annie Bøg Jørgensen and Lene Køppen |
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| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks |
Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Wackerow |
Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden |
| Gert Perneklo and Eva Twedberg |
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| Teams | England | Denmark | West Germany |
| Pos | Country | Total | |||
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| 1 | England | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | West Germany | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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