| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13–15 April | ||
| Edition | 6 | ||
| Location | Preston, England | ||
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The 6th European Badminton Championships were held in Preston (England), between 13 April and 15 April 1978, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Badminton England.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Flemming Delfs |  Thomas Kihlström | Sture Johnsson |
 Ray Stevens | |||
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Jane Webster | Anette Börjesson |
 Joke van Beusekom | |||
| Men's doubles | Ray Stevens and Mike Tredgett | Bengt Fröman and Thomas Kihlström | David Eddy and Eddy Sutton |
| Stefan Karlsson and Claes Nordin | |||
| Women's doubles | Nora Perry and Anne Statt | Jane Webster and Barbara Sutton | Inge Borgström and Pia Nielsen |
| Joke van Beusekom and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Mixed doubles | Mike Tredgett and Nora Perry | Steen Skovgaard and Lene Køppen |  Billy Gillilandand Joanna Flockhart |
| Rob Ridder and Marjan Ridder | |||
| Teams | England | Denmark | Sweden |
Medal account
| Pos | Country |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |