| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 10–16 April | ||
| Edition | 11 | ||
| Location | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
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The 11th European Badminton Championships were held in Kristiansand, Norway, between 10 and 16 April 1988, and hosted by the European Badminton Union and the Norges Badminton Forbund.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Darren Hall |  Morten Frost |  Andrei Antropov |
| Michael Kjeldsen | |||
| Women's singles | Kirsten Larsen | Christina Bostofte |  Eline Coene |
 Christine Magnusson | |||
| Men's doubles | Jens Peter Nierhoff and Michael Kjeldsen | Steen Fladberg and Jan Paulsen | .svg.jpg){kind=small} Chris Reesand Lyndon Williams |
| Peter Axelsson and Stefan Karlsson | |||
| Women's doubles | Dorte Kjaer and Nettie Nielsen | Julie Munday and Gillian Clark | Maria Bengtsson and Christine Magnusson |
 Katrin Schmidtand Kirsten Schmieder | |||
| Mixed doubles | Steen Fladberg and Gillian Clark | Alex Meijer and Erica van Dijck | Henrik Svarrer and Dorte Kjaer |
| Jan Eric Antonsson and Maria Bengtsson | |||
| Teams | Denmark | Sweden | England |
Medal account
| Pos | Country |  |  |  | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |