| Dates: | 14–16 April |
| Number Edition: | 3 |
| Location: | Karlskrona, Sweden |
| Previous: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1974 |
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.
| 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 | ||||
| Women's doubles | Gillian Gilks and Judy Hashman | Margaret Beck and Julie Rickard | Anne Flindt and Pernille Kaagaard | |
| Annie Bøg Jørgensen and Lene Køppen | ||||
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks | Wolfgang Bochow and Marieluise Wackerow | Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden | |
| Gert Perneklo and Eva Twedberg | ||||
| Teams | England | Denmark | West Germany |
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Ray Stevens | 15–4, 15–4 |
| Klaus Kaagaard | Flemming Delfs | 18–13, 8–15, 15–7 | |
| Women's singles | Gillian Gilks |  Eva Twedberg | 11–2, 11–7 |
| Margaret Beck | Joke van Beusekom | 11–2, 11–1 | |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun | Elo Hansen Erland Kops | 15–13, 15–8 |
| Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart | Gerhard Kucki Wolfgang Bochow | Walkover | |
| Women's doubles | Judy Hashman Gillian Gilks | Anne Flindt Pernille Kaagaard | 15–5, 15–10 |
| Julie Rickard Margaret Beck | Annie Bøg Jørgensen Lene Køppen | 15–9, 15–7 | |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden | 15–1, 15–9 |
| Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow | Gert Perneklo Eva Twedberg | 15–11, 15–8 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Wolfgang Bochow | Klaus Kaagaard | 15–5, 15–2 | |
| Women's singles | Margaret Beck | Gillian Gilks | 11–0, 11–1 | |
| Men's doubles | Roland Maywald Willi Braun | Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart | 15–11, 18–15 | |
| Women's doubles | Judy Hashman Gillian Gilks | Julie Rickard Margaret Beck | 15–11, 15–7 | |
| Mixed doubles | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Wolfgang Bochow Marieluise Wackerow | 15–6, 15–4 |
| Pos | Country | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | style=text-align:left | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 2 | style=text-align:left | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | style=text-align:left | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | style=text-align:left | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 5 | style=text-align:left | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |