1976 All England Open Badminton Championships

1976 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	24 March 1976 (1976-03-24)– 27 March 1976 (1976-03-27)
Edition	66th
Venue	Wembley Arena
Location	London
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The 1976 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 24–27 March 1976.

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Rudy Hartono	Liem Swie King	15–7, 15-7
Women's singles	Gillian Gilks	Margaret Lockwood	11–0, 11-3
Men's doubles	Bengt Fröman & Thomas Kihlstrom	Svend Pri & Steen Skovgaard	15-12, 17-15
Women's doubles	Gillian Gilks & Susan Whetnall	Margaret Lockwood & Nora Gardner	15–10, 15-10
Mixed doubles	Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks	Mike Tredgett & Nora Gardner	15-9, 15-12

Men's singles

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Rudy Hartono	15	15
		Kurt Johnsson	5	3					Hartono	15	15
		David Hunt	6	15	15				Hunt	5	4
		Piet Ridder	15	3	1											Hartono	15	15
		Paul Whetnall	15	15												Whetnall	5	5
		Elo Hansen	8	13					Whetnall	15	15
		Bruno Wackfelt	15	6	15				Wackfelt	11	4
		Willy Nilsson	5	15	8																	1	Hartono	15	7	18
		Flemming Delfs	17	15																			Delfs	10	15	15
		Stefan Karlsson	15	8					Delfs	15	17
		Derek Talbot	15	15					Talbot	12	16
		Kevin Jolly	6	8												Delfs	15	3	15
		Thomas Kihlström	15	15												Kihlström	9	15	6
		Brian Wallwork	9	6					Kihlström	15	15
		Morten Frost	15	15					Frost	6	10
		Brian White	4	8

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Liem Swie King	15	15
		Henrik Fahrenholz	2	0					Swie King	15	15
		Mike Wilks	15	17					Wilks	2	0
		Michael Schnaase	9	16												Swie King	18	15
		Svend Pri	15	15												Pri	17	2
		Lars Wengberg	4	6					Pri	15	15
		Franz Harboe	15	8	15				Harboe	4	2
		William Kidd	12	15	9																		Swie King	15	15
		Wolfgang Bochow	15	15																			Johnsson	10	2
		Ray Stevens	10	3					Bochow	2	8
		Amril Nuhrman	15	15					Nuhrman	15	15
		Victor Jaramillo Luque	0	4												Nuhrman	5	5
		Jesper Helledie	15	15												Johnsson	15	15
		Rob Ridder	10	5					Helledie	6	8
		Gordon McMillan	5	10					Johnsson	15	15
	2	Sture Johnsson	15	15

Women's singles

Margaret Beck married and competed under the new name of Margaret Lockwood.

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Gillian Gilks	11	11
		Marieluise Zizmann	2	3					Gilks	11	11
		Pia Nielsen	11	11					Nielsen P	2	2
		D J Kirby	6	2												Gilks	7	11	11
		Joke van Beusekom	11	11												van Beusekom	11	0	8
		Barbara Beckett	3	5					van Beusekom	11	11
		Karen Bridge	10	11	11				Bridge	7	1
		Marianne Van Der Walt	12	5	5																		Gilks	11	12
		Lene Køppen	11	11																			Køppen	0	10
		Karen Puttick	0	1					Køppen	11	11
		Eva Stuart	11	11					Stuart	4	3
		S Roberts	4	3												Køppen	11	11
		Jane Youngberg	11	11												Youngberg	1	5
		Barbara Lord	2	1					Youngberg	11	11
		Theresa Widiastuti	11	11					Widiastuti	4	8
		Paula Kilvington	6	6

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Margaret Lockwood	11	11
		Marianne Christensen	5	8					Lockwood	11	10	11
		Anette Börjesson	11	11					Börjesson	8	12	6
		Kathleen Redhead	3	8												Lockwood	11	11
		Wendy Clarkson	12	11												Clarkson	1	1
		Mette Myhre	10	7					Clarkson	11	11
		Heather Nielsen	9	11	12				Nielsen H	6	5
		Eva Maria Kranz	11	4	10																		Lockwood	11	11
		Taty Sumirah	11	11																			Sumirah	1	0
		Gussie Botes	1	4					Sumirah	11	8	11
		Sue Whetnall	11	12					Whetnall	6	11	3
		Liselotte Gottsche	3	9												Sumirah	12	2	11
		Jane Webster	10	11	11											Webster	10	11	0
		Inge Borgstrøm	12	5	6				Webster	11	8	11
		Irmgard Gerlatzka	11	12					Gerlatzka	2	11	6
		Marjan Luesken	4	9