Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 except. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University gymnasium.[1]

Badminton
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGSU Sports Arena
DatesJuly 24 – August 1, 1996
No. of events5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors192 from 37 nations

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
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Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
  Denmark
Dong Jiong
  China
Rashid Sidek
  Malaysia
Men's doubles
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  Ricky Subagja
and Rexy Mainaky (INA)
  Cheah Soon Kit
and Yap Kim Hock (MAS)
  Denny Kantono
and Antonius Ariantho (INA)
Women's singles
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Bang Soo-hyun
  South Korea
Mia Audina
  Indonesia
Susi Susanti
  Indonesia
Women's doubles
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  Ge Fei
and Gu Jun (CHN)
  Gil Young-ah
and Jang Hye-ock (KOR)
  Qin Yiyuan
and Tang Yongshu (CHN)
Mixed doubles
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  Kim Dong-moon
and Gil Young-ah (KOR)
  Park Joo-bong
and Ra Kyung-min (KOR)
  Liu Jianjun
and Sun Man (CHN)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Korea2204
2  China1124
  Indonesia1124
4  Denmark1001
5  Malaysia0112
Totals (5 entries)55515

Participating nations

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A total of 37 nations participated in this event.

References

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  1. ^ "Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

Sources

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