Badminton was contested at the 1966 GANEFO from 27 November to 7 December 1966. The events were held at the Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The events held were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles as well as the men's and women's team competition. The Games also introduced mixed doubles to the competition.[1]
| Badminton at the 1966 GANEFO | |
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| Venue | Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Dates | 27 November 1966 – 7 December 1966 |
With the absence of the Indonesian team, the Chinese team made a clean sweep in men's singles and won gold in all disciplines.[2] Hosts Cambodia also made history as their players managed to win their first few medals in badminton at the international stage.[3][4]
Medalists
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Cambodia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 |  Cambodia (CAM)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Team results
editMen's team
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 China
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 North Korea
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Singapore
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
| 2 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Cambodia
| 0 | |||||||||||||
 Pakistan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
 Ceylon
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan
| 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Cambodia
| 3 | |||||||||||||
 Nepal
| 0 | Singapore
| 5 | |||||||||||
| Cambodia
| 5 | Pakistan
| 0 | |||||||||||
3rd place
edit Singapore 5 |
Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall 1 December 1966 [5] |
 Pakistan 0 |
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Final
edit China 5 |
Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall 1 December 1966 [6] |
 Cambodia 0 |
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Women's team
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| China
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Ceylon
| 1 | |||||||||||||
| China
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Cambodia
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan
| 5 | |||||||||||||
| Nepal
| 0 | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan
| 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
| Cambodia
| 4 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore
| 3 | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan
| 2 | |||||||||||||
3rd place
edit| Singapore 3 |
Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall 1 December 1966 [7] |
Pakistan 2 |
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Final
edit| China 5 |
Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall 1 December 1966 [8] |
Cambodia 0 |
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References
edit- ^ "人民日报 1966-10-21电子版,人民日报历史". cn.govopendata.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "第一屆亞洲新運會通訊之十一 看羽球男女個人賽". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Sin Chew Daily. 1966-12-09. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "人民日报 1966-11-29电子版,人民日报历史". cn.govopendata.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "人民日报 1966-12-03电子版,人民日报历史". cn.govopendata.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ GANEFO Men's Team 3rd place playoff - Singapore vs Pakistan
- ^ GANEFO Men's Team Final - China vs Cambodia
- ^ GANEFO Men's Team 3rd place playoff - Singapore vs Pakistan
- ^ GANEFO Women's Team Final - China vs Cambodia