Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | GSU Sports Arena |
Dates | July 24 – August 1, 1996 |
No. of events | 5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed) |
Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a fifth 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 in women's singles, where sets were to 11. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University gymnasium.
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen |
Dong Jiong |
Rashid Sidek |
Men's doubles |
and Rexy Mainaky (INA) |
and Yap Kim Hock (MAS) |
and Antonius Ariantho (INA) |
Women's singles |
Bang Soo-hyun |
Mia Audina |
Susi Susanti |
Women's doubles |
and Gu Jun (CHN) |
and Jang Hye-ock (KOR) |
and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
Mixed doubles |
and Gil Young-ah (KOR) |
and Ra Kyung-min (KOR) |
and Sun Man (CHN) |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Participating nations
A total of 37 nations participated in this event.
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