Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Badminton at the 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) |
Competitors | 192 from 37 nations |
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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]
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles details | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen![]() | Dong Jiong![]() | Rashid Sidek![]() |
Men's doubles details | ![]() and Rexy Mainaky (INA) | ![]() and Yap Kim Hock (MAS) | ![]() and Antonius Ariantho (INA) |
Women's singles details | Bang Soo-hyun![]() | Mia Audina![]() | Susi Susanti![]() |
Women's doubles details | ![]() and Gu Jun (CHN) | ![]() and Jang Hye-ock (KOR) | ![]() and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
Mixed doubles details | ![]() 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 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
Participating nations
A total of 37 nations participated in this event.
Australia (8)
Austria (1)
Belarus (2)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (7)
China (20)
Denmark (16)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Great Britain (11)
Germany (6)
Guatemala (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
India (2)
Indonesia (20)
Japan (7)
South Korea (17)
Malaysia (7)
Mauritius (4)
Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (2)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (1)
Russia (5)
Singapore (1)
Suriname (1)
Switzerland (2)
Sweden (10)
Chinese Taipei (6)
Thailand (7)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Ukraine (3)
United States (3)
References
- ^ "Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
Sources
- "Badminton at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved November 1, 2010.
- "Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- "ATLANTA 1996 OLYMPIC GAMES". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on June 1, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2019.