Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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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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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
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.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Denmark
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Dong Jiong China
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Rashid Sidek Malaysia
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| Men's doubles |
 Ricky Subagjaand Rexy Mainaky (INA) |
 Cheah Soon Kitand Yap Kim Hock (MAS) |
Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho (INA) |
| Women's singles |
Bang Soo-hyun South Korea
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Mia Audina Indonesia
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Susi Susanti Indonesia
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| Women's doubles |
 Ge Feiand Gu Jun (CHN) |
 Gil Young-ahand Jang Hye-ock (KOR) |
Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
| Mixed doubles |
Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah (KOR) |
Park Joo-bong and Ra Kyung-min (KOR) |
Liu Jianjun and Sun Man (CHN) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 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.
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