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Badminton at the Summer Olympics

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Badminton at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodeBDM
Governing bodyBWF
Events5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1)
Summer Olympics
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976
Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics

Badminton had its debut as an official event on the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in eight Olympiads. 74 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 17 appearing all nine times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.

Summary

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Games Year Events Best nation
XX 1972 4  Indonesia (1)
XXIV 1988 5  South Korea (1)
XXV 1992 4  Indonesia (2)
XXVI 1996 5  South Korea (2)
XXVII 2000 5  China (1)
XXVIII 2004 5  China (2)
XXIX 2008 5  China (3)
XXX 2012 5  China (4)
XXXI 2016 5  China (5)
XXXII 2020 5  China (6)
XXXIII 2024 5  China (7)
XXXIV 2028 5
XXXV 2032 5

History

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The 1972 Summer Olympics saw the inaugural staging of badminton, as a demonstration sport. Two decades later, after a successful exhibition at the 1988 games, the sport was officially introduced to the Olympics in 1989, and debuted in competition at the 1992 Games where 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Four medals were awarded in each event, including two bronzes. At the following Games in 1996, had 5 events with the addition of mixed doubles. Since 1996 there is a playoff between the two semi-final losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal. This format has continued to 2024 Olympics.

Events

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(d) = demonstration event
(e) = exhibition event

Current program
Event 72 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24
Men's singles (d) (e) X X X X X X X X X
Men's doubles (d) (e) X X X X X X X X X
Women's singles (d) (e) X X X X X X X X X
Women's doubles (e) X X X X X X X X X
Mixed doubles (d) (e) X X X X X X X X
Events 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Medal table

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As of the 2024 Olympics[1]
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China22151552
2 Indonesia86822
3 South Korea78722
4 Denmark33410
5 Chinese Taipei2103
6 Japan1146
7 Spain1001
8 Malaysia06511
9 Great Britain0123
 India0123
11 Netherlands0101
 Thailand0101
13 Russia0011
Totals (13 entries)444448136

Successful national teams

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Below is the gold medalists showed based on category and countries after the 2024 Summer Olympics. China has been successfully dominating the Summer Olympics, it is the only country ever to achieve a shutout of the medals, which they did at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Indonesia is the second most successful country in Badminton sports after China at the Olympics event. China and Indonesia are the only countries that have ever won gold medals in every badminton discipline. Bolded numbers below indicate a country as the overall winner of Olympic badminton of that year.

As of the 2024 Olympics
Rank Country 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Total
1  China 1 4 3 3 5 2 2 2 22
2  Indonesia 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
3  South Korea 2 2 1 1 1 7
4  Denmark 1 1 1 3
5  Chinese Taipei 1 1 2
6  Japan 1 1
 Spain 1 1

Medal summary by event

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Men's singles

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As of 2024 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China4239
2 Denmark3025
3 Indonesia2237
4 Malaysia0325
5 South Korea0101
 Thailand0101
Totals (6 entries)991028

Women's singles

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As of 2024 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China53412
2 South Korea2103
3 Indonesia1135
4 Spain1001
5 India0123
6 Chinese Taipei0101
 Denmark0101
 Netherlands0101
9 Japan0011
Totals (9 entries)991028

Men's doubles

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As of 2024 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Indonesia3126
2 China2316
3 South Korea2237
4 Chinese Taipei2002
5 Malaysia0235
6 Denmark0101
7 Great Britain0011
Totals (7 entries)991028

Women's doubles

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As of 2024 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China65415
2 South Korea1247
3 Japan1113
4 Indonesia1001
5 Denmark0101
6 Russia0011
Totals (6 entries)991028

Mixed doubles

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As of 2024 Olympics
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China52310
2 South Korea2204
3 Indonesia1203
4 Great Britain0112
5 Malaysia0101
6 Denmark0022
 Japan0022
Totals (7 entries)88824

Qualification

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The Badminton World Federation's ranking list is used to determine qualification for the Olympic tournament. For singles, around 40 competitors are selected. For doubles, 16 pairs are selected.

The general method of selection is by ranking. Each National Olympic Committee can send a maximum of two players/pairs if both players/pairs are within the top 16 on the singles rankings or top 8 on the doubles rankings. Below that, each NOC can send a maximum of one player/pair.

Each of the five continental confederations will be guaranteed at least two entries in each singles and at least one entry in each doubles event (this is called the Continental Representation Place system). If this has not been satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranked player or pair from the respective continent will qualify. An NOC can qualify players or pairs in a maximum of two events through the Continental Representation Place system; if a NOC qualifies for more than two events through the Continental Representation Place system, the NOC must choose which of them are qualified, and the quota place declined will be offered to the next NOC's eligible player or pair.

The host nation reserves one spot in each of the men's and women's singles events. If one or more players from the host nation qualify directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible player.

Competition

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Olympic badminton consists of a group stage and single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are up to 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.

Participating nations

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The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Olympics.

Nation 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Years
 Algeria 1 2 2
 Australia 2 8 7 6 6 5 5 4 3 9
 Austria 2 1 2 2 1 1 6
 Azerbaijan [a] 1 2 2
 Belarus [a] 2 1 1 3
 Belgium 1 1 2 2 1 2 6
 Brazil 2 2 2 3
 Brunei 1 1
 Bulgaria 7 3 4 2 1 1 3 3 3 9
 Canada 6 7 6 7 4 4 2 8 4 9
 China 13 20 17 19 19 17 14 14 16 9
 Chinese Taipei 6 5 5 4 8 4 5 6 8
 Cuba 1 1
 Czech Republic [b] 2 2 2 4 4
 Czechoslovakia 2 Country dissolved into Czech Republic and Slovakia 1
 Denmark 12 16 18 12 10 9 8 9 7 9
 Egypt 1 1 3 3
 El Salvador 1 1
 Estonia 2 1 2 2 1 5
 Finland 2 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 9
 France 4 2 3 3 2 2 2 4 9 9
 Germany 4 6 6 6 5 6 7 5 4 9
 Great Britain 12 11 12 11 6 4 8 7 3 9
 Greece 2 1
 Guatemala 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 7
 Hong Kong 5 3 4 5 3 4 7 4 6 9
 Hungary 3 1 1 2 4
 Iceland 3 1 1 1 4
 India 3 2 2 3 2 5 7 4 7 9
 Indonesia 13 20 19 14 11 9 10 11 9 9
 Iran 1 1 2
 Ireland 1 2 2 2 1 2 6
 Israel 1 1 2 1 4
 Italy 1 1 1 1 4
 Jamaica 1 1
 Japan 11 7 9 11 10 11 9 13 12 9
 Kazakhstan 1 1
 Lithuania 2 1 2
 Malaysia 6 7 6 9 9 6 8 8 8 9
 Maldives 1 1 1 3
 Malta 1 1
 Mauritius 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 7
 Mexico 1 1 1 2 1 5
 Myanmar 1 1 2
 Nepal 1 1
 Netherlands 3 5 8 4 1 3 4 2 8
 New Zealand 4 2 2 3 4
 Nigeria 2 1 3 1 4
 Norway 1 1 1 3
 Pakistan 1 1
 Peru 1 1 1 2 1 1 6
 Philippines 1 1
 Poland 6 1 3 3 5 6 5 7
 Portugal 2 1 1 2 2 2 6
 Refugee Olympic Team 1 1 2
 Romania 1 1
 Russia [a] 5 3 2 2 6 4 [c] 6
 ROC [d] 4 1
 Seychelles 2 1
 Singapore 3 1 3 5 4 2 2 4 8
 Slovakia [b] 1 1 1 3
 Slovenia 1 1 1 3
 South Africa 2 6 5 4 1 1 6
 South Korea 12 17 12 15 13 12 14 10 12 9
 Spain 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
 Sri Lanka 1 1 2 1 1 1 6
 Suriname 1 1 1 1 4
 Sweden 8 10 6 3 1 1 1 1 8
 Switzerland 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 7
 Thailand 8 7 6 8 4 6 7 7 9 9
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 1
 Turkey 1 1 1 1 4
 Uganda 1 1 2
 Ukraine [a] 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 7
 Unified Team 2 Dissolved 1
 United States 6 3 1 2 5 3 7 4 7 9
 Vietnam 2 1 2 2 2 5
 Zambia 1 1
Nations 36 37 28 32 50 51 46 49 49 74
Year 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 9
  1. ^ a b c d Competed within the Unified Team
  2. ^ a b Competed within Czechoslovakia
  3. ^ Competed as ROC
  4. ^ Competed within the Unified Team (1992) and as Russia (1996–2016)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
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