Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| Badminton at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Munich, West Germany |
| Dates | 4 September 1972 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 25 (17 men, 8 women) from 11 nations |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles |
Rudy Hartono |
Svend Pri |
Sture Johnsson |
Wolfgang Bochow | |||
| Women's singles |
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Utami Dewi |
Gillian Gilks |
| Hiroe Yuki | |||
| Men's doubles |
Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata |
 Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan |
Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot |
Willi Braun Roland Maywald | |||
| Mixed doubles |
Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
Svend Pri Ulla Strand |
Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden |
Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 nations) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Event results
25 participants from 11 countries took part in four events. Several entries in the doubles events were mixed teams of players from different nations, a practice not allowed in official medal events at the Olympic Games since 1904. All competition took place on September 4.
Men's singles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 15 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 12 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 |  | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 |  | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | bye | |||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 |  | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 |  | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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References
- Ed. Herbert Kunze (ed.). The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3: The competitions (PDF) (PDF). München: proSport GmbH & Co. pp. 528–529. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
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