Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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]
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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 |
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 |
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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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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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