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Badminton at the Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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 |
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 |
Bang Soo-hyun![]() |
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) |
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 |
A total of 37 nations participated in this event.
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