Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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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.
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[edit] Event results
25 participants from 11 countries took part in four events. Interestingly, 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.
[edit] Men's singles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
 Rudy Hartono (INA) |
15 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Jamie Paulson (CAN) |
12 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Hartono (INA) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Sture Johnsson (SWE) |
2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sture Johnsson (SWE) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Suresh Goel (IND) |
5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Hartono (INA) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Svend Pri (DEN) |
6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri (DEN) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Bandid Jaiyen (THA) |
11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri (DEN) |
9 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
 Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) |
15 | 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Mong Tan Aik (MAS) |
10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] Men's doubles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra and Christian Hadinata (INA) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mong Tan Aik (MAS) Bandid Jaiyen (THA) |
7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra and Christian Hadinata (INA) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Elliot Stuartand Derek Talbot (GBR) |
8 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Elliot Stuart and Derek Talbot (GBR) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) Jamie Paulson (CAN) |
3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra and Christian Hadinata (INA) |
15 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ng Boon Bee and P. Gunalan (MAS) |
4 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ng Boon Bee and P. Gunalan (MAS) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Ippei Kojima (JPN) Suresh Goel (IND) |
8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ng Boon Bee and P. Gunalan (MAS) |
12 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willi Braun and Roland Maywald (FRG) |
15 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Willi Braun and Roland Maywald (FRG) |
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| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Women's singles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Nakajama (JPN) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ulla Strand (DEN) |
5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Nakajama (JPN) |
11 | 8 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Gilks (GBR) |
3 | 11 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Gilks (GBR) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brigitte Steden (FRG) |
9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Nakajama (JPN) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utami Dewi (INA) |
5 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utami Dewi (INA) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eva Twedberg (SWE) |
7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utami Dewi (INA) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroe Yuki (JPN) |
5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hiroe Yuki (JPN) |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Joke van Beusekom (NED) |
3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
[edit] Mixed doubles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks (GBR) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ippei Kojima and Noriko Nakajama (JPN) |
9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks (GBR) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden (FRG) |
10 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roland Maywald and Brigitte Steden (FRG) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sture Johnsson and Eva Twedberg (SWE) |
7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Talbot and Gillian Gilks (GBR) |
15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri and Ulla Strand (DEN) |
6 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri and Ulla Strand (DEN) |
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| bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri and Ulla Strand (DEN) |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christian Hadinata and Utami Dewi (INA) |
12 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Christian Hadinata and Utami Dewi (INA) |
15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Elliot Stuart (GBR) Joke van Beusekom (NED) |
9 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
[edit] Reference
- in Ed. Herbert Kunze: The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3: The competitions. München: proSport GmbH & Co., pp. 528-529.
| Events at the 1972 Summer Olympics (Munich) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Badminton (demonstration) • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Water skiing (demonstration) • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Badminton at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1972 (demonstration) • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 (demonstration) • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in badminton |
