Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events held at the previous Games (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a fifth 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 in women's singles, where sets were to 11. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University gymnasium.
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | Dong Jiong (CHN) | Rashid Sidek (MAS) |
| Women's singles | Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) | Mia Audina (INA) | Susi Susanti (INA) |
| Men's doubles | Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky (INA) |
Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock (MAS) |
Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho (INA) |
| Women's doubles | Ge Fei and Gu Jun (CHN) |
Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock (KOR) |
Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
| Mixed doubles | Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah (KOR) |
Park Joo-bong and Ra Kyung-min (KOR) |
Liu Jianjun and Sun Man (CHN) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
48 women competed in the singles competition.
16 of the competitors received byes in this round, with the other 32 playing each other to advance to the next round.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ye Zhaoying, China | () | Bye |
| Chia Fong Chan, Malaysia | () | Bye |
| Margit Borg, Sweden | (11-6, 11-4) | Neli Nadjalkova, Bulgaria |
| Somharuthai Jaroensiri, Thailand | (11-1, 11-2) | Elsa Nielsen, Iceland |
| Kim Ji-hyun, Korea | () | Bye |
| Sandra Dimbour, France | () | Bye |
| Hisako Mizui, Japan | (11-2, 11-1) | Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre, Mauritius |
| Elena Rybkhina, Russia | (11-6, 12-11) | Joanne Muggeridge, Great Britain |
| Camilla Martin, Denmark | () | Bye |
| Rhona Robertson, New Zealand | () | Bye |
| Huang Chia-Chi, Chinese Taipei | (11-6, 11-7) | Ra Kyung-min, Korea |
| Denyse Julien, Canada | (11-3, 11-0) | Debra O'Connor, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Christine Magnusson, Sweden | () | Bye |
| Kelly Morgan, Great Britain | (11-1, 11-5) | Yang Song, Australia |
| Zarinah Abdullah, Singapore | (11-3, 11-10) | Elena Nosdran, Ukraine |
| Anne Søndergaard, Denmark | (default) | Diana Koleva, Bulgaria |
| Yuliani Sentosa, Indonesia | (6-11, 11-3, 11-1) | Vlada Tcherniavskaia, Belarus |
| Marina Yakusheva, Russia | () | Bye |
| Yao Yan, China | () | Bye |
| Santi Wibowo, Switzerland | (11-7, 7-11, 11-3) | Martine de Souza, Mauritius |
| Yasuko Mizui, Japan | (11-0, 8-11, 11-7) | Lisa Campbell, Australia |
| Obigeli Olorunsola, Nigeria | () | Bye |
| Bang Soo-hyun, Korea | () | Bye |
| Jeng Shwu-Zen, Chinese Taipei | (11-2, 11-6) | Erika von Heiland, United States |
| Pornsawan Plungwech, Thailand | (11-4, 4-11, 11-6) | Catrine Bengtsson, Sweden |
| Andrea Odor, Hungary | () | Bye |
| Han Jingna, China | () | Bye |
| PVV Lakshimi, India | (11-6, 11-6) | Anne Gibson, Great Britain |
| Katarzyna Krasowska, Poland | (11-6, 11-5) | Amparo Lim, Philippines |
| Doris Piche, Canada | () | Bye |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | () | Bye |
All participants had matches in this round. Only four of the sixteen winners were European, the rest came from Asian nations. All three members of the Chinese team and all three members of the Indonesian team advanced, as did two of the Japanese players and two of the Korean players.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ye Zhaoying, China | (11-4, 11-1) | Chia Fong Chan, Malaysia |
| Margit Borg, Sweden | (11-3, 7-11, 11-5) | Somharuthai Jaroensiri, Thailand |
| Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea | (11-2, 11-3) | Sandra Dimbour, France |
| Hisako Mizui, Japan | (11-1, 11-8) | Elena Rybkhina, Russia |
| Camilla Martin, Denmark | (11-2, 11-2) | Rhona Robertson, New Zealand |
| Huang Chia-Chi, Chinese Taipei | (9-11, 11-5, 11-1) | Denyse Julien, Canada |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-6, 11-1) | Christine Magnusson, Sweden |
| Kelly Morgan, Great Britain | (12-9, 0-11, 11-3) | Zarinah Abdullah, Singapore |
| Yuliani Sentoso, Indonesia | (11-1, 11-3) | Anne Søndergaard, Denmark |
| Yao Yan, China | (11-4, 11-4) | Marina Yakusheva, Russia |
| Yasuko Mizui, Japan | (11-4, 11-6) | Santi Wibowo, Switzerland |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-0, 11-0) | Obigeli Olorunsola, Nigeria |
| Pornsawan Plungwech, Thailand | (11-5, 11-0) | Jeng Shwu-Zen, Chinese Taipei |
| Han Jingna, China | (11-0, 11-1) | Andrea Odor, Hungary |
| Katarzyna Krasowska, Poland | (11-5, 11-6) | PVV Lakshimi, India |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (11-1, 11-3) | Doris Piche, Canada |
Three of the four Europeans were defeated in this round, leaving only Camilla Martin of Denmark. Both of the Japanese players were also defeated, as well as the first Indonesian woman to exit the tournament. China was the only nation to advance all three of its players to the quarterfinals. Indonesia and Korea both qualified two players for the next round.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ye Zhaoying, China | (11-4, 11-4) | Margit Borg, Sweden |
| Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea | (11-4, 11-0) | Hisako Mizui, Japan |
| Camilla Martin, Denmark | (12-11, 11-9) | Huang Chia-Chi, Chinese Taipei |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-2, 4-11, 12-9) | Kelly Morgan, Great Britain |
| Yao Yan, China | (11-6, 11-5) | Yuliani Sentoso, Indonesia |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-2, 11-3) | Yasuko Mizui, Japan |
| Han Jingna, China | (11-3, 11-6) | Pornsawan Plungwech, Thailand |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (11-4, 11-0) | Katarzyna Krasowska, Poland |
The quarterfinals were disastrous for China. The Chinese women lost all three of the matches they played, and a loss by the Dane narrowed the competition to one between the two nations of Indonesia and Korea.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea | (11-5, 12-11) | Ye Zhaoying, China |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-6, 8-11, 11-5) | Camilla Martin, Denmark |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-3, 11-2) | Yao Yan, China |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (3-11, 11-4, 11-8) | Han Jingna, China |
Both of the semifinal matches were Indonesia-Korea rivalries. The first, between Mia Audina of Indonesia and Kim Ji-Hyun of Korea, continued Audina's streak of three-set victories. The second semifinal was a rematch of the 1992 final, in which Susi Susanti had defeated Bang Soo-hyun in three sets. After completely dominating one opponent and allowing only ten points in the three matches she had played, Bang won a pair of tight sets against Susanti to advance to the final.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-6, 9-11, 11-1) | Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-9, 11-8) | Susi Susanti, Indonesia |
Defending gold medallist Susanti, eliminated from the chance to repeat by Bang in the semifinals, had little trouble dispatching Bang's countrywoman Kim Ji-Hyun to earn the bronze medal.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (11-4, 11-1) | Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea |
The final women's singles match pitted the veteran, and defending silver medallist, Bang against the 16-year old Mia Audina. The elder woman won handily.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-6, 11-7) | Mia Audina, Indonesia |
49 players from 31 nations competed in the men's singles competition.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Joko Suprianto, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Pontus Jantti, Finland | () | Bye |
| Jens Olsson, Sweden | (12-15, 15-6, 17-15) | Kenneth Erichsen, Guatemala |
| Peter Knowles, Great Britain | (2-15, 15-10, 15-7) | Kevin Han, United States |
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | () | Bye |
| Andrey Antropov, Russia | () | Bye |
| Jaimie Dawson, Canada | (15-5, 15-4) | Oscar Brandon, Suriname |
| Yu Lizhi, China | (15-5, 12-15, 15-1) | Oliver Pongratz, Germany |
| Dong Jiong, China | () | Bye |
| Joris van Soerland, Netherlands | () | Bye |
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, Denmark | (15-2, 15-2) | Kayode Akinsanya, Nigeria |
| Hannes Fuchs, Austria | (15-2, 15-6) | Julian Robertson, Great Britain |
| Park Sung-Woo, Korea | () | Bye |
| Chang Jeng-Shyong, Chinese Taipei | () | Bye |
| Fumihiko Machida, Japan | (15-11, 15-5) | Stephan Beeharry, Mauritius |
| Kitipon Kitikul, Thailand | (15-7, 17-15) | Todor Velkov, Bulgaria |
| Iain Sydie, Canada | (15-9, 15-9) | Murray Hocking, Australia |
| Thomas Wapp, Switzerland | (15-8, 10-15, 15-11) | Mario Carulla Schultz, Peru |
| Darren Hall, Great Britain | (16-18, 15-12, 17-16) | Ron Michels, Netherlands |
| Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea | () | Bye |
| Liu En-Horng, Chinese Taipei | (15-10, 15-2) | Eddy Clarisse, Mauritius |
| Michael Helber, Germany | (15-12, 15-1) | Mikhail Korchouk, Belarus |
| Deepankar Bhattacharya, India | () | Bye |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Kim Hak-kyun, Korea | (default) | Anil Kaul, Canada |
| Sun Jun, China | (15-5, 15-6) | Etienne Thobois, France |
| Tomas Johansson, Sweden | () | Bye |
| Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Jeroen van Dijk, Netherlands | (15-8, 15-10) | Pavel Uvarov, Russia |
| Ong Ewe Hock, Malaysia | (17-14, 12-15, 15-2) | Robert Liljequist, Finland |
| Vladislav Druzchenko, Ukraine | () | Bye |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | () | Bye |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Joko Suprianto, Indonesia | (15-1, 15-5) | Pontus Jantti, Finland |
| Jens Olsson, Sweden | (15-11, 15-9) | Peter Knowles, Great Britain |
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (15-11, 15-7) | Andrey Antropov, Russia |
| Yu Lizhi, China | (15-10, 15-11) | Jaimie Dawson, Canada |
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-9, 15-4) | Joris van Soerland, Netherlands |
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, Denmark | (15-2, 15-5) | Hannes Fuchs, Austria |
| Park Sung-Woo, Korea | (15-5, 15-3) | Chang Jeng-Shyong, Chinese Taipei |
| Fumihiko Machida, Japan | (15-7, 15-11) | Kitipon Kitikul, Thailand |
| Iain Sydie, Canada | (15-7, 15-7) | Thomas Wapp, Switzerland |
| Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea | (15-7, 15-11) | Darren Hall, Great Britain |
| Liu En-Horng, Chinese Taipei | (8-15, 15-0, 15-2) | Michael Helber, Germany |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-4) | Deepankar Bhattacharya, India |
| Sun Jun, China | (15-5, 17-14) | Kim Hak-Kyun, Korea |
| Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-1) | Tomas Johansson, Sweden |
| Ong Ewe Hock, Malaysia | (15-11, 15-10) | Jeroen van Dijk, Netherlands |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-7, 15-6) | Vladislav Druzchenko, Ukraine |
Defending bronze medallist Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen was defeated in the round of 16, though his fellow Dane Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, who had been defeated in the quarterfinals four years earlier, was the only non-Asian to advance to the quarterfinals. Indonesia's three players all continued to advance.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Joko Suprianto, Indonesia | (15-11, 15-12) | Jens Olsson, Sweden |
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (15-5, 15-2) | Yu Lizhi, China |
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-6, 18-15) | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, Denmark |
| Park Sung-Woo, Korea | (15-5, 15-9) | Fumihiko Machida, Japan |
| Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea | (15-8, 15-12) | Iain Sydie, Canada |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | (15-0, 15-7) | Liu En-Horng, Chinese Taipei |
| Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-6) | Sun Jun, China |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (17-14, 15-9) | Ong Ewe Hock, Malaysia |
Rashid Sidek of Malaysia pulled off a surprising upset over the #1-seeded Indonesian Joko Suprianto. Høyer Larsen kept a second European medal hopes alive with his defeat of another member of the Indonesian team, defending gold medallist Alan Budikusuma. The final Indonesian won his match, which along with Dong Jiong's defeat of Park Sung-Woo eliminated the Korean team.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (15-5, 15-12) | Joko Suprianto, Indonesia |
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-6, 15-6) | Park Sung-Woo, Korea |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | (15-0, 15-13) | Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-11, 15-6) | Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia |
Høyer Larsen continued to win, defeating another Indonesian to become the first European to win an Olympic badminton semifinal match. Dong defeated Sidek in the other match.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-6, 18-16) | Rashid Sidek, Malaysia |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-11, 15-6) | Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia |
Sidek defeated Arbi in the bronze medal match, keeping the Indonesian team from a medal in the men's singles which they had dominated four years earlier.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (5-15, 15-11, 15-6) | Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-12, 15-10) | Dong Jiong, China |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-ah & Jang Hye-ock, Korea | () | Bye |
| Tomomi Matsuo & Masako Sakamoto, Japan | (15-0, 15-4) | Diana Koleva & Nely Nedjalkova, Bulgaria |
| Julie Bradbury & Joanne Wright, Great Britain | () | Bye |
| Ann Lou Jørgensen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark | (15-13, 15-10) | Elena Rybkhina & Marina Yakusheva, Russia |
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | () | Bye |
| Lili Tampi & Finarsih, Indonesia | (15-9, 15-4) | Rhonda Cator & Amanda Hardy, Australia |
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen & Marlene Thomsen, Denmark | (15-4, 15-1) | Linda French & Erika von Heiland, United States |
| Chung Jae-Hee & Park Soo-Hyun, Korea | (15-7, 15-6) | Chen Li-Chin & Tsai Huey-Min, Chinese Taipei |
| Eline Coene & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands | (15-10, 15-5) | Kelly Morgan & Joanne Muggeridge, Great Britain |
| Chen Ying & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-2, 11-15, 15-1) | Victoria Evtoushenko & Elena Nosdran, Ukraine |
| Kim Shin Young & Kim Mee-Hyang, Korea | (15-12, 18-13) | Aiko Miyamura & Akiko Miyamura, Japan |
| Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | () | Bye |
| Tammy Jenkins & Rhona Robertson, New Zealand | (15-7, 15-4) | Si-An Deng & Denyse Julien, Canada |
| Eliza & Zelin Resiana, Indonesia | (15-6, 15-13) | Maria Bengtsson & Margit Borg, Sweden |
| Katrin Schmidt & Kerstin Ubben, Germany | (15-1, 15-2) | Martine de Souza & Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre, Mauritius |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | () | Bye |
Of the eight pairs that won in this round, three were Chinese and three more were from Denmark.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea | (15-7, 15-6) | Tomomi Matsuo & Masako Sakamoto, Japan |
| Ann Jørgensen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark | (15-4, 15-5) | Julie Bradbury & Joanne Wright, Great Britain |
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | (15-1, 4-15, 15-6) | Lili Tampi & Finarsih, Indonesia |
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen & Marlene Thomsen, Denmark | (15-8, 13-15, 15-9) | Chung Jae-Hee & Park Soo-Hyun, Korea |
| Chen Ying & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-8, 15-13) | Eline Coene & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands |
| Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-8, 15-8) | Kim Mee-Hyang & Kim Shin-Young, Korea |
| Eliza & Zelin Resiana, Indonesia | (15-9, 15-2) | Tammy Jenkins & Rhona Robertson, New Zealand |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-3, 15-6) | Katrin Schmidt & Kerstin Ubben, Germany |
Two of the Danish pairs and one of the Chinese pairs were defeated in the quarterfinals.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea | (15-9, 15-9) | Ann Jørgensen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark |
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | (15-8, 15-3) | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen & Marlene Thomsen, Denmark |
| Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-6, 8-15, 15-5) | Chen Ying & Peng Xingyong, China |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-7, 15-3) | Eliza & Resiana Zelin, Indonesia |
Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu tried valiantly to force an all-Chinese final, but lost a hard-fought third set to the Korean pair.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea | (15-12, 10-15, 18-16) | Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-8, 15-2) | Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark |
After nearly making the final, Qin and Tang had difficulty in their first set of the bronze medal match. They quickly corrected before the second set, winning that one and the third relatively easily to earn the bronze medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | (7-15, 15-4, 15-8) | Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark |
Ge and Gu's dominance of the tournament continued straight through the final.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-5, 15-5) | Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Michael Søgaard & Henrik Svarrer, Denmark | (15-11, 5-15, 18-15) | Kim Dong-moon & Yoo Yong-sung, Korea |
| Huang Zhanzhong & Jiang Xin, China | () | Bye |
| Peter Blackburn & Paul Straight, Australia | (15-3, 15-8) | Stephan Beeharry & Eddy Clarisse, Mauritius |
| Rudy Gunawan & Bambang Suprianto, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia | (15-7, 15-3) | Anil Kaul & Iain Sydie, Canada |
| Pramote Teerawiwatana & Sakrapee Thongsari, Thailand | () | Bye |
| Simon Archer & Chris Hunt, Great Britain | (15-11, 15-12) | Chan Siu Kwong & He Tim, Hong Kong |
| Andrey Antropov & Nikolai Zuyev, Russia | (15-10, 15-5) | Nick Ponting & Julian Robertson, Great Britain |
| Michael Helber & Michael Keck, Germany | (15-8, 15-13) | Peter Axelsson & Pär-Gunnar Jönsson, Sweden |
| Jens Eriksen & Christian Jakobsen, Denmark | (15-10, 17-14) | Jaimie Dawson & Darryl Yung, Canada |
| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | () | Bye |
| Ha Tae-kwon & Kang Kyung-Jin, Korea | (15-8, 15-5) | Siripong Siripul & Khunakorn Sudhisodhi, Thailand |
| Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund, Denmark | () | Bye |
| Ge Cheng & Tao Xiaoqiang, China | (15-2, 15-3) | Darren Hall & Peter Knowles, Great Britain |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | () | Bye |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (15-10, 15-7) | Michael Søgaard & Henrik Svarrer, Denmark |
| Huang Zhanzhong & Jiang Xin, China | (15-7, 15-9) | Peter Blackburn & Paul Straight, Australia |
| Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia | (18-13, 4-15, 15-6) | Rudy Gunawan & Bambang Suprianto, Indonesia |
| Simon Archer & Chris Hunt, Great Britain | (18-14, 15-11) | Pramote Teerawiwatana & Sakrapee Thongsari, Thailand |
| Andrey Antropov & Nikolai Zuyev, Russia | (15-1, 15-7) | Michael Helber & Michael Keck, Germany |
| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | (15-8, 15-12) | Jens Eriksen & Christian Jakobsen, Denmark |
| Ha Tae-Kwon & Kang Kyung-Jin, Korea | (15-11, 14-17, 15-11) | Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund, Denmark |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | (15-8, 15-2) | Ge Cheng & Tao Xiaoqiang, China |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (15-7, 15-7) | Huang Zhanzhong & Jiang Xin, China |
| Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia | (15-5, 15-12) | Simon Archer & Chris Hunt, Great Britain |
| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-1) | Andrey Antropov & Nikolai Zuyev, Russia |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | (18-17, 15-8) | Ha Tae-Kwon & Kang Kyung-Jin, Korea |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (15-3, 15-5) | Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | (15-10, 15-4) | Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia |
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | (15-4, 12-15, 15-8) | Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia |
| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (5-15, 15-13, 15-12) | Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia |
| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-min, Korea | (15-3, 15-6) | Iain Sydie & Doris Piche, Canada |
| Peter Axelsson & Catrine Bengtsson, Sweden | (15-5, 15-8) | Chris Hunt & Joanne Muggeridge, Great Britain |
| Tao Xiaoqiang & Wang Xiaoyuan, China | (15-5, 15-4) | Murray Hocking & Lisa Campbell, Australia |
| Christian Jakobsen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark | (15-1, 15-2) | Kayode Akinsanya & Obigeli Olorunsola, Nigeria |
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (15-12, 15-3) | Anil Kaul & Si-An Deng, Canada |
| Peter Blackburn & Rhonda Cator, Australia | (15-7, 15-3) | Mikhail Korchouk & Vlada Tcherniavskaia, Belarus |
| Flandy Limpele & Rosalina Riseu, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-6) | Simon Archer & Julie Bradbury, Great Britain |
| Jens Eriksen & Helene Kirkegaard, Denmark | (15-6, 15-8) | Stephan Beeharry & Martine de Souza, Mauritius |
| Ron Michels & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands | (15-4, 15-6) | Todor Velkov & Nely Nedjalkova, Bulgaria |
| Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-5, 15-5) | Vladislav Druzchenko & Victoria Evtoushenko, Ukraine |
| Darryl Yung & Denyse Julien, Canada | (15-10, 17-14) | Paul Stevenson & Amanda Hardy, Australia |
| Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-5, 15-2) | Thomas Wapp & Santi Wibowo, Switzerland |
| Nick Ponting & Joanne Wright, Great Britain | (15-10, 18-14) | Michael Keck & Karen Stechmann, Germany |
| Kim Dong-moon & Gil Young-ah, Korea | (15-6, 15-10) | He Tim & Chan Oi Ni, Hong Kong |
| Jan-Eric Antonsson & Astrid Crabo, Sweden | (15-4, 15-12) | Eddy Clarisse & Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre, Mauritius |
| Trikus Heryanto & Minarti Timur, Indonesia | (15-6, 15-6) | Nikolai Zuyev & Marina Yakusheva, Russia |
| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea | (15-1, 17-15) | Peter Axelsson & Catrine Bengtsson, Sweden |
| Tao Xiaoqiang & Wang Xiaoyuan, China | (16-17, 15-6, 15-5) | Christian Jakobsen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark |
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (15-4, 7-15, 15-4) | Peter Blackburn & Rhonda Cator, Australia |
| Flandy Limpele & Rosalina Riseu, Indonesia | (10-15, 15-9, 15-9) | Jens Eriksen & Helene Kirkegaard, Denmark |
| Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-4, 15-6) | Ron Michels & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands |
| Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-11, 15-6) | Darryl Yung & Denyse Julien, Canada |
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (18-13, 15-1) | Nick Ponting & Joanne Wright, Great Britain |
| Trikus Heryanto & Minarti Timur, Indonesia | (15-5, 18-13) | Jan-Eric Antonsson & Astrid Crabo, Sweden |
The Korean pairs won both of their matches, while the three Chinese pairs won two (losing only to the Koreans). This set up a pair of China-Korea semifinal matches.
| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea | (15-7, 15-9) | Tao Xiaoqiang & Wang Xiaoyuan, China |
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (15-2, 5-15, 15-7) | Flandy Limpele & Rosalina Riseu, Indonesia |
| Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-10, 6-15, 18-15) | Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark |
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (15-4, 15-13) | Trikus Heryanto & Minarti Timur, Indonesia |
The Koreans won both semifinals in straight sets, bumping the Chinese pairs from gold medal contention and creating a Korean face-off in the final.
| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea | (15-10, 15-4) | Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China |
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (15-6, 15-8) | Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China |
In a hard-fought match for the bronze medal, Liu and Sun fell behind by losing the first set. The second set went to 17-15, with Liu and Sun staying alive by winning it. In the third set, Chen and Peng could no longer keep up, and were defeated by their fellows.
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (13-15, 17-15, 15-4) | Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China |
Park and Ra quickly got ahead of Kim and Gil in the final, winning the first set in a close game. The second set was more lopsided, with Kim and Gil winning handily. The final set, which determined the gold medal winners, was another close one. Gil's gold medal in this event completed her set of medals along with the bronze she had won in women's doubles in 1992 and the silver in women's doubles in 1996.
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (13-15, 15-4, 15-12) | Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea |
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