Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Logo representing badminton at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics
Venue	Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
Dates	9 August – 17 August

Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women		mixed

Badminton competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 August to 17 August at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.

Qualification

The qualification for 2008 Summer Olympics began from May 2007 until April 2008. During that period, all of tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (except test events) awarded points to qualify for Olympic Games.

Competition schedule

Draw

The Draw of the competition was held on July 26, 2008 in Beijing Henan Plaza Hotel at 16:00 CST (UTC+8). The draw was originally scheduled on August 4, 2008, just five days before the start of the competition. However it was brought forward to ensure better television broadcast scheduling.^[1]

Lee Chong Wei playing in the semifinals

Medal summary

Medal table

Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.^[2]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	3	2	3	8
2	Indonesia (INA)	1	1	1	3
	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	1	3
4	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	0	1
Total		5	5	5	15

Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Lin Dan China (CHN)	Lee Chong Wei Malaysia (MAS)	Chen Jin China (CHN)
Men's doubles	Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan Indonesia (INA)	Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng China (CHN)	Lee Jae-jin and Hwang Ji-man South Korea (KOR)
Women's singles	Zhang Ning China (CHN)	Xie Xingfang China (CHN)	Maria Kristin Yulianti Indonesia (INA)
Women's doubles	Du Jing and Yu Yang China (CHN)	Lee Kyung-won and Lee Hyo-jung South Korea (KOR)	Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili China (CHN)
Mixed doubles	Lee Yong-dae and Lee Hyo-jung South Korea (KOR)	Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir Indonesia (INA)	He Hanbin and Yu Yang China (CHN)

Participating nations

Nation	Men's singles	Men's doubles	Women's singles	Women's doubles	Mixed doubles	Total
Algeria	1					1
Australia	1	2	1	2		6
Belarus			1			1
Bulgaria			1			1
Canada	1		1		2	4
China	3	4	3	6	4	19
Chinese Taipei	1		1	2		4
Czech Republic	1		1			2
Denmark	2	4	1	2	2	10
Egypt			1			1
Estonia	1		1			2
Finland	1		1			2
France	1		1			2
Germany	1		2		2	5
Great Britain	1		1	2	4	6
Guatemala	1					1
Hong Kong	1		2			3
Iceland			1			1
India	1		1			2
Indonesia	2	4	1	2	4	11
Iran	1					1
Ireland	1		1			2
Italy			1			1
Japan	1	4	1	4		10
Lithuania	1		1			2
Malaysia	2	4	1	2		9
Mauritius			1			1
Mexico			1			1
New Zealand	1				2	3
Nigeria			1			1
Peru			1			1
Poland	1	2	1		2	5
Portugal	1		1			2
Russia	1		1			2
Seychelles					2	2
Singapore	1		1	2	2	5
Slovakia			1			1
Slovenia			1			1
South Africa		2	1	2		5
South Korea	2	4	1	4	4	13
Spain	1		1			2
Sri Lanka			1			1
Sweden			1			1
Switzerland	1		1			2
Thailand	1		1		2	4
Uganda	1					1
Ukraine	1		1			2
United States	1	2	1	2		5
Vietnam	1		1			2
Zambia	1					1
Total athletes	41	32	47	32	32	173
Total NOCs	35	10	43	12	12	50

References

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