Badminton at the Summer Olympics

Badminton at the Summer Olympics
Governing body BWF
Events 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1)
Games
1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976
1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000
2004 2008 2012 2016
Note: demonstration sport years indicated in italics
Medalists

Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 6 Olympiads. 63 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all 6 times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.

History

The 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona saw the first appearance of badminton. 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Four medals were awarded in each event, including two bronzes. The next Olympics, Atlanta 1996, had 5 events with the addition of mixed doubles. There was also now a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal. This format has been used for the 1996 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN)1681438
2 South Korea (KOR)67518
3 Indonesia (INA)66618
4 Denmark (DEN)1236
5 Malaysia (MAS)0325
6 Great Britain (GBR)0112
7 Japan (JPN)0101
7 Netherlands (NED)0101
9 India (IND)0011
9 Russia (RUS)0011
Total 29 29 33 91

Qualification

The Badminton World Federation's ranking list is used to determine qualification for the Olympic tournament. For singles, 29 competitors are selected. For doubles, 19 pairs are selected.

The general method of selection is by ranking, though the selection process stops once all qualification positions are filled. All players or pairs from the top 16 places on that list qualify, though each National Olympic Committee can send a maximum of three players/pairs. Players and pairs through the 64th place on that ranking qualify, with the caveat that each NOC can send only two players/pairs from that portion of the list. Players and pairs ranked below that only qualify if they are the highest ranked competitor from their nation.

In addition, one place in each of the singles events is awarded by the Tripartite Commission. There are also regulations on minimum representation. Each continent must have at least one player/pair. This is the highest ranked player/pair from that continent if none have qualified through the standard selection process. The host nation, if it has not already qualified two competitors, receives two slots as well, either two singles players or one pair.

Competition

Olympic badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are to 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.

Participating nations

The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that Olympic.

Nation 92 96 00 04 08 12 Years
Algeria 1 1
Australia 2 8 7 6 6 5 6
Austria 2 1 2 3
Belarus 2 1 1 3
Belgium 1 1 2 3
Bulgaria 7 3 4 2 1 1 6
Canada 6 7 6 7 4 4 6
China 13 20 17 19 19 17 6
Chinese Taipei 6 5 5 4 8 5
Czech Republic 2 2 2
Czechoslovakia 2 1
Denmark 12 16 18 12 10 9 6
Egypt 1 1 2
Estonia 2 1 2
Finland 2 2 2 3 2 2 6
France 4 2 3 3 2 2 6
Germany 4 6 6 6 5 6 6
Great Britain 12 11 12 11 6 4 6
Greece 2 1
Guatemala 1 1 1 1 4
Hong Kong 5 3 4 5 3 4 6
Hungary 3 1 2
Iceland 3 1 1 1 4
India 3 2 2 3 2 5 6
Indonesia 13 20 19 14 11 9 6
Iran 1 1
Ireland 1 2 2 3
Israel 1 1
Italy 1 1 2
Jamaica 1 1
Japan 11 7 9 11 10 11 6
Lithuania 2 1 2
Malaysia 6 7 6 9 9 6 6
Maldives 1 1
Mauritius 3 4 5 1 4
Mexico 1 1 2
Netherlands 3 5 8 4 1 5
New Zealand 4 2 2 3 4
Nigeria 2 1 2
Norway 1 1 1 3
Peru 1 1 1 2 4
Philippines 1 1
Poland 6 1 3 3 5 6 6
Portugal 2 1 1 2 2 5
Romania 1 1
Russia 5 3 2 2 6 5
Seychelles 2 1
Singapore 3 1 3 5 4 5
Slovakia 1 1 2
Slovenia 1 1 1 3
South Africa 2 6 5 4 4
South Korea 12 17 12 15 13 12 6
Spain 2 2 2 2 4
Sri Lanka 1 1 2 3
Suriname 1 1 2
Sweden 8 10 6 3 1 1 6
Switzerland 2 2 2 1 4
Thailand 8 7 6 8 4 6 6
Trinidad and Tobago 1 1
Turkey 1 1
Uganda 1 1 2
Ukraine 3 3 2 2 4
Unified Team 2 1
United States 6 3 1 2 5 3 6
Vietnam 2 1 2
Zambia 1 1
Nations 36 37 28 32 50 57 63
Year 92 96 00 04 08 12 6

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