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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles details |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Denmark
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Dong Jiong China
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Rashid Sidek Malaysia
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| Men's doubles details |
 Ricky Subagjaand Rexy Mainaky (INA) |
 Cheah Soon Kitand Yap Kim Hock (MAS) |
Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho (INA) |
| Women's singles details |
Bang Soo-hyun South Korea
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Mia Audina Indonesia
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Susi Susanti Indonesia
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| Women's doubles details |
 Ge Feiand Gu Jun (CHN) |
 Gil Young-ahand Jang Hye-ock (KOR) |
Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
| Mixed doubles details |
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 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
A total of 37 nations participated in this event.
Australia (8)
Austria (1)
Belarus (2)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (7) China (20) Denmark (16)
Finland (2)
France (2)
Great Britain (11)
Germany (6)
Guatemala (1)
Hong Kong (3)
Hungary (1)
Iceland (1)
India (2) Indonesia (20)
Japan (7) South Korea (17) Malaysia (7)
Mauritius (4)
Netherlands (5)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (2)
Peru (1)
Philippines (1)
Poland (1)
Russia (5)
Singapore (1)
Suriname (1)
Switzerland (2)
Sweden (10)
Chinese Taipei (6)
Thailand (7)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Ukraine (3)
United States (3)