2012 Oceania Badminton Championships

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2012 Oceania Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates22-25 February 2012
VenueKen Kay Badminton Stadium
Location Ballarat, Australia
2010 2014

The 2012 Badminton Oceania Championships was the 8th tournament of the Oceania Badminton Championships. It was held in Ballarat, Australia from February 22 to February 25, 2012.

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Medalists

Individual Event

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of New Zealand.svg James Eunson Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Fowke Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Chong
Flag of New Zealand.svg Luke Charlesworth
Women's singles Flag of New Zealand.svg Michelle Chan Ky Flag of Australia (converted).svg Verdet Kessler Flag of New Zealand.svg Anna Rankin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Victoria Na
Men's doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kevin Dennerly-Minturn
Flag of New Zealand.svg Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of New Zealand.svg Maika Phillips
Flag of New Zealand.svg Elliot Pike
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan David
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joel Findlay
Women's doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Renuga Veeran
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ann-Louise Slee
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugenia Tanaka
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Vinning Mak
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natasha Sharp
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Verdet Kessler
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Talia Saunders
Mixed doubles Flag of Australia (converted).svg Raymond Tam
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Eugenia Tanaka
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glenn Warfe
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Leanne Choo
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Smith
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gronya Somerville
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Luke Chong
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Victoria Na

Team Event

EventGoldSilverBronze
Mixed TeamFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Wesley Caulkett, Luke Chong, Stuart Gomez, Ben McCarthy, Ross Smith, Raymond Tam, Jeff Tho, Glenn Warfe,
Leanne Choo, Jacqueline Guan, Verder Kessler, Victoria Na, Tara Pilven, Gronya Somerville, Eugenia Tanaka, Tang He Tian, Renuga Veeran
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 1
Luke Charlesworth, Kevin Dennerly-Minturn, James Eunson, Oliver Leydon-Davis,
Amanda Brown, Michelle Chan Ky, Stephanie Cheng, Anna Rankin
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand 2
Michael Fowke, Brock Matheson, Maika Phillips, Elliot Pike,
Victoria Cheng, Kritteka Gregory, Aishwarya Nair
Men's teamFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Luke Charlesworth, Kevin Dennerly-Minturn, James Eunson, Michael Fowke, Oliver Leydon-Davis
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Wesley Caulkett, Luke Chong, Stuart Gomez, Ben McCarthy, Ross Smith, Raymond Tam, Jeff Tho, Glenn Warfe
Flag of New Caledonia with Emblem.svg Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
Fabien Kaddour, Mathieu Martaud, Loic Mennesson, Morgan Paitio, Joey Santino, Sandy Suarno
Women's teamFlag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Leanne Choo, Jacqueline Guan, Verder Kessler, Victoria Na, Tara Pilven, Gronya Somerville, Eugenia Tanaka, He Tian Tang, Renuga Veeran
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Amanda Brown, Michelle Chan Ky, Stephanie Cheng, Anna Rankin
Flag of New Caledonia with Emblem.svg Flags of New Caledonia.svg
New Caledonia
Nadia Kasimun, Lorinda Sautes, Johanna Kou, Magali Bravo, Cecilia Mooussy

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)43714
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)2349
Totals (2 nations)661123

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