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Edition | 10th | ||
Competitors | 232 from 36 nations | ||
Venue | Stoke Mandeville Stadium | ||
Location | Stoke Mandeville, England | ||
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The 2015 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships was held from 10 to 13 September 2015 in Stoke Mandeville, England. [1]
232 athletes from 36 countries participated in this edition of Para-Badminton World Championships. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles WH2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SL3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SL4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SU5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SS6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Doubles WH1-WH2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Doubles SL3-SL4 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Doubles SU5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Doubles SS6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles WH1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles WH2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SL4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SU5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Singles SS6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Doubles WH1-WH2 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Doubles SL3-SU5 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Doubles SS6 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4.5 | 12.5 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2.5 | 5 | 11.5 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 2.5 |
9 | ![]() | 0.5 | 1 | 2 | 3.5 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 | 2 | 2.5 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
Totals (24 entries) | 21 | 21 | 42 | 84 |
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