Badminton at the 1966 GANEFO | |
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Venue | Olympic Stadium Badminton Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Dates | 27 November 1966 – 7 December 1966 |
Badminton was contested at the 1966 GANEFO from 27 November to 7 December 1966. The events were held at the Olympic Stadium Badminton Hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The events held were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles as well as the men's and women's team competition. The Games also introduced mixed doubles to the competition. [1]
With the absence of the Indonesian team, the Chinese team made a clean sweep in men's singles and won gold in all disciplines. [2] Hosts Cambodia also made history as their players managed to win their first few medals in badminton at the international stage. [3] [4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Tang Xianhu China | Fang Kaixiang China | Yan Cuncai China |
Women's singles | Chen Yuniang China | Liu Xiaozheng China | Lim Choo Eng Singapore |
Men's doubles | China Hou Jiachang Tang Xianhu | China Zheng Qingjing Yan Cuncai | Japan Keizo Okazaki Toshi Suzuki |
Women's doubles | China Liu Xiaozheng Yang Taijuan | China Chen Yuniang Xie Xueying | Singapore Lim Choo Eng Aishah Attan |
Mixed doubles | China Fang Kaixiang Chen Yuniang | China Hou Jiachang Xie Xueying | Cambodia Smas Slayman Thach Thi Sanh |
Men's team | China Fang Kaixiang Hou Jiachang Tang Xianhu Yan Cuncai | Cambodia Smas Slayman Mak Kim San Bé Sabin Seng Ly Onn | Singapore Wee Choon Seng Omar Ibrahim Yeo Ah Seng Ismail Ibrahim Lindy Lin Wee Sen |
Women's team | China Chen Yuniang Liu Xiaozheng Xie Xueying Yang Taijuan | Cambodia Keo Chenna Tieu Van Linh Thach Thi Sanh Thi Do My Lanh | Singapore Woo Ti Soo Linda Chin Aishah Attan Lim Choo Eng Amy Yap |
* Host nation (Cambodia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 |
2 | Cambodia (CAM)* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
China | 5 | |||||||||||||
North Korea | 0 | |||||||||||||
China | 5 | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 0 | |||||||||||||
Japan | 2 | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 3 | |||||||||||||
China | 5 | |||||||||||||
Cambodia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 5 | |||||||||||||
Ceylon | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 2 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Cambodia | 3 | |||||||||||||
Nepal | 0 | Singapore | 5 | |||||||||||
Cambodia | 5 | Pakistan | 0 |
Singapore 5 | Olympic Stadium Badminton Hall 1 December 1966 [5] | Pakistan 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 5 | Olympic Stadium Badminton Hall 1 December 1966 [6] | Cambodia 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
China | 5 | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 0 | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 4 | |||||||||||||
Ceylon | 1 | |||||||||||||
China | 5 | |||||||||||||
Cambodia | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 5 | |||||||||||||
Nepal | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1 | Third place | ||||||||||||
Cambodia | 4 | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 3 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | 2 |
Singapore 3 | Olympic Stadium Badminton Hall 1 December 1966 [7] | Pakistan 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 5 | Olympic Stadium Badminton Hall 1 December 1966 [8] | Cambodia 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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