Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics

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Badminton
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Olympic rings.svg
Venue Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park
Dates17–23 September 2000
No. of events5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors161 from 28 nations

Badminton at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Pavilion 3, Sydney Olympic Park from 17 – 23 September. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event.

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
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Ji Xinpeng
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Hendrawan
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Xia Xuanze
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Men's doubles
details
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tony Gunawan
and Candra Wijaya  (INA)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Lee Dong-soo
and Yoo Yong-sung  (KOR)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ha Tae-kwon
and Kim Dong-moon  (KOR)
Women's singles
details
Gong Zhichao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Camilla Martin
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Ye Zhaoying
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's doubles
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ge Fei
and Gu Jun  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Huang Nanyan
and Yang Wei  (CHN)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Gao Ling
and Qin Yiyuan  (CHN)
Mixed doubles
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Zhang Jun
and Gao Ling  (CHN)
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Tri Kusharyanto
and Minarti Timur  (INA)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Archer
and Joanne Goode  (GBR)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4138
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1203
3Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 0112
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0101
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0011
Totals (5 entries)55515

Participating nations

A total of 28 nations participated in this event.

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