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Women's doubles at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium | ||||||||||||
Date | 10 August to 15 August 2012 | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
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Badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics | |||
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Qualification | |||
Singles | men | women | |
Doubles | men | women | mixed |
These are the results of the women's doubles competition in badminton at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Two duos playing for China took the gold and bronze medals, while South Korea took silver in the tournament. [1]
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