Badminton at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | |
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Venue | Mersin University Hall |
Dates | 25–30 June |
Badminton at the 2013 Mediterranean Games | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | men | women |
The badminton tournaments at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin took place between 25 June and 30 June at the Mersin University Hall. This was the first time that badminton events held at the Mediterranean Games.
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Athletes competed in four events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and women's doubles.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles | Brice Leverdez | Pablo Abian | Matthieu Lo Ying Ping | |||
Men's doubles | Zvonimir Đurkinjak Zvonimir Hölbling | Emre Arslan Hüseyin Oruç | Baptiste Careme Gaetan Mittelheisser | |||
Women's singles | Neslihan Yiğit | Özge Bayrak | Maja Tvrdy | |||
Women's doubles | Neslihan Yiğit Özge Bayrak | Emilie Lefel Audrey Fontaine | Maja Tvrdy Nika Končut |
Key:
* Host nation (Turkey)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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