Badminton tournaments at the Deaflympics are organized since 1985.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | India | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
2 | South Korea | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
3 | Great Britain | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 |
4 | Russia | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
5 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
6 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
7 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
8 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
9 | New Zealand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
11 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
12 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
15 | Malaysia | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
16 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
17 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
18 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 nations) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 153 |
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