| Badminton at the Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC Code | BDM |
| Governing body | BWF |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Summer Olympics | |
| Note: demonstration or exhibition sport years indicated in italics | |
Badminton had its debut as an official event on the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in eight Olympiads. 74 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 17 appearing all nine times. It is governed by the Badminton World Federation.
| Games | Year | Events | Best nation |
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| XX | 1972 | 4 |  Indonesia (1) |
| XXIV | 1988 | 5 |  South Korea (1) |
| XXV | 1992 | 4 | Indonesia (2) |
| XXVI | 1996 | 5 | South Korea (2) |
| XXVII | 2000 | 5 |  China (1) |
| XXVIII | 2004 | 5 | China (2) |
| XXIX | 2008 | 5 | China (3) |
| XXX | 2012 | 5 | China (4) |
| XXXI | 2016 | 5 | China (5) |
| XXXII | 2020 | 5 | China (6) |
| XXXIII | 2024 | 5 | China (7) |
| XXXIV | 2028 | 5 | |
| XXXV | 2032 | 5 |
The 1972 Summer Olympics saw the inaugural staging of badminton, as a demonstration sport. Two decades later, after a successful exhibition at the 1988 games, the sport was officially introduced to the Olympics in 1989, and debuted in competition at the 1992 Games where 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Four medals were awarded in each event, including two bronzes. At the following Games in 1996, had 5 events with the addition of mixed doubles. Since 1996 there is a playoff between the two semi-final losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal. This format has continued to 2024 Olympics.
(d) = demonstration event
(e) = exhibition event
| Current program | |||||||||||
| Event | 72 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 |
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| Men's singles | (d) | (e) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Men's doubles | (d) | (e) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Women's singles | (d) | (e) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
| Women's doubles | (e) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Mixed doubles | (d) | (e) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |
| Events | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | 22 | 15 | 15 | 52 |
| 2 |  Indonesia | 8 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 |  South Korea | 7 | 8 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 |  Denmark | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Japan | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Malaysia | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 44 | 44 | 48 | 136 | |
Below is the gold medalists showed based on category and countries after the 2024 Summer Olympics. China has been successfully dominating the Summer Olympics, it is the only country ever to achieve a shutout of the medals, which they did at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Indonesia is the second most successful country in Badminton sports after China at the Olympics event. China and Indonesia are the only countries that have ever won gold medals in every badminton discipline. Bolded numbers below indicate a country as the overall winner of Olympic badminton of that year.
| Rank | Country | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | |
| 2 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | ||
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ||||
| 4 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||||||
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Spain | 1 | 1 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | South Korea | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Indonesia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
The Badminton World Federation's ranking list is used to determine qualification for the Olympic tournament. For singles, around 40 competitors are selected. For doubles, 16 pairs are selected.
The general method of selection is by ranking. Each National Olympic Committee can send a maximum of two players/pairs if both players/pairs are within the top 16 on the singles rankings or top 8 on the doubles rankings. Below that, each NOC can send a maximum of one player/pair.
Each of the five continental confederations will be guaranteed at least two entries in each singles and at least one entry in each doubles event (this is called the Continental Representation Place system). If this has not been satisfied by the entry selection method described above, the highest ranked player or pair from the respective continent will qualify. An NOC can qualify players or pairs in a maximum of two events through the Continental Representation Place system; if a NOC qualifies for more than two events through the Continental Representation Place system, the NOC must choose which of them are qualified, and the quota place declined will be offered to the next NOC's eligible player or pair.
The host nation reserves one spot in each of the men's and women's singles events. If one or more players from the host nation qualify directly, their slots will be reallocated to the next highest-ranked eligible player.
Olympic badminton consists of a group stage and single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are up to 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.
The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Olympics.
| Nation | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Years |
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 Algeria | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
 Australia | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Azerbaijan | – [a] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Belarus | – [a] | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
 Belgium | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
 Brunei | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Bulgaria | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
 Canada | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| China | 13 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | – | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
 Cuba | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Czech Republic | – [b] | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | 4 |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | Country dissolved into Czech Republic and Slovakia | 1 | |||||||
| Denmark | 12 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
 Egypt | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 3 |
 El Salvador | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
 Estonia | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Finland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
 France | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
 Germany | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Great Britain | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
 Greece | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Guatemala | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
 Hungary | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 4 |
 Iceland | 3 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 4 |
| India | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Indonesia | 13 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
 Iran | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
 Ireland | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
 Israel | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Italy | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 |
 Jamaica | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Japan | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
 Lithuania | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
 Maldives | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Malta | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Mauritius | 3 | 4 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 Mexico | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Myanmar | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Nepal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 5 | 8 | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
 New Zealand | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Nigeria | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 Norway | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
 Pakistan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Peru | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Philippines | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Poland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | – | – | 7 |
 Portugal | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 6 |
 Refugee Olympic Team | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Romania | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Russia | – [a] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | – [c] | – | 6 |
 ROC | – [d] | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||
 Seychelles | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Singapore | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 Slovakia | – [b] | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 3 |
 Slovenia | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
 South Africa | 2 | – | – | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 6 |
| South Korea | 12 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Spain | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
 Sri Lanka | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Suriname | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 4 |
 Sweden | 8 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 |
 Switzerland | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Thailand | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
 Trinidad and Tobago | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Turkey | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Uganda | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
 Ukraine | – [a] | 3 | 3 | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Unified Team | 2 | Dissolved | 1 | |||||||
 United States | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
 Vietnam | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Zambia | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nations | 36 | 37 | 28 | 32 | 50 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 49 | 74 |
| Year | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | 9 |
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The Olympic qualification period was between 2 May 2011 and 29 April 2012, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, published on 3 May 2012, was used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a total of three players. Three quota places if three players are ranked four or above, two if two players are ranked 16 or above and otherwise one quota place until the quota contingent of 38 is filled.
Belarus' Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi defeated Great Britain's Laura Robson and Andy Murray in the final, 2–6, 6–3, [10–8] to win the gold medal in Mixed Doubles tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. In the bronze medal match, the United States' Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan defeated Germany's Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas, 6–3, 4–6, [10–4].
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The badminton tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo took place between 24 July and 2 August 2021. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
Badminton at the 2015 European Games in Baku took place from 22 to 28 June 2015 at Baku Sports Hall. The competition was held over a seven-day period and include five medal events in men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Approximately 160 athletes competed.
Indonesia competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics.
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This article details the qualifying phase for table tennis at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 table tennis players, with an equal distribution between men and women coming from the different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions. Each NOC can enter a maximum of six table tennis players across five medal events with a maximum of two each for the men's and women's singles.As the host nation, France reserves a spot each in the men's and women's teams, respectively, with one per gender competing in the singles tournament; and in the mixed doubles.
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