| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 (CHN) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 |  Denmark (DEN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 |  Spain (ESP) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  Russia (RUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan (JPN) | 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, 29 competitors are selected. For doubles, 19 pairs are selected.
The general method of selection is by ranking, though the selection process stops once all qualification positions are filled. All players or pairs from the top 16 places on that list qualify, though each National Olympic Committee can send a maximum of three players/pairs. Players and pairs through the 64th place on that ranking qualify, with the caveat that each NOC can send only two players/pairs from that portion of the list. Players and pairs ranked below that only qualify if they are the highest-ranked competitor from their nation.
In addition, one place in each of the singles events is awarded by the Tripartite Commission. There are also regulations on minimum representation. Each continent must have at least one player/pair. This is the highest-ranked player/pair from that continent if none have qualified through the standard selection process. The host nation, if it has not already qualified two competitors, receives two slots as well, either two singles players or one pair.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
 Australia | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
 Austria | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Azerbaijan | – [lower-alpha 1] | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 |
 Belarus | – [lower-alpha 1] | 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 | – [lower-alpha 2] | – | – | – | 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 | – [lower-alpha 1] | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | – [lower-alpha 3] | – | 6 |
 ROC | – [lower-alpha 4] | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||
 Seychelles | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Singapore | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
 Slovakia | – [lower-alpha 2] | – | – | – | 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 | – [lower-alpha 1] | 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 |
The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena.
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.
The badminton tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 11 to 20 August at the fourth pavilion of Riocentro. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles.
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.
The Czech Republic competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after splitting from the former Czechoslovakia. The Czech team consisted of 105 athletes, 63 men and 42 women, across twenty sports.
Singapore competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's sixteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, except for two different editions. Singapore was part of the Malaysian team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, but did not attend at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support for the United States boycott.
Thailand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1952, Thai athletes had appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, because of its support of the US-led boycott.
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.
This article details the qualifying phase for badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period took place between May 4, 2015, and May 1, 2016, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on May 5, 2016, will be used to allocate spots. Unlike the previous Games, nations could only enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles, if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations in the singles tournaments also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs could only enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.
There are 172 quota places available for qualification for badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics. The Olympic qualification period took place between April 29, 2019 and April 25, 2021, and the Badminton World Federation rankings list, scheduled to publish on June 15, 2021, was used to allocate spots. Nations can enter a maximum of two players each in the men's and women's singles if both are ranked in the world's top 16; otherwise, one quota place until the roster of thirty-eight players has been completed. Similar regulations also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs can enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.
India competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. India made its official debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympics since 1920. The Games marked the nation's 25th appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, marking the territory's seventeenth appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut as a British colony in 1952. More medals were won at the 2020 Summer Olympics by athletes representing Hong Kong than ever before, and Hong Kong also won its first gold medal since the handover back to China.
The men's doubles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 31 July at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. There were 16 pairs from 14 nations competing.
The women's doubles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 2 August at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. There were 16 pairs from 14 nations competing.
The mixed doubles badminton tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 30 July at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza at Tokyo. There were 16 pairs from 15 nations competing.
Badminton competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile were held between October 21 and 25, 2023 at the Olympic Training Center, located in Ñuñoa, a suburb of Santiago.
The badminton tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris ran from 27 July to 5 August at Porte de La Chapelle Arena. A total of 171 badminton players competed across five medal events at these Games.
This article details the qualifying phase for badminton at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The competition will comprise a total of 172 badminton players, with an equal distribution between men and women, coming from the different NOCs, similar to those in the previous editions. The qualification period commences on May 1, 2023, and concluded on April 28, 2024, with the final eligibility list published two days after the deadline.
Qualification for badminton at the 2024 Summer Paralympics begins on 1 January 2023 and ends on 31 March 2024. There are expected to be 120 slots for the sport across sixteen medal events.
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