List of badminton players at the 2016 Summer Olympics

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This is the list of the Badminton players who participated at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 11–20 August 2016. [1]

NOC NameBirth dateEvent and World Ranking (21 July 2016)
MSWSMDWDXD
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia Matthew Chau 9 November 1994 (aged 21)36
Robin Middleton 8 February 1985 (aged 31)28
Sawan Serasinghe 21 February 1994 (aged 22)36
Chen Hsuan-yu 1 June 1993 (aged 23)72
Leanne Choo 5 June 1991 (aged 25)28
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria David Obernosterer 30 May 1989 (aged 27)69
Elisabeth Baldauf 3 August 1990 (aged 26)75
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Yuhan Tan 21 April 1987 (aged 29)51
Lianne Tan 20 November 1990 (aged 25)62
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Ygor Coelho 24 November 1996 (aged 19)64
Lohaynny Vicente 2 May 1996 (aged 20)66
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Jaspar Yu Woon Chai 14 November 1988 (aged 27)413
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva 15 July 1994 (aged 22)16
Stefani Stoeva 23 September 1995 (aged 20)16
Linda Zetchiri 27 July 1987 (aged 29)31
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Martin Giuffre 5 October 1990 (aged 25)76
Michelle Li 3 November 1991 (aged 24)19
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chai Biao 10 October 1990 (aged 25)5
Chen Long 18 January 1989 (aged 27)2
Fu Haifeng 2 January 1984 (aged 32)4
Hong Wei 4 October 1989 (aged 26)5
Lin Dan 14 October 1983 (aged 32)3
Xu Chen 29 November 1984 (aged 31)6
Zhang Nan 1 March 1990 (aged 26)41
Li Xuerui 24 January 1991 (aged 25)3
Luo Ying 11 January 1991 (aged 25)7
Luo Yu 11 January 1991 (aged 25)7
Ma Jin 7 May 1988 (aged 28)6
Tang Yuanting 2 August 1994 (aged 22)2
Wang Yihan 18 January 1988 (aged 28)2
Yu Yang 7 April 1986 (aged 30)2
Zhao Yunlei 25 August 1986 (aged 29)1
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Chou Tien-chen 8 January 1990 (aged 26)7
Lee Sheng-mu 3 October 1986 (aged 29)20
Tsai Chia-hsin 25 July 1982 (aged 34)20
Tai Tzu-ying 20 June 1994 (aged 22)8
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Osleni Guerrero 18 October 1989 (aged 26)60
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Petr Koukal 14 December 1985 (aged 30)83
Kristína Gavnholt 12 September 1988 (aged 27)36
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Viktor Axelsen 4 June 1994 (aged 22)4
Mathias Boe 11 July 1980 (aged 36)6
Joachim Fischer Nielsen 23 November 1978 (aged 37)4
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 31 December 1987 (aged 28)5
Carsten Mogensen 24 July 1983 (aged 33)6
Line Kjærsfeldt 20 April 1994 (aged 22)24
Christinna Pedersen 12 May 1986 (aged 30)64
Kamilla Rytter Juhl 23 November 1983 (aged 32)6
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Raul Must 9 November 1987 (aged 28)40
Kati Tolmoff 3 December 1983 (aged 32)71
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Nanna Vainio 29 May 1991 (aged 25)63
Flag of France.svg  France Brice Leverdez 9 April 1986 (aged 30)39
Delphine Lansac 18 July 1995 (aged 21)51
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Chris Adcock 27 April 1989 (aged 27)7
Marcus Ellis 14 September 1989 (aged 26)22
Chris Langridge 2 May 1985 (aged 31)22
Rajiv Ouseph 30 August 1986 (aged 29)15
Gabby Adcock 30 September 1990 (aged 25)7
Kirsty Gilmour 21 September 1993 (aged 22)15
Heather Olver 15 March 1986 (aged 30)25
Lauren Smith 26 September 1991 (aged 24)25
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Michael Fuchs 22 April 1982 (aged 34)2718
Johannes Schöttler 27 August 1984 (aged 31)27
Marc Zwiebler 13 March 1984 (aged 32)14
Johanna Goliszewski 9 May 1986 (aged 30)24
Birgit Michels 28 September 1984 (aged 31)18
Carla Nelte 21 September 1990 (aged 25)24
Karin Schnaase 14 February 1985 (aged 31)28
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Kevin Cordón 28 November 1986 (aged 29)44
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hu Yun 31 August 1981 (aged 34)12
Lee Chun Hei 25 January 1994 (aged 22)16
Ng Ka Long 24 June 1994 (aged 22)13
Chau Hoi Wah 5 June 1986 (aged 30)16
Poon Lok Yan 22 August 1991 (aged 24)31
Tse Ying Suet 9 November 1991 (aged 24)31
Yip Pui Yin 6 August 1987 (aged 29)34
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Laura Sárosi 11 November 1992 (aged 23)68
Flag of India.svg  India Manu Attri 31 December 1992 (aged 23)21
Srikanth Kidambi 7 February 1993 (aged 23)11
B. Sumeeth Reddy 26 September 1991 (aged 24)21
Jwala Gutta 7 September 1983 (aged 32)21
Saina Nehwal 17 March 1990 (aged 26)5
Ashwini Ponnappa 18 September 1989 (aged 26)21
Pusarla Sindhu 5 July 1995 (aged 21)10
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Tontowi Ahmad 18 July 1987 (aged 29)3
Mohammad Ahsan 7 September 1987 (aged 28)2
Praveen Jordan 26 April 1993 (aged 23)5
Hendra Setiawan 25 August 1984 (aged 31)2
Tommy Sugiarto 31 May 1988 (aged 28)8
Lindaweni Fanetri 18 January 1990 (aged 26)25
Nitya Krishinda Maheswari 16 December 1988 (aged 27)4
Liliyana Natsir 9 September 1985 (aged 30)3
Greysia Polii 11 August 1987 (aged 28)4
Debby Susanto 3 May 1989 (aged 27)5
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Scott Evans 26 September 1987 (aged 28)74
Chloe Magee 29 November 1988 (aged 27)58
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel Misha Zilberman 30 January 1989 (aged 27)52
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Jeanine Cicognini 14 November 1986 (aged 29)61
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Hiroyuki Endo 16 December 1986 (aged 29)8
Kenichi Hayakawa 5 April 1986 (aged 30)8
Kenta Kazuno 25 November 1985 (aged 30)15
Sho Sasaki 30 June 1982 (aged 34)25
Ayane Kurihara 27 September 1989 (aged 26)15
Misaki Matsutomo 8 February 1992 (aged 24)1
Nozomi Okuhara 13 March 1995 (aged 21)6
Ayaka Takahashi 19 April 1990 (aged 26)1
Akane Yamaguchi 6 June 1997 (aged 19)12
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Chan Peng Soon 27 April 1988 (aged 28)10
Goh V Shem 20 May 1989 (aged 27)12
Lee Chong Wei 21 October 1982 (aged 33)1
Tan Wee Kiong 21 May 1989 (aged 27)12
Goh Liu Ying 30 May 1989 (aged 27)10
Vivian Hoo 19 March 1990 (aged 26)15
Tee Jing Yi 8 February 1991 (aged 25)29
Woon Khe Wei 18 March 1989 (aged 27)15
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Lino Muñoz 8 February 1991 (aged 25)73
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Kate Foo Kune 29 March 1993 (aged 23)69
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Jacco Arends 28 January 1991 (aged 25)17
Eefje Muskens 17 June 1989 (aged 27)11
Selena Piek 30 September 1991 (aged 24)1117
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Adam Cwalina 26 January 1985 (aged 31)25
Adrian Dziółko 22 February 1990 (aged 26)53
Robert Mateusiak 13 January 1976 (aged 40)13
Przemysław Wacha 31 January 1981 (aged 35)25
Nadieżda Zięba 21 May 1984 (aged 32)13
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Pedro Martins 14 February 1990 (aged 26)63
Telma Santos 1 August 1983 (aged 33)67
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Jacob Maliekal 1 January 1991 (aged 25)78
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Vladimir Ivanov 3 July 1987 (aged 29)13
Vladimir Malkov 9 April 1986 (aged 30)61
Ivan Sozonov 6 July 1989 (aged 27)13
Natalia Perminova 14 November 1991 (aged 24)55
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Derek Wong 13 January 1989 (aged 27)57
Liang Xiaoyu 11 January 1996 (aged 20)30
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Kim Gi-jung 14 August 1990 (aged 25)3
Kim Sa-rang 22 August 1989 (aged 26)3
Ko Sung-hyun 21 May 1987 (aged 29)2
Lee Dong-keun 20 November 1990 (aged 25)16
Lee Yong-dae 11 September 1988 (aged 27)1
Son Wan-ho 17 May 1988 (aged 28)9
Yoo Yeon-seong 19 August 1986 (aged 29)1
Bae Yeon-ju 26 October 1990 (aged 25)17
Chang Ye-na 13 December 1989 (aged 26)9
Jung Kyung-eun 20 March 1990 (aged 26)5
Kim Ha-na 27 December 1989 (aged 26)2
Lee So-hee 14 June 1994 (aged 22)9
Shin Seung-chan 6 December 1994 (aged 21)5
Sung Ji-hyun 29 July 1991 (aged 25)7
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Pablo Abián 12 June 1985 (aged 31)43
Carolina Marín 15 June 1993 (aged 23)1
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Niluka Karunaratne 13 February 1985 (aged 31)95
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland Sabrina Jaquet 21 June 1987 (aged 29)82
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname Sören Opti 16 May 1997 (aged 19)326
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Henri Hurskainen 13 September 1986 (aged 29)50
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Bodin Isara 12 December 1990 (aged 25)14
Boonsak Ponsana 22 February 1982 (aged 34)32
Savitree Amitrapai 19 November 1988 (aged 27)14
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk 24 October 1991 (aged 24)16
Ratchanok Intanon 5 February 1995 (aged 21)4
Puttita Supajirakul 29 March 1996 (aged 20)17
Sapsiree Taerattanachai 18 April 1992 (aged 24)17
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Özge Bayrak 14 February 1992 (aged 24)52
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Artem Pochtarev 24 July 1993 (aged 23)75
Marija Ulitina 5 November 1991 (aged 24)64
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Phillip Chew 16 May 1994 (aged 22)3527
Sattawat Pongnairat 8 May 1990 (aged 26)35
Howard Shu 28 November 1990 (aged 25)62
Eva Lee 7 August 1986 (aged 30)26
Paula Lynn Obañana 19 March 1985 (aged 31)26
Jamie Subandhi 15 February 1989 (aged 27)27
Iris Wang 2 September 1994 (aged 21)35
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Nguyễn Tiến Minh 12 February 1983 (aged 33)33
Vũ Thị Trang 19 May 1992 (aged 24)44

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  1. ↑ "Badminton, Entry List by NOC" (PDF). Rio2016. 10 August 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
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