Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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Badminton
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
included the four events held at the previous Games (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament
was the playoff game for the bronze medal
rather than the awarding of two bronzes.
The tournament was single-elimination
. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 except in women's singles, where sets were to 11. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University
gymnasium.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
an, the rest came from Asia
n nations. All three members of the Chinese
team and all three members of the Indonesia
n team advanced, as did two of the Japan
ese players and two of the Korean
players.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
of Denmark
. Both of the Japanese players were also defeated, as well as the first Indonesian woman to exit the tournament. China was the only nation to advance all three of its players to the quarterfinals. Indonesia and Korea both qualified two players for the next round.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
of Indonesia and Kim Ji-Hyun of Korea, continued Audina's streak of three-set victories. The second semifinal was a rematch of the 1992 final
, in which Susi Susanti had defeated Bang Soo-hyun
in three sets. After completely dominating one opponent and allowing only ten points in the three matches she had played, Bang won a pair of tight sets against Susanti to advance to the final.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
. The elder woman won handily.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
was defeated in the round of 16, though his fellow Dane
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
, who had been defeated in the quarterfinals four years earlier, was the only non-Asia
n to advance to the quarterfinals. Indonesia
's three players all continued to advance.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
of Malaysia pulled off a surprising upset over the #1-seeded Indonesia
n Joko Suprianto
. Høyer Larsen kept a second Europe
an medal hopes alive with his defeat of another member of the Indonesian team, defending gold medal
list Alan Budikusuma
. The final Indonesian won his match, which along with Dong Jiong
's defeat of Park Sung-Woo
eliminated the Korean
team.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
and three more were from Denmark
.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
and Tang Yongshu
tried valiantly to force an all-Chinese final, but lost a hard-fought third set to the Korean pair.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
, Liu and Sun fell behind by losing the first set. The second set went to 17-15, with Liu and Sun staying alive by winning it. In the third set, Chen and Peng could no longer keep up, and were defeated by their fellows.
winners, was another close one. Gil's gold medal in this event completed her set of medals along with the bronze she had won in women's doubles in 1992 and the silver in women's doubles in 1996.
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
included the four events held at the previous Games (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a fifth event: mixed doubles. An additional change to the tournament
Tournament
A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...
was the playoff game for the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
rather than the awarding of two bronzes.
The tournament was single-elimination
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 except in women's singles, where sets were to 11. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University
Georgia State University
Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...
gymnasium.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | |||
| Women's singles | |||
| Men's doubles | |||
| Women's doubles | |||
| Mixed doubles |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Women's singles round of 64
16 of the competitors received byes in this round, with the other 32 playing each other to advance to the next round.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ye Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying Ye Zhaoying is a retired women's singles badminton player from Zhejiang, the People's Republic of China who rates as one of the finest that China or any nation has produced. Officially ranked as the number one player in the world for the first time in December 1995, she lost but regained that... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
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| Chia Fong Chan, Malaysia | Bye | |
| Margit Borg, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
(11-6, 11-4) | Neli Nadjalkova, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Somharuthai Jaroensiri Somharuthai Jaroensiri -Career:Jaroensiri competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles. She lost in quarterfinals to Susi Susanti, of Indonesia, 11-6, 11-1.-References:... , Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
(11-1, 11-2) | Elsa Nielsen, Iceland Iceland Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population... |
| Kim Ji-hyun, Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| Sandra Dimbour, France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
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| Hisako Mizui, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
(11-2, 11-1) | Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre, Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
| Elena Rybkhina, Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
(11-6, 12-11) | Joanne Muggeridge, Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| Camilla Martin Camilla Martin Camilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
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| Rhona Robertson Rhona Robertson Rhona Robertson is a former female badminton player from New Zealand. She is a veteran of two Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games.... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
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| Huang Chia-Chi, Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
(11-6, 11-7) | Ra Kyung-min Ra Kyung-min Ra Kyung-min is a female badminton player from South Korea.Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting 70-match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.- Career :Ra competed for Korea in badminton at... , Korea |
| Denyse Julien Denyse Julien Denyse Julien is a female badminton player from Canada notable for her versatility and longevity.-Career:... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
(11-3, 11-0) | Debra O'Connor, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles... |
| Mia Audina Mia Audina Mia Audina Tjiptawan ; born 22 August 1979) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup for Indonesia at fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
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| Christine Magnusson Christine Magnusson Christine Magnusson is a retired female Swedish badminton player.-Career:She won the bronze medal at the 1989 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1991 IBF World Championships in women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson. She also represented Sweden at the 1992 Summer Olympics and 1996... , Sweden |
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| Kelly Morgan Kelly Morgan Kelly Morgan is a Welsh Commonwealth and Olympic Games badminton player born in Pontypridd.Morgan attended Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau, Wales.- 1996 Olympics :... , Great Britain |
(11-1, 11-5) | Yang Song, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| Zarinah Abdullah, Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
(11-3, 11-10) | Elena Nosdran, Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
| Anne Søndergaard, Denmark | (default) | Diana Koleva, Bulgaria |
| Yuliani Sentosa, Indonesia | (6-11, 11-3, 11-1) | Vlada Tcherniavskaia, Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
| Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva is a female badminton player from Russia.Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia in the round of 32. In her home country Russia she won 13 national... , Russia |
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| Yao Yan, China | Bye | |
| Santi Wibowo, Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
(11-7, 7-11, 11-3) | Martine de Souza, Mauritius |
| Yasuko Mizui, Japan | (11-0, 8-11, 11-7) | Lisa Campbell, Australia |
| Obigeli Olorunsola, Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
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| Bang Soo-hyun Bang Soo-hyun Bang Soo-Hyun is a former badminton player from South Korea who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's Ye Zhaoying and recorded wins over both in major badminton tournaments... , Korea |
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| Jeng Shwu-Zen, Chinese Taipei | (11-2, 11-6) | Erika von Heiland, United States |
| Pornsawan Plungwech, Thailand | (11-4, 4-11, 11-6) | Catrine Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson -Career:Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15-4, 15-9.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Andrea Odor, Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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| Han Jingna, China | Bye | |
| PVV Lakshimi, India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
(11-6, 11-6) | Anne Gibson, Great Britain |
| Katarzyna Krasowska, Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
(11-6, 11-5) | Amparo Lim, Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
| Doris Piche, Canada | Bye | |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | Bye |
Women's singles round of 32
All participants had matches in this round. Only four of the sixteen winners were EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an, the rest came from Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n nations. All three members of the Chinese
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
team and all three members of the Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n team advanced, as did two of the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese players and two of the Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
players.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ye Zhaoying, China | (11-4, 11-1) | Chia Fong Chan, Malaysia |
| Margit Borg, Sweden | (11-3, 7-11, 11-5) | Somharuthai Jaroensiri, Thailand |
| Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea | (11-2, 11-3) | Sandra Dimbour, France |
| Hisako Mizui, Japan | (11-1, 11-8) | Elena Rybkhina, Russia |
| Camilla Martin, Denmark | (11-2, 11-2) | Rhona Robertson, New Zealand |
| Huang Chia-Chi, Chinese Taipei | (9-11, 11-5, 11-1) | Denyse Julien, Canada |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-6, 11-1) | Christine Magnusson, Sweden |
| Kelly Morgan, Great Britain | (12-9, 0-11, 11-3) | Zarinah Abdullah, Singapore |
| Yuliani Sentoso, Indonesia | (11-1, 11-3) | Anne Søndergaard, Denmark |
| Yao Yan, China | (11-4, 11-4) | Marina Yakusheva, Russia |
| Yasuko Mizui, Japan | (11-4, 11-6) | Santi Wibowo, Switzerland |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-0, 11-0) | Obigeli Olorunsola, Nigeria |
| Pornsawan Plungwech, Thailand | (11-5, 11-0) | Jeng Shwu-Zen, Chinese Taipei |
| Han Jingna, China | (11-0, 11-1) | Andrea Odor, Hungary |
| Katarzyna Krasowska, Poland | (11-5, 11-6) | PVV Lakshimi, India |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (11-1, 11-3) | Doris Piche, Canada |
Women's singles round of 16
Three of the four Europeans were defeated in this round, leaving only Camilla MartinCamilla Martin
Camilla Martin Nygaard née Martin is a retired badminton player from Denmark. She and Lene Køppen, who played two decades earlier, are the only Danish women to have won both the All-England and World singles titles....
of Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. Both of the Japanese players were also defeated, as well as the first Indonesian woman to exit the tournament. China was the only nation to advance all three of its players to the quarterfinals. Indonesia and Korea both qualified two players for the next round.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ye Zhaoying, China | (11-4, 11-4) | Margit Borg, Sweden |
| Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea | (11-4, 11-0) | Hisako Mizui, Japan |
| Camilla Martin, Denmark | (12-11, 11-9) | Huang Chia-Chi, Chinese Taipei |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-2, 4-11, 12-9) | Kelly Morgan, Great Britain |
| Yao Yan, China | (11-6, 11-5) | Yuliani Sentoso, Indonesia |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-2, 11-3) | Yasuko Mizui, Japan |
| Han Jingna, China | (11-3, 11-6) | Pornsawan Plungwech, Thailand |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (11-4, 11-0) | Katarzyna Krasowska, Poland |
Women's singles quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were disastrous for China. The Chinese women lost all three of the matches they played, and a loss by the Dane narrowed the competition to one between the two nations of Indonesia and Korea.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea | (11-5, 12-11) | Ye Zhaoying, China |
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-6, 8-11, 11-5) | Camilla Martin, Denmark |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-3, 11-2) | Yao Yan, China |
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (3-11, 11-4, 11-8) | Han Jingna, China |
Women's singles semifinals
Both of the semifinal matches were Indonesia-Korea rivalries. The first, between Mia AudinaMia Audina
Mia Audina Tjiptawan ; born 22 August 1979) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup for Indonesia at fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the...
of Indonesia and Kim Ji-Hyun of Korea, continued Audina's streak of three-set victories. The second semifinal was a rematch of the 1992 final
Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la...
, in which Susi Susanti had defeated Bang Soo-hyun
Bang Soo-hyun
Bang Soo-Hyun is a former badminton player from South Korea who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's Ye Zhaoying and recorded wins over both in major badminton tournaments...
in three sets. After completely dominating one opponent and allowing only ten points in the three matches she had played, Bang won a pair of tight sets against Susanti to advance to the final.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Mia Audina, Indonesia | (11-6, 9-11, 11-1) | Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea |
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-9, 11-8) | Susi Susanti, Indonesia |
Women's singles bronze medal match
Defending gold medallist Susanti, eliminated from the chance to repeat by Bang in the semifinals, had little trouble dispatching Bang's countrywoman Kim Ji-Hyun to earn the bronze medal.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Susi Susanti, Indonesia | (11-4, 11-1) | Kim Ji-Hyun, Korea |
Women's singles final
The final women's singles match pitted the veteran, and defending silver medallist, Bang against the 16-year old Mia AudinaMia Audina
Mia Audina Tjiptawan ; born 22 August 1979) is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who represented Indonesia and later the Netherlands in international competitions. A badminton prodigy, Audina first played Uber Cup for Indonesia at fourteen, winning the decisive final match in the...
. The elder woman won handily.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Bang Soo-Hyun, Korea | (11-6, 11-7) | Mia Audina, Indonesia |
Men's singles round of 64
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Joko Suprianto Joko Suprianto Joko Suprianto is a former badminton player from Indonesia who was one of the world's leading men's singles players in the early and mid 1990s, a period during which Indonesia was especially deep in top tier singles players, winning many of the world's major events.Suprianto became world champion... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
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| Pontus Jantti, Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
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| Jens Olsson Jens Olsson Jens Olsson is a Swedish professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently playing for EHC München in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga .-External links:... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
(12-15, 15-6, 17-15) | Kenneth Erichsen, Guatemala Guatemala Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast... |
| Peter Knowles, Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
(2-15, 15-10, 15-7) | Kevin Han, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene... , Malaysia |
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| Andrey Antropov, Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| Jaimie Dawson Jaimie Dawson Jaimie Dawson is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. A resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
(15-5, 15-4) | Oscar Brandon, Suriname Suriname Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as... |
| Yu Lizhi, China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
(15-5, 12-15, 15-1) | Oliver Pongratz, Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Dong Jiong Dong Jiong Dong Jiong is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.-Career:In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All-England and Denmark Open titles in 1997... , China |
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| Joris van Soerland, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
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| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen -Career:Stuer-Lauridsen won bronze in the 1992 Olympic Games having conceded the match after sustaining an injury. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was the standard bearer of Denmark.-External links:**... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
(15-2, 15-2) | Kayode Akinsanya, Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
| Hannes Fuchs Hannes Fuchs -Career:Fuchs competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the second round to Deepankar Bhattacharya, of India, 8-15, 15-11, 15-11... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
(15-2, 15-6) | Julian Robertson, Great Britain |
| Park Sung-Woo Park Sung-woo Park Sung-Woo is a manga-style South Korean manhwa artist. He had his debut in 1993 in IQ Jump. He was awarded a "Manhwa of Our Time" prize in 2002.-Works:*Anima Cal Livs*Black God*Chun Rhang Yul Jun*Dark Striker... , Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| Chang Jeng-Shyong, Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
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| Fumihiko Machida, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
(15-11, 15-5) | Stephan Beeharry, Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
| Kitipon Kitikul, Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
(15-7, 17-15) | Todor Velkov, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Iain Sydie Iain Sydie Iain Sydie is a badminton player from Canada, who won the silver medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He also took away two golds from that tournament. A resident of Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... , Canada |
(15-9, 15-9) | Murray Hocking Murray Hocking Murray Hocking is a badminton player from Australia. He represented his country in badminton at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, making it to the round of 32.... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| Thomas Wapp, Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
(15-8, 10-15, 15-11) | Mario Carulla Schultz, Peru Peru Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.... |
| Darren Hall Darren Hall (badminton) Darren Hall is a retired badminton player from Great Britain who is generally rated as one of the very best, if not the best, men's singles players that Britain has produced.-Career:... , Great Britain |
(16-18, 15-12, 17-16) | Ron Michels, Netherlands |
| Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea | Bye | |
| Liu En-Horng, Chinese Taipei | (15-10, 15-2) | Eddy Clarisse Eddy Clarisse Eddy Clarisse is a retired badminton player from Mauritius, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.... , Mauritius |
| Michael Helber, Germany | (15-12, 15-1) | Mikhail Korchouk, Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
| Deepankar Bhattacharya, India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
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| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | Bye | |
| Kim Hak-kyun Kim Hak-kyun Kim Hak-kyun is a retired male badminton player from South Korea.-Career:Kim competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in quarterfinals to Alan Budikusuma, of Indonesia, 15-9, 15-4.... , Korea |
(default) | Anil Kaul Anil Kaul Anil Kaul is a retired male badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He did so alongside Iain Sydie. A resident of Victoria, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... , Canada |
| Sun Jun Sun Jun (badminton) Sun Jun is a former world number 1 singles badminton player from China in the late 1990s whose resume includes the World Championship, World Cup, Asian Championship and All England Men's Singles titles... , China |
(15-5, 15-6) | Etienne Thobois, France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... |
| Tomas Johansson, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
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| Alan Budikusuma Alan Budikusuma Alan Budikusuma is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s.... , Indonesia |
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| Jeroen van Dijk, Netherlands | (15-8, 15-10) | Pavel Uvarov, Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
| Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock is a former Malaysian Chinese badminton singles player whose prime years were in the 1990s. He is best known for his fighting spirit and his fast game play.-Achievements:... , Malaysia |
(17-14, 12-15, 15-2) | Robert Liljequist Robert Liljequist Hans Robert Liljequist is a retired male badminton player from Finland.A member of the Helsingfors Badminton Club Liljequist competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's singles. He lost in the second round to Hermawan Susanto, of Indonesia, 15-11, 15-3... , Finland |
| Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko is a male badminton player from Ukraine.-Career:Between 1992 and 2006 he won 15 Ukrainian National Badminton Championships in a row in men's singles.... , Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
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| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats.-Badminton career:... , Denmark |
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Men's singles round of 32
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Joko Suprianto, Indonesia | (15-1, 15-5) | Pontus Jantti, Finland |
| Jens Olsson, Sweden | (15-11, 15-9) | Peter Knowles, Great Britain |
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (15-11, 15-7) | Andrey Antropov, Russia |
| Yu Lizhi, China | (15-10, 15-11) | Jaimie Dawson, Canada |
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-9, 15-4) | Joris van Soerland, Netherlands |
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, Denmark | (15-2, 15-5) | Hannes Fuchs, Austria |
| Park Sung-Woo, Korea | (15-5, 15-3) | Chang Jeng-Shyong, Chinese Taipei |
| Fumihiko Machida, Japan | (15-7, 15-11) | Kitipon Kitikul, Thailand |
| Iain Sydie, Canada | (15-7, 15-7) | Thomas Wapp, Switzerland |
| Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea | (15-7, 15-11) | Darren Hall, Great Britain |
| Liu En-Horng, Chinese Taipei | (8-15, 15-0, 15-2) | Michael Helber, Germany |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-4) | Deepankar Bhattacharya, India |
| Sun Jun, China | (15-5, 17-14) | Kim Hak-Kyun, Korea |
| Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-1) | Tomas Johansson, Sweden |
| Ong Ewe Hock, Malaysia | (15-11, 15-10) | Jeroen van Dijk, Netherlands |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-7, 15-6) | Vladislav Druzchenko, Ukraine |
Men's singles round of 16
Defending bronze medallist Thomas Stuer-LauridsenThomas Stuer-Lauridsen
-Career:Stuer-Lauridsen won bronze in the 1992 Olympic Games having conceded the match after sustaining an injury. He also played at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was the standard bearer of Denmark.-External links:**...
was defeated in the round of 16, though his fellow Dane
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen is a retired Danish badminton player who won major international singles titles in the 1990s, and ranks among Denmark's badminton greats.-Badminton career:...
, who had been defeated in the quarterfinals four years earlier, was the only non-Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
n to advance to the quarterfinals. Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
's three players all continued to advance.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Joko Suprianto, Indonesia | (15-11, 15-12) | Jens Olsson, Sweden |
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (15-5, 15-2) | Yu Lizhi, China |
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-6, 18-15) | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen, Denmark |
| Park Sung-Woo, Korea | (15-5, 15-9) | Fumihiko Machida, Japan |
| Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea | (15-8, 15-12) | Iain Sydie, Canada |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | (15-0, 15-7) | Liu En-Horng, Chinese Taipei |
| Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-6) | Sun Jun, China |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (17-14, 15-9) | Ong Ewe Hock, Malaysia |
Men's singles quarterfinals
Rashid SidekRashid Sidek
Rashid Sidek was a Malaysian national badminton player, and a prominent world-class singles player during the 1990s. He is the youngest of the six Sidek brothers. He and his siblings were all actively involved in the international badminton scene...
of Malaysia pulled off a surprising upset over the #1-seeded Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
n Joko Suprianto
Joko Suprianto
Joko Suprianto is a former badminton player from Indonesia who was one of the world's leading men's singles players in the early and mid 1990s, a period during which Indonesia was especially deep in top tier singles players, winning many of the world's major events.Suprianto became world champion...
. Høyer Larsen kept a second Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an medal hopes alive with his defeat of another member of the Indonesian team, defending gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
list Alan Budikusuma
Alan Budikusuma
Alan Budikusuma is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who excelled at the world level from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s....
. The final Indonesian won his match, which along with Dong Jiong
Dong Jiong
Dong Jiong is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.-Career:In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All-England and Denmark Open titles in 1997...
's defeat of Park Sung-Woo
Park Sung-woo
Park Sung-Woo is a manga-style South Korean manhwa artist. He had his debut in 1993 in IQ Jump. He was awarded a "Manhwa of Our Time" prize in 2002.-Works:*Anima Cal Livs*Black God*Chun Rhang Yul Jun*Dark Striker...
eliminated the Korean
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
team.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (15-5, 15-12) | Joko Suprianto, Indonesia |
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-6, 15-6) | Park Sung-Woo, Korea |
| Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia | (15-0, 15-13) | Lee Kwang-Jin, Korea |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-11, 15-6) | Alan Budikusuma, Indonesia |
Men's singles semifinals
Høyer Larsen continued to win, defeating another Indonesian to become the first European to win an Olympic badminton semifinal match. Dong defeated Sidek in the other match.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Dong Jiong, China | (15-6, 18-16) | Rashid Sidek, Malaysia |
| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-11, 15-6) | Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia |
Men's singles bronze medal match
Sidek defeated Arbi in the bronze medal match, keeping the Indonesian team from a medal in the men's singles which they had dominated four years earlier.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Rashid Sidek, Malaysia | (5-15, 15-11, 15-6) | Heryanto Arbi, Indonesia |
Men's singles final
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, Denmark | (15-12, 15-10) | Dong Jiong, China |
Women's doubles round of 32
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah is a former female badminton player from South Korea.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung.... & Jang Hye-ock Jang Hye-ock Jang Hye-ock was a female badminton player from South Korea.Jang won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah... , Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
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| Tomomi Matsuo & Masako Sakamoto, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
(15-0, 15-4) | Diana Koleva & Nely Nedjalkova, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Julie Bradbury Julie Bradbury Julie Bradbury is a former English female badminton player.-1992 Summer Olympics:Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin... & Joanne Wright Joanne Wright Joanne Nicholas is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom.Joanne attended Churchtown Primary School, Stanley High School and King George V College , all in Southport, Merseyside.... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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| Ann Lou Jørgensen & Lotte Olsen Lotte Olsen Lotte Olsen is a retired female badminton player from Denmark, who won a silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
(15-13, 15-10) | Elena Rybkhina & Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva is a female badminton player from Russia.Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia in the round of 32. In her home country Russia she won 13 national... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
| Qin Yiyuan Qin Yiyuan Qin Yiyuan is a Chinese former world level women's badminton player.-Career:A doubles specialist, Qin played internationally for China from the mid 1990s through the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, a period during which her fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun dominated international women's doubles... & Tang Yongshu Tang Yongshu Tang Yongshu is a Chinese female badminton player who competed internationally in the 1990s.-Career:Specializing in women's doubles, Tang earned a bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships with her regular partner, Qin Yiyuan... , China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
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| Lili Tampi Lili Tampi Lili Tampi is a retired Indonesian female badminton player who specialized in doubles.-Career:... & Finarsih Finarsih Finarsih is a retired female badminton player from Indonesia who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Finarsih won a number of significant international titles during the 1990s, most of them with regular partner Lili Tampi... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
(15-9, 15-4) | Rhonda Cator Rhonda Cator Rhonda Cator is a retired female badminton player from Australia.-Career:Cator competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Anna Lao, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen. The same year, they won the French Open... & Amanda Hardy, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen & Marlene Thomsen Marlene Thomsen Marlene Thomsen is a former badminton player from Denmark.-1992 Summer Olympics:Thomsen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen. In the first round, they defeated Denyse Julien and Doris Piche of Canada 15-7, 15-7... , Denmark |
(15-4, 15-1) | Linda French & Erika von Heiland, United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
| Chung Jae-Hee & Park Soo-Hyun, Korea | (15-7, 15-6) | Chen Li-Chin & Tsai Huey-Min, Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei is the designated name used by the Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan, to participate in some international organizations and almost all sporting events, such as the Olympics, Paralympics, Asian Games and Asian Para Games... |
| Eline Coene & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
(15-10, 15-5) | Kelly Morgan Kelly Morgan Kelly Morgan is a Welsh Commonwealth and Olympic Games badminton player born in Pontypridd.Morgan attended Bryn Celynnog Comprehensive school in Beddau, Wales.- 1996 Olympics :... & Joanne Muggeridge, Great Britain |
| Chen Ying & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-2, 11-15, 15-1) | Victoria Evtoushenko & Elena Nosdran, Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
| Kim Shin Young & Kim Mee-Hyang, Korea | (15-12, 18-13) | Aiko Miyamura & Akiko Miyamura, Japan |
| Helene Kirkegaard Helene Kirkegaard Helene Kirkegaard is a retired female Danish badminton player from Denmark. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.... & Rikke Olsen Rikke Olsen -2004 Summer Olympics:Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second... , Denmark |
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| Tammy Jenkins Tammy Jenkins Sharon Tina "Tammy" Jenkins is a female badminton player from New Zealand. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won a bronze medal partnering Rhona Robertson in the women's doubles. Four years later at the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won another bronze medal in the mixed team.- References :* *... & Rhona Robertson Rhona Robertson Rhona Robertson is a former female badminton player from New Zealand. She is a veteran of two Olympic Games and four Commonwealth Games.... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
(15-7, 15-4) | Si-An Deng Si-An Deng Si-An Deng is a retired female badminton player from Canada, who won the silver medal in the inaugural women's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. She also claimed gold at that same tournament in the women's doubles... & Denyse Julien Denyse Julien Denyse Julien is a female badminton player from Canada notable for her versatility and longevity.-Career:... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
| Eliza & Zelin Resiana, Indonesia | (15-6, 15-13) | Maria Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson -Career:She won two silver medals at the World Badminton Championships, one in 1985 in mixed doubles with Stefan Karlsson and another in 1991 in women's doubles with Christine Magnusson... & Margit Borg, Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Katrin Schmidt & Kerstin Ubben, Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
(15-1, 15-2) | Martine de Souza & Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre, Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
| Ge Fei Ge Fei (badminton) Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:... & Gu Jun Gu Jun Gu Jun was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s.-Career:Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid 1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic... , China |
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Women's doubles round of 16
Of the eight pairs that won in this round, three were ChinesePeople's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
and three more were from Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea | (15-7, 15-6) | Tomomi Matsuo & Masako Sakamoto, Japan |
| Ann Jørgensen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark | (15-4, 15-5) | Julie Bradbury & Joanne Wright, Great Britain |
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | (15-1, 4-15, 15-6) | Lili Tampi & Finarsih, Indonesia |
| Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen & Marlene Thomsen, Denmark | (15-8, 13-15, 15-9) | Chung Jae-Hee & Park Soo-Hyun, Korea |
| Chen Ying & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-8, 15-13) | Eline Coene & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands |
| Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-8, 15-8) | Kim Mee-Hyang & Kim Shin-Young, Korea |
| Eliza & Zelin Resiana, Indonesia | (15-9, 15-2) | Tammy Jenkins & Rhona Robertson, New Zealand |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-3, 15-6) | Katrin Schmidt & Kerstin Ubben, Germany |
Women's doubles quarterfinals
Two of the Danish pairs and one of the Chinese pairs were defeated in the quarterfinals.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea | (15-9, 15-9) | Ann Jørgensen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark |
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | (15-8, 15-3) | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen & Marlene Thomsen, Denmark |
| Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-6, 8-15, 15-5) | Chen Ying & Peng Xingyong, China |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-7, 15-3) | Eliza & Resiana Zelin, Indonesia |
Women's doubles semifinals
Qin YiyuanQin Yiyuan
Qin Yiyuan is a Chinese former world level women's badminton player.-Career:A doubles specialist, Qin played internationally for China from the mid 1990s through the 2000 Summer Olympic Games, a period during which her fellow countrywomen Ge Fei and Gu Jun dominated international women's doubles...
and Tang Yongshu
Tang Yongshu
Tang Yongshu is a Chinese female badminton player who competed internationally in the 1990s.-Career:Specializing in women's doubles, Tang earned a bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships and a silver medal at the 1997 IBF World Championships with her regular partner, Qin Yiyuan...
tried valiantly to force an all-Chinese final, but lost a hard-fought third set to the Korean pair.
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea | (15-12, 10-15, 18-16) | Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China |
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-8, 15-2) | Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark |
Women's doubles bronze medal match
After nearly making the final, Qin and Tang had difficulty in their first set of the bronze medal match. They quickly corrected before the second set, winning that one and the third relatively easily to earn the bronze medalBronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Qin Yiyuan & Tang Yongshu, China | (7-15, 15-4, 15-8) | Helene Kirkegaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark |
Women's doubles final
Ge and Gu's dominance of the tournament continued straight through the final.winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal
| Ge Fei & Gu Jun, China | (15-5, 15-5) | Gil Young-Ah & Jang Hye-Ock, Korea |
Men's doubles round of 32
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Rexy Mainaky Rexy Mainaky Rexy Ronald Mainaky is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja.- Career :... & Ricky Subagja Ricky Subagja Ricky Ahmad Subagja is a Bandung, Indonesia born former world-class badminton player. He rates among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.-Career:... , Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
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| Michael Søgaard Michael Søgaard -Summer Olympics:He played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Henrik Svarrer were defeated in the round of 16 by Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia 15-10, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner... & Henrik Svarrer Henrik Svarrer Henrik Svarrer is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.Svarrer competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Jan Paulsen. They lost in quarterfinals to Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi, of China, 15-11, 12-15, 17-14.... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
(15-11, 5-15, 18-15) | Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s... & Yoo Yong-sung Yoo Yong-sung Yoo Yong-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Yoo competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Dong-soo. They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round and Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of... , Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
| Huang Zhanzhong & Jiang Xin, China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
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| Peter Blackburn & Paul Straight, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
(15-3, 15-8) | Stephan Beeharry & Eddy Clarisse Eddy Clarisse Eddy Clarisse is a retired badminton player from Mauritius, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.... , Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
| Rudy Gunawan Rudy Gunawan Rudy Gunawan is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player who specialized in doubles. Tall, and powerfully built, he won numerous major international titles, mainly in men's doubles but also in mixed doubles, from the late 1980s through the mid 1990s.-Career:Rudy Gunawan... & Bambang Suprianto Bambang Suprianto Bambang Suprianto is a retired male badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:A durable all around player who won singles at the Singapore Open in 1991, Suprianto's greatest success came in doubles events. In the mid 1990s he and fellow countryman Rudy Gunawan formed one of the world's leading men's... , Indonesia |
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| Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia | (15-7, 15-3) | Anil Kaul Anil Kaul Anil Kaul is a retired male badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He did so alongside Iain Sydie. A resident of Victoria, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... & Iain Sydie Iain Sydie Iain Sydie is a badminton player from Canada, who won the silver medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He also took away two golds from that tournament. A resident of Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
| Pramote Teerawiwatana Pramote Teerawiwatana Pramote Teerawiwatana is a male badminton player from Thailand.Teerawiwatana competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Tesana Panvisvas... & Sakrapee Thongsari, Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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| Simon Archer Simon Archer Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:... & Chris Hunt Chris Hunt (badminton) -Career:Hunt won the gold medal at the European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal.... , Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
(15-11, 15-12) | Chan Siu Kwong & He Tim, Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| Andrey Antropov & Nikolai Zuyev, Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
(15-10, 15-5) | Nick Ponting Nick Ponting -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.He won the gold medal at the 1994 All England Championships with Jo Wright .... & Julian Robertson, Great Britain |
| Michael Helber & Michael Keck, Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
(15-8, 15-13) | Peter Axelsson Peter Axelsson Peter Axelsson is a retired male badminton player from Sweden.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson.... & Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson is a retired male badminton player from Sweden.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Peter Axelsson.-References:... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
| Jens Eriksen Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.... & Christian Jakobsen, Denmark |
(15-10, 17-14) | Jaimie Dawson Jaimie Dawson Jaimie Dawson is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. A resident of Winnipeg, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... & Darryl Yung, Canada |
| Antonius Ariantho Antonius Ariantho S. Antonius Budi Ariantho is a retired Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. During the 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Denny Kantono including the French ; Hong Kong ; Denmark ; Thailand ; Chinese Taipei ; and Indonesia Opens; and... & Denny Kantono Denny Kantono Denny Kantono is a retired Chinese-Indonesian badminton player who specialized in men's doubles. He shared numerous international titles with his regular partner Antonius Ariantho including the French , Hong Kong , Denmark , Thailand , Chinese Taipei , and Indonesia Opens; as well as the ... , Indonesia |
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| Ha Tae-kwon Ha Tae-kwon Ha Tae-kwon is a male badminton player from South Korea.Ha competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Kim Dong-moon. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Robert Mateusiak and Michał Łogosz of Poland in the second. In the quarterfinals, Ha... & Kang Kyung-Jin, Korea |
(15-8, 15-5) | Siripong Siripul & Khunakorn Sudhisodhi, Thailand |
| Jon Holst-Christensen Jon Holst-Christensen Jon Holst-Christensen is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.-Summer Olympics:Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund... & Thomas Lund Thomas Lund Thomas Lund is a retired male badminton player from Denmark.-Career:Lund was one of the world's leading doubles specialists of the 1990s, particularly in mixed doubles. He was a silver medalist in both men's and mixed doubles at the 1991 IBF World Championships... , Denmark |
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| Ge Cheng & Tao Xiaoqiang, China | (15-2, 15-3) | Darren Hall Darren Hall (badminton) Darren Hall is a retired badminton player from Great Britain who is generally rated as one of the very best, if not the best, men's singles players that Britain has produced.-Career:... & Peter Knowles, Great Britain |
| Cheah Soon Kit Cheah Soon Kit Cheah Soon Kit is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia, specialized in men's doubles.-Career:He has played for Malaysian team since 1986 especially in doubles. He always plays with different pairs such as Ong Beng Teong , Soo Beng Kiang and Choong Tan Fook during his carer in badminton... & Yap Kim Hock Yap Kim Hock Yap Kim Hock born on 2 July 1972 at Muar, Johor, is a retired male badminton player from Malaysia, specialized in men's doubles.-Career:Kim Hock represented Malaysia and competed at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics and the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics in the badminton men's doubles event with Cheah... , Malaysia |
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Men's doubles round of 16
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (15-10, 15-7) | Michael Søgaard & Henrik Svarrer, Denmark |
| Huang Zhanzhong & Jiang Xin, China | (15-7, 15-9) | Peter Blackburn & Paul Straight, Australia |
| Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia | (18-13, 4-15, 15-6) | Rudy Gunawan & Bambang Suprianto, Indonesia |
| Simon Archer & Chris Hunt, Great Britain | (18-14, 15-11) | Pramote Teerawiwatana & Sakrapee Thongsari, Thailand |
| Andrey Antropov & Nikolai Zuyev, Russia | (15-1, 15-7) | Michael Helber & Michael Keck, Germany |
| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | (15-8, 15-12) | Jens Eriksen & Christian Jakobsen, Denmark |
| Ha Tae-Kwon & Kang Kyung-Jin, Korea | (15-11, 14-17, 15-11) | Jon Holst-Christensen & Thomas Lund, Denmark |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | (15-8, 15-2) | Ge Cheng & Tao Xiaoqiang, China |
Men's doubles quarterfinals
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (15-7, 15-7) | Huang Zhanzhong & Jiang Xin, China |
| Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia | (15-5, 15-12) | Simon Archer & Chris Hunt, Great Britain |
| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | (15-5, 15-1) | Andrey Antropov & Nikolai Zuyev, Russia |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | (18-17, 15-8) | Ha Tae-Kwon & Kang Kyung-Jin, Korea |
Men's doubles semifinals
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (15-3, 15-5) | Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia |
| Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia | (15-10, 15-4) | Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia |
Men's doubles bronze medal match
winners in bold, medallists highlighted in the color of their medal| Antonius Ariantho & Denny Kantono, Indonesia | (15-4, 12-15, 15-8) | Soo Beng Kiang & Tan Kim Her, Malaysia |
Men's doubles final
| Rexy Mainaky & Ricky Subagja, Indonesia | (5-15, 15-13, 15-12) | Cheah Soon Kit & Yap Kim Hock, Malaysia |
Mixed doubles round of 32
| Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s.... & Ra Kyung-min Ra Kyung-min Ra Kyung-min is a female badminton player from South Korea.Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting 70-match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.- Career :Ra competed for Korea in badminton at... , Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
(15-3, 15-6) | Iain Sydie Iain Sydie Iain Sydie is a badminton player from Canada, who won the silver medal in the inaugural men's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He also took away two golds from that tournament. A resident of Calgary, Alberta, he represented Canada at the 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... & Doris Piche, Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
| Peter Axelsson Peter Axelsson Peter Axelsson is a retired male badminton player from Sweden.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in men's doubles with Pär-Gunnar Jönsson.... & Catrine Bengtsson Catrine Bengtsson -Career:Bengtsson competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's singles and women's doubles with Maria Bengtsson, and they lost in quarterfinals to Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua, of China, 15-4, 15-9.... , Sweden Sweden Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund.... |
(15-5, 15-8) | Chris Hunt Chris Hunt (badminton) -Career:Hunt won the gold medal at the European Badminton Championships in men's doubles with Simon Archer in 1994 and 1998. In 1996 they won the bronze medal.... & Joanne Muggeridge, Great Britain United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
| Tao Xiaoqiang & Wang Xiaoyuan, China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres... |
(15-5, 15-4) | Murray Hocking Murray Hocking Murray Hocking is a badminton player from Australia. He represented his country in badminton at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, making it to the round of 32.... & Lisa Campbell, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
| Christian Jakobsen & Lotte Olsen Lotte Olsen Lotte Olsen is a retired female badminton player from Denmark, who won a silver medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships and competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... |
(15-1, 15-2) | Kayode Akinsanya & Obigeli Olorunsola, Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... |
| Liu Jianjun Liu Jianjun Liu Jianjun is a male Chinese badminton player who played internationally in the 1990s.-Career:Liu shared a number of mixed doubles titles on the world circuit. He won the China , French , and Thailand Opens with Wang Xiaoyuan, and the Asian Championships with Ge Fei... & Sun Man Sun Man Sun Man is a Chinese female badminton player who competed internationally in the 1990s.-Career:Specializing in mixed doubles at the world level, Sun won the China Open and Asian Championships with countryman Chen Xingdong. She earned a bronze medal at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta with another... , China |
(15-12, 15-3) | Anil Kaul Anil Kaul Anil Kaul is a retired male badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the inaugural men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. He did so alongside Iain Sydie. A resident of Victoria, Manitoba, he represented Canada at the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.-References:*... & Si-An Deng Si-An Deng Si-An Deng is a retired female badminton player from Canada, who won the silver medal in the inaugural women's singles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games. She also claimed gold at that same tournament in the women's doubles... , Canada |
| Peter Blackburn & Rhonda Cator Rhonda Cator Rhonda Cator is a retired female badminton player from Australia.-Career:Cator competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Anna Lao, and they lost in quarterfinal to Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen. The same year, they won the French Open... , Australia |
(15-7, 15-3) | Mikhail Korchouk & Vlada Tcherniavskaia, Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
| Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele Flandy Limpele is a male badminton player from Indonesia.- Career :A doubles specialist, at various times Limpele has focused on either men's doubles or mixed doubles during his long career in international badminton. His earliest appearances in the final rounds of major events came in mixed... & Rosalina Riseu, Indonesia Indonesia Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an... |
(15-5, 15-6) | Simon Archer Simon Archer Simon Archer is an English badminton player.Archer once held the world record for the fastest smash at 162 mph.-Career:-Summer Olympics:... & Julie Bradbury Julie Bradbury Julie Bradbury is a former English female badminton player.-1992 Summer Olympics:Bradbury competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with Gillian Clark. In the first round they beat Erma Sulistianingsih and Rosiana Tendean of Indonesia and in the second round Katrin... , Great Britain |
| Jens Eriksen Jens Eriksen Jens Dyrløv Eriksen is a male badminton player from Denmark.-2004 Olympics:He played badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles.... & Helene Kirkegaard Helene Kirkegaard Helene Kirkegaard is a retired female Danish badminton player from Denmark. She competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and 2000 Summer Olympics.... , Denmark |
(15-6, 15-8) | Stephan Beeharry & Martine de Souza, Mauritius Mauritius Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar... |
| Ron Michels & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands Netherlands The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders... |
(15-4, 15-6) | Todor Velkov & Nely Nedjalkova, Bulgaria Bulgaria Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east... |
| Michael Søgaard Michael Søgaard -Summer Olympics:He played badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles and mixed doubles. In men's doubles, Søgaard and his partner Henrik Svarrer were defeated in the round of 16 by Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky of Indonesia 15-10, 15-7. He also competed in mixed doubles with partner... & Rikke Olsen Rikke Olsen -2004 Summer Olympics:Olsen competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ann-Lou Jørgensen. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Nicole Grether and Juliane Schenk of Germany in the second... , Denmark |
(15-5, 15-5) | Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko Vladislav Druzchenko is a male badminton player from Ukraine.-Career:Between 1992 and 2006 he won 15 Ukrainian National Badminton Championships in a row in men's singles.... & Victoria Evtoushenko, Ukraine Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia... |
| Darryl Yung & Denyse Julien Denyse Julien Denyse Julien is a female badminton player from Canada notable for her versatility and longevity.-Career:... , Canada |
(15-10, 17-14) | Paul Stevenson & Amanda Hardy, Australia |
| Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-5, 15-2) | Thomas Wapp & Santi Wibowo, Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
| Nick Ponting Nick Ponting -Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1993 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Gillian Clark.He won the gold medal at the 1994 All England Championships with Jo Wright .... & Joanne Wright Joanne Wright Joanne Nicholas is a female badminton player from the United Kingdom.Joanne attended Churchtown Primary School, Stanley High School and King George V College , all in Southport, Merseyside.... , Great Britain |
(15-10, 18-14) | Michael Keck & Karen Stechmann, Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
| Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon Kim Dong-moon is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s... & Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah Gil Young-ah is a former female badminton player from South Korea.At the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Shim Eun-jung.... , Korea |
(15-6, 15-10) | He Tim & Chan Oi Ni, Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
| Jan-Eric Antonsson Jan-Eric Antonsson Jan-Eric Antonsson is a retired male badminton player from Sweden.-Career:He won the bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Astrid Crabo. They also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics and lost in the round of 16 to Trikus Heryanto and Minarti... & Astrid Crabo Astrid Crabo Astrid Crabo is a retired female badminton player from Sweden. She won a bronze medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles with Jan-Eric Antonsson, with whom she won the 1993 and 1996 Dutch Open tournaments. They competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics, but lost in round... , Sweden |
(15-4, 15-12) | Eddy Clarisse Eddy Clarisse Eddy Clarisse is a retired badminton player from Mauritius, who started playing badminton in 1987, ending his career in March 2006 at the Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.... & Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre, Mauritius |
| Trikus Heryanto & Minarti Timur Minarti Timur -Career:Though she won women's singles at the 1990 Dutch Open, Minarti was primarily a doubles player, particularly excelling in mixed doubles. During the 1990s and the early 2000s, she won numerous international mixed doubles titles; the majority with Tri Kusharjanto but also, later, with Bambang... , Indonesia |
(15-6, 15-6) | Nikolai Zuyev & Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva is a female badminton player from Russia.Yakusheva competed in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in mixed doubles with partner Nikolai Zuyev. They were defeated by Anggun Nugroho and Eny Widiowati of Indonesia in the round of 32. In her home country Russia she won 13 national... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Mixed doubles round of 16
| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea | (15-1, 17-15) | Peter Axelsson & Catrine Bengtsson, Sweden |
| Tao Xiaoqiang & Wang Xiaoyuan, China | (16-17, 15-6, 15-5) | Christian Jakobsen & Lotte Olsen, Denmark |
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (15-4, 7-15, 15-4) | Peter Blackburn & Rhonda Cator, Australia |
| Flandy Limpele & Rosalina Riseu, Indonesia | (10-15, 15-9, 15-9) | Jens Eriksen & Helene Kirkegaard, Denmark |
| Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark | (15-4, 15-6) | Ron Michels & Erica van den Heuvel, Netherlands |
| Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-11, 15-6) | Darryl Yung & Denyse Julien, Canada |
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (18-13, 15-1) | Nick Ponting & Joanne Wright, Great Britain |
| Trikus Heryanto & Minarti Timur, Indonesia | (15-5, 18-13) | Jan-Eric Antonsson & Astrid Crabo, Sweden |
Mixed doubles quarterfinals
The Korean pairs won both of their matches, while the three Chinese pairs won two (losing only to the Koreans). This set up a pair of China-Korea semifinal matches.| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea | (15-7, 15-9) | Tao Xiaoqiang & Wang Xiaoyuan, China |
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (15-2, 5-15, 15-7) | Flandy Limpele & Rosalina Riseu, Indonesia |
| Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China | (15-10, 6-15, 18-15) | Michael Søgaard & Rikke Olsen, Denmark |
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (15-4, 15-13) | Trikus Heryanto & Minarti Timur, Indonesia |
Mixed doubles semifinals
The Koreans won both semifinals in straight sets, bumping the Chinese pairs from gold medal contention and creating a Korean face-off in the final.| Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea | (15-10, 15-4) | Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China |
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (15-6, 15-8) | Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China |
Mixed doubles bronze medal match
In a hard-fought match for the bronze medalBronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...
, Liu and Sun fell behind by losing the first set. The second set went to 17-15, with Liu and Sun staying alive by winning it. In the third set, Chen and Peng could no longer keep up, and were defeated by their fellows.
| Liu Jianjun & Sun Man, China | (13-15, 17-15, 15-4) | Chen Xingdong & Peng Xingyong, China |
Mixed doubles final
Park and Ra quickly got ahead of Kim and Gil in the final, winning the first set in a close game. The second set was more lopsided, with Kim and Gil winning handily. The final set, which determined the gold medalGold medal
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winners, was another close one. Gil's gold medal in this event completed her set of medals along with the bronze she had won in women's doubles in 1992 and the silver in women's doubles in 1996.
| Kim Dong-Moon & Gil Young-Ah, Korea | (13-15, 15-4, 15-12) | Park Joo-bong & Ra Kyung-Min, Korea |