Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics
| Badminton at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Pavelló de la Mar Bella |
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| Dates | 28 July – 4 August 1992 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 2 women) |
| Competitors | 177 from 36 nations |
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| 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 Mar Bella. 36 nations entered competitors, with a total of 177 entrants. Asian nations won fifteen of the sixteen medals, with their dominance being broken only by Denmark's bronze medal in the men's singles.
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. No playoffs were contested for semi-final losers, meaning that two bronze medals were awarded in each event. Similarly, all four players/pairs defeated in the quarterfinals for each event were awarded fifth place. Men's Singles and Women's Singles champions (Alan Budikusuma and Susi Susanti) are now married to each other.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Alan Budikusuma Indonesia |
Ardy Wiranata Indonesia |
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Denmark |
| Hermawan Susanto Indonesia | |||
| Women's singles | Susi Susanti Indonesia |
Bang Soo-hyun South Korea |
Huang Hua China |
| Tang Jiuhong China | |||
| Men's doubles | Kim Moon-soo and Park Joo-bong South Korea |
Eddy Hartono and Rudy Gunawan Indonesia |
Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi China |
| Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek  Malaysia | |||
| Women's doubles | Hwang Hye-young and Chung So-young South Korea |
Guan Weizhen and Nong Qunhua China |
Gil Young-ah and Shim Eun-jung South Korea |
| Lin Yan Fen and Yao Fen China |
Medal table
In 1992, there were no bronze medal matches to decide 3rd and 4th place. Both semifinal losers won bronze medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Results
Men's singles
The men's singles resulted in the only non-Asian medallist, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark. 57 players from 32 nations competed in men's singles.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhao Jianhua |
2 | 17 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hermawan Susanto |
15 | 14 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hermawan Susanto |
15 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ardy Wiranata |
10 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ardy Wiranata |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Høyer Larsen |
10 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ardy Wiranata |
12 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Budikusuma |
15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Budikusuma |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Hak-kyun |
9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Alan Budikusuma |
18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
14 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rashid Sidek |
2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's singles
The winner of the women's singles competition received the first official badminton medal in Olympic history. It was also the first gold medal for Indonesia, which before had only won one silver (in archery). 52 players from 27 nations competed in women's singles.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
 Somharuthai Jaroensiri |
6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Huang Hua |
4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Huang Hua |
11 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lee Heung-soon |
3 | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Susi Susanti |
5 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bang Soo-hyun |
11 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sarwendah Kusumawardhani |
2 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bang Soo-hyun |
11 | 3 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bang Soo-hyun |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tang Jiuhong |
3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Anna Lao |
1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tang Jiuhong |
11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles
Malaysia won its first Olympic medal in the men's doubles competitions in badminton. 30 pairs from 21 nations competed in men's doubles.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja |
7 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek |
11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura |
5 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan |
11 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi |
15 | 12 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer |
11 | 15 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi |
9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan |
15 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Sang-bok Shon Jin-hwan |
4 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Women's doubles
29 pairs from 20 nations competed in women's doubles.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Julie Bradbury Gillian Clark |
5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lin Yan Fen Yao Fen |
8 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lin Yan Fen Yao Fen |
18 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Anna Lao Rhonda Cator |
13 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
18 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua |
16 | 15 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Finarsih Lili Tampi |
8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung |
12 | 15 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua |
15 | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua |
15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
 Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson |
4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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