Badminton at the Olympics: Full list of medal winners
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PV Sindhu is India’s most successful shuttler at the Olympics.
Badminton made its official Olympic debut in 1992 after being featured as a demonstration sport in 1972 and an exhibition sport in 1988. Since then, the Olympic badminton events have included men’s and women’s singles and doubles, with mixed doubles added in 1996. The qualification process for the world’s most prestigious event is based on the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings.
Gao Ling holds the record for the most Olympic badminton medals, with two gold, one silver and one bronze. Other notable players include Fu Haifeng, Zhang Nan, Zhao Yun Lei and Kim Dong-moon, each with two gold and one bronze.
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The 2000 Sydney Olympics witnessed China sweep the women’s doubles and in 2012, China became the first country to win gold in all five badminton disciplines at a single edition. Indonesia have also won gold in all disciplines, but at different editions of the Olympics.
As of Paris Olympics 2024*, China stand as the most successful nation in the sport with a total of 48 medals, including 24 coming from women’s events. Indonesia and South Korea follow, with 21 medals each. Notably, badminton remains one of the few disciplines in which the USA are yet to win a medal in Olympic history.
Saina Nehwal won India’s first medal in badminton at the London Olympics in 2012. She won the bronze medal and four years down the line; PV Sindhu became the first Indian shuttler to reach an Olympic final. She won the silver medal and at Tokyo 2020 it was a bronze medal. She is the first Indian shuttler to win multiple Olympic medals.
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On that note, let’s take a look at all the medalists in the sport at the Olympics.
Men’s singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 | Alan Budikusuma (Indonesia) | Ardy Wiranata (Indonesia) | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (Denmark) Hermawan Susanto (Indonesia) |
| 1996 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (Denmark) | Dong Jiong (China) | Rashid Sidek (Malaysia) |
| 2000 | Ji Xinpeng (China) | Hendrawan (Indonesia) | Xia Xuanze (China) |
| 2004 | Taufik Hidayat (Indonesia) | Shon Seung-mo (South Korea) | Sony Dwi Kuncoro (Indonesia) |
| 2008 | Lin Dan (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) | Chen Jin (China) |
| 2012 | Lin Dan (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) | Chen Long (China) |
| 2016 | Chen Long (China) | Lee Chong Wei (Malaysia) | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) |
| 2020 | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) | Chen Long (China) | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia) |
| 2024 | Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) | Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) |
Women’s singles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 | Susi Susanti (Indonesia) | Bang Soo-hyun (South Korea) | Huang Hua (China) Tang Jiuhong (China) |
| 1996 | Bang Soo-hyun (South Korea) | Mia Audina (Indonesia) | Susi Susanti (Indonesia) |
| 2000 | Gong Zhichao (China) | Camilla Martin (Denmark) | Ye Zhichao (China) |
| 2004 | Zhang Ning (China) | Mia Audina (Netherlands) | Zhou Mi (China) |
| 2008 | Zhang Ning (China) | Xie Xingfang (China) | Maria Kristin Yulianti (Indonesia) |
| 2012 | Li Xuerui (China) | Wang Yihan (China) | Saina Nehwal (India) |
| 2016 | Carolina Marín (Spain) | PV Sindhu (India) | Nozomi Okuhara (Japan) |
| 2020 | Chen Yufei (China) | Tai Tzu-ying (Chinese Taipei) | PV Sindhu (India) |
| 2024 | An Se Young (South Korea) | He Bing Jiao (China) | Gregoria Mariska Tunjung (Indonesia) |
Men’s Doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong (South Korea) | Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan (Indonesia) | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi (China) Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek (Malaysia) |
| 1996 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja (Indonesia) | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock (Malaysia) | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono (Indonesia) |
| 2000 | Tony Gunawan Candra Wijaya (Indonesia) | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung (South Korea) | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon (South Korea) |
| 2004 | Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon (South Korea) | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung (South Korea) | Eng Hian Flandy Limpele (Indonesia) |
| 2008 | Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan (Indonesia) | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng (China) | Hwang Ji-man Lee Jae-jin (South Korea) |
| 2012 | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng (China) | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen (Denmark) | Jung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae (South Korea) |
| 2016 | Zhang Nan Fu Haifeng (China) | Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia) | Chris Langridge Marcus Ellis (GBR) |
| 2020 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei) | Li Junhui Liu Yuchen (China) | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) |
| 2024 | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei) | Liang Weikeng Wang Chang (China) | Aaron Chia Soh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) |
Women’s Doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 | Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young (South Korea) | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua (China) | Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung (South Korea) Lin Yanfen Yao Fen (China) |
| 1996 | Ge Fei Gu Jun (China) | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock (South Korea) | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu (China) |
| 2000 | Ge Fei Gu Jun (China) | Huang Nanyan Yang Wei (China) | Qin Yiyuan Gao Ling (China) |
| 2004 | Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen (China) | Gao Ling Huang Sui (China) | Lee Kyung-won Ra Kyung-min (South Korea) |
| 2008 | Du Jing Yu Yang (China) | Lee Hyo-jung Lee Kyung-won (South Korea) | Wei Yili Zhang Yawen (China) |
| 2012 | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei (China) | Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa (Japan) | Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova (Russia) |
| 2016 | Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi (Japan) | Christinna Pedersen Kamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark) | Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan (South Korea) |
| 2020 | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu (Indonesia) | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan (China) | Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong (South Korea) |
| 2024 | Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan (China) | Liu Shengshu Tan Ning (China) | Nami Matsuyama Chiharu Shida (Japan) |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Kim Dong-moon Gil Young-ah (South Korea) | Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min (South Korea) | Liu Jianjun Sun Man (China) |
| 2000 | Zhang Jun Gao Ling (China) | Tri Kusharjanto Minarti Timur (Indonesia) | Simon Archer Joanne Goode (GBR) |
| 2004 | Zhang Jun Gao Ling (China) | Gail Emms Nathan Robertson (GBR) | Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager (Denmark) |
| 2008 | Lee Yong-dae Lee Hyo-jung (South Korea) | Nova Widianto Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) | He Hanbin Yu Yang (China) |
| 2012 | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei (China) | Xu Chen Ma Jin (China) | Joachim Fischer Nielsen Christinna Pedersen (Denmark) |
| 2016 | Tontowi Ahmad Liliyana Natsir (Indonesia) | Chan Peng Soon Goh Liu Ying (Malaysia) | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei (China) |
| 2020 | Wang Yilyu Huang Dongping (China) | Zheng Siwei Huang Yaqiong (China) | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino (Japan) |
| 2024 | Zheng Siwei Huang Ya Qiong (China) | Kim Won Ho Jeong Na Eun (South Korea) | Yuta Watanabe Arisa Higashino (Japan) |
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