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.
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-sooPark Joo-bong (South Korea) | Eddy HartonoRudy Gunawan (Indonesia) | Li YongboTian Bingyi (China)Razif SidekJalani Sidek (Malaysia) |
| 1996 | Rexy MainakyRicky Subagja (Indonesia) | Cheah Soon KitYap Kim Hock (Malaysia) | Antonius ArianthoDenny Kantono (Indonesia) |
| 2000 | Tony GunawanCandra Wijaya (Indonesia) | Lee Dong-sooYoo Yong-sung (South Korea) | Ha Tae-kwonKim Dong-moon (South Korea) |
| 2004 | Ha Tae-kwonKim Dong-moon (South Korea) | Lee Dong-sooYoo Yong-sung (South Korea) | Eng HianFlandy Limpele (Indonesia) |
| 2008 | Markis KidoHendra Setiawan (Indonesia) | Cai YunFu Haifeng (China) | Hwang Ji-manLee Jae-jin (South Korea) |
| 2012 | Cai YunFu Haifeng (China) | Mathias BoeCarsten Mogensen (Denmark) | Jung Jae-sungLee Yong-dae (South Korea) |
| 2016 | Zhang NanFu Haifeng (China) | Goh V ShemTan Wee Kiong (Malaysia) | Chris LangridgeMarcus Ellis (GBR) |
| 2020 | Lee YangWang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei) | Li JunhuiLiu Yuchen (China) | Aaron ChiaSoh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) |
| 2024 | Lee YangWang Chi-lin (Chinese Taipei) | Liang WeikengWang Chang (China) | Aaron ChiaSoh Wooi Yik (Malaysia) |
Women’s Doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1992 | Chung So-youngHwang Hye-young (South Korea) | Guan WeizhenNong Qunhua (China) | Gil Young-ahShim Eun-jung (South Korea)Lin YanfenYao Fen (China) |
| 1996 | Ge FeiGu Jun (China) | Gil Young-ahJang Hye-ock (South Korea) | Qin YiyuanTang Yongshu (China) |
| 2000 | Ge FeiGu Jun (China) | Huang NanyanYang Wei (China) | Qin YiyuanGao Ling (China) |
| 2004 | Yang WeiZhang Jiewen (China) | Gao LingHuang Sui (China) | Lee Kyung-wonRa Kyung-min (South Korea) |
| 2008 | Du JingYu Yang (China) | Lee Hyo-jungLee Kyung-won (South Korea) | Wei YiliZhang Yawen (China) |
| 2012 | Tian QingZhao Yunlei (China) | Mizuki FujiiReika Kakiiwa (Japan) | Valeria SorokinaNina Vislova (Russia) |
| 2016 | Misaki MatsutomoAyaka Takahashi (Japan) | Christinna PedersenKamilla Rytter Juhl (Denmark) | Jung Kyung-eunShin Seung-chan (South Korea) |
| 2020 | Greysia PoliiApriyani Rahayu (Indonesia) | Chen QingchenJia Yifan (China) | Kim So-yeongKong Hee-yong (South Korea) |
| 2024 | Chen QingchenJia Yifan (China) | Liu ShengshuTan Ning (China) | Nami MatsuyamaChiharu Shida (Japan) |
Mixed Doubles
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 1996 | Kim Dong-moonGil Young-ah (South Korea) | Park Joo-bongRa Kyung-min (South Korea) | Liu JianjunSun Man (China) |
| 2000 | Zhang JunGao Ling (China) | Tri KusharjantoMinarti Timur (Indonesia) | Simon ArcherJoanne Goode (GBR) |
| 2004 | Zhang JunGao Ling (China) | Gail EmmsNathan Robertson (GBR) | Jens EriksenMette Schjoldager (Denmark) |
| 2008 | Lee Yong-daeLee Hyo-jung (South Korea) | Nova WidiantoLiliyana Natsir (Indonesia) | He HanbinYu Yang (China) |
| 2012 | Zhang NanZhao Yunlei (China) | Xu ChenMa Jin (China) | Joachim Fischer NielsenChristinna Pedersen (Denmark) |
| 2016 | Tontowi AhmadLiliyana Natsir (Indonesia) | Chan Peng SoonGoh Liu Ying (Malaysia) | Zhang NanZhao Yunlei (China) |
| 2020 | Wang YilyuHuang Dongping (China) | Zheng SiweiHuang Yaqiong (China) | Yuta WatanabeArisa Higashino (Japan) |
| 2024 | Zheng SiweiHuang Ya Qiong (China) | Kim Won HoJeong Na Eun (South Korea) | Yuta WatanabeArisa Higashino (Japan) |
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