title: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
text: # Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles
  
  Women’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 31 July 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for women's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock (silver medalist)
  * Ge Fei / Gu Jun (gold medalist)
  * Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu (bronze medalist)
  * Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen (fourth place)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 10 | 18 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | | |
  | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 5 | 5 | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | |
  | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 8 | 2 | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | |
  | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
  | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 7 | 15 | 15 |
  | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 4 | 8 |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Tomomi Matsuo Masako Sakamoto | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Tomomi Matsuo Masako Sakamoto | 15 | 15 | | Tomomi Matsuo Masako Sakamoto | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Diana Koleva Neli Nedjalkova | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Diana Koleva Neli Nedjalkova | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright | | | | | | | | | | | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 15 | 15 | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elena Rybkhina Marina Yakusheva | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Elena Rybkhina Marina Yakusheva | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 10 | 18 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 |
  | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 |
  | | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 15 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Lili Tampi Finarsih | 1 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Lili Tampi Finarsih | 15 | 15 | | Lili Tampi Finarsih | 1 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy | 9 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | Linda French Erika von Heiland | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Linda French Erika von Heiland | 4 | 1 | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Chung Jae-hee Park Soo-yun | 8 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Chung Jae-hee Park Soo-yun | 15 | 15 | | Chung Jae-hee Park Soo-yun | 8 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Chen Li-Chin Tsai Hui-Min | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Kelly Morgan Joanne Muggeridge | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel | 15 | 15 | | | Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nosdran | 2 | 15 | 1 | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 6 | 15 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 8 | 15 | | | | | |
  | | Kim Shin-young Kim Mee-hyang | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 8 | 15 | | | | |
  | | Aiko Miyamura Akiko Miyamura | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Aiko Miyamura Akiko Miyamura | 12 | 13 | | | Kim Shin-young Kim Mee-hyang | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 8 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 |
  | | Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 |
  | | Si-An Deng Denyse Julien | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Si-An Deng Denyse Julien | 7 | 4 | | | Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
  | | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
  | | Martine de Souza Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Martine de Souza Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre | 1 | 2 | | | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | bye | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  