title: Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
text: # Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
  
  Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new 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. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University gymnasium.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's singles details | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Denmark | Dong Jiong China | Rashid Sidek Malaysia |
  | Men's doubles details | Ricky Subagja and Rexy Mainaky (INA) | Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock (MAS) | Denny Kantono and Antonius Ariantho (INA) |
  | Women's singles details | Bang Soo-hyun South Korea | Mia Audina Indonesia | Susi Susanti Indonesia |
  | Women's doubles details | Ge Fei and Gu Jun (CHN) | Gil Young-ah and Jang Hye-ock (KOR) | Qin Yiyuan and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
  | Mixed doubles details | Kim Dong-moon and Gil Young-ah (KOR) | Park Joo-bong and Ra Kyung-min (KOR) | Liu Jianjun and Sun Man (CHN) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | China | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 2 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
  | 4 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  
  ## Participating nations
  
  A total of 37 nations participated in this event.
  
  * Australia (8)
  * Austria (1)
  * Belarus (2)
  * Bulgaria (3)
  * Canada (7)
  * China (20)
  * Denmark (16)
  * Finland (2)
  * France (2)
  * Great Britain (11)
  * Germany (6)
  * Guatemala (1)
  * Hong Kong (3)
  * Hungary (1)
  * Iceland (1)
  * India (2)
  * Indonesia (20)
  * Japan (7)
  * South Korea (17)
  * Malaysia (7)
  * Mauritius (4)
  * Netherlands (5)
  * New Zealand (2)
  * Nigeria (2)
  * Peru (1)
  * Philippines (1)
  * Poland (1)
  * Russia (5)
  * Singapore (1)
  * Suriname (1)
  * Switzerland (2)
  * Sweden (10)
  * Chinese Taipei (6)
  * Thailand (7)
  * Trinidad and Tobago (1)
  * Ukraine (3)
  * United States (3)
  