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Badminton at the Olympics - facts and information

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Facts about Badminton in the Olympics

Olympics	Badminton has been part of the Olympic Games program 8 times (including this year).

Athletes	A total of 39 Badminton events have been held all-time in Olympic Games (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 5 different Events in Olympic Badminton.


Medal table for Badminton in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	CHN	20	12	16	48



2.	INA	8	6	7	21



3.	KOR	6	7	7	20



4.	DEN	2	3	4	9



5.	JPN	1	1	2	4




			Complete Olympic Badminton Medalstanding



Badminton in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Number of Events
		Mixed	Women	Men

Barcelona 1992	Pavello de la Mar Bella	0	2	2
Atlanta 1996	Georgia State University	1	2	2
Sydney 2000	Pavillion 3, Sydney Olympic Park	1	2	2
Athens 2004	Goudi Olympic Complex	1	2	2
Beijing 2008	Beijing University Gymnasium	1	2	2
London 2012	Wembley Arena	1	2	2
Rio 2016	Riocentro - Pavilion 4	1	2	2
Tokyo 2020	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza	1	2	2


International Badminton Federation

The Olympic competitions in Badminton is organised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organisation, general history of Badminton etc.

These Badminton facts about Badminton in the olympics is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Badminton at the Olympics- facts and information