List of Olympic medalists in badminton
Badminton is a sport contested at the Summer Olympic Games. Badminton was first held as a demonstration sport at the 1972 Summer Olympics, and was an exhibition sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics; the men's and women's singles and doubles have been held at every Summer Olympics since the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1] The mixed doubles badminton tournament started in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[2]

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings are used to determine the qualification of the players for the tournament. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, each singles tournament had 38 competitors, while each doubles tournament had 16 pairs.[3] All players or pairs from the top 16 places on the BWF rankings automatically qualify, although each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can send less than three players or pairs in each tournament. The top 64 then qualify with the caveat that each NOC can send only two players/pairs from that portion of the list. Players and pairs ranked below the 64th place only qualify if they are the highest-ranked competitor from their nation. Two places each in the men's and women's singles will be determined by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Tripartite Commission. The host nation, if it has not already qualified two competitors, receives at least either two singles players or one pair.[4] The rules used in the tournament are the same as the BWF rules.[5]
Gao Ling is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in badminton, with two gold, one silver, and one bronze; Fu Haifeng (two gold, one silver), Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei and Kim Dong-moon (two gold, one bronze) each, Gil Young-ah (one of each) and Lee Chong Wei (three silver) are second for the most medals in badminton, each with three. Fu Haifeng, Gao Ling, Ge Fei, Gu Jun, Kim Dong-moon, Lin Dan, Zhang Jun, Zhang Nan, Zhang Ning and Zhao Yunlei are the all-time leaders for the most gold medal wins, with two.[6] In the 1992 Summer Olympics, Jalani and Razif Sidek were the first Malaysian Olympic medalists since Malaysia first participated the 1964 Summer Olympics.[7] Mia Audina won her first silver in the 1996 Olympics representing Indonesia, but won her second silver in the 2004 Summer Olympics with the Netherlands.[8] In the 2000 Summer Olympics, China swept the women's doubles tournament, winning all three medals, making it the only sweep in Olympic badminton history.[9] China has been the most successful nation in badminton, winning 41 medals; 29 of them were from the women's singles and doubles and mixed doubles tournaments. Indonesia (19 medals) and South Korea (19 medals) are the only other nations to have more than eight medals. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 106 medals (34 gold, 34 silver, and 38 bronze) have been awarded to 130 medalists from 11 NOCs.[10] There were four additional bronze medal winners in the 1992 Summer Olympics because no bronze medal matches were played in any of the four tournaments.[11]
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Men | |
Women | |
Mixed doubles | |
Men
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1992 Barcelona |
![]() and Park Joo-bong (KOR) |
![]() and Rudy Gunawan (INA) |
![]() and Tian Bingyi (CHN) |
![]() and Jalani Sidek (MAS) | |||
1996 Atlanta |
![]() and Ricky Subagja (INA) |
![]() and Yap Kim Hock (MAS) |
![]() and Denny Kantono (INA) |
2000 Sydney |
![]() and Candra Wijaya (INA) |
![]() and Yoo Yong-sung (KOR) |
![]() and Kim Dong-moon (KOR) |
2004 Athens |
![]() and Kim Dong-moon (KOR) |
![]() and Yoo Yong-sung (KOR) |
![]() and Flandy Limpele (INA) |
2008 Beijing |
![]() and Hendra Setiawan (INA) |
![]() and Fu Haifeng (CHN) |
![]() and Lee Jae-jin (KOR) |
2012 London |
![]() and Fu Haifeng (CHN) |
![]() and Carsten Mogensen (DEN) |
![]() and Lee Yong-dae (KOR) |
2016 Rio |
![]() and Fu Haifeng (CHN) |
![]() and Tan Wee Kiong (MAS) |
![]() and Marcus Ellis (GBR) |
2020 Tokyo |
Women
Women's singles
Women's doubles
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1992 Barcelona |
![]() and Hwang Hye-young (KOR) |
![]() and Nong Qunhua (CHN) |
![]() and Shim Eun-jung (KOR) |
![]() and Yao Fen (CHN) | |||
1996 Atlanta |
![]() and Gu Jun (CHN) |
![]() and Jang Hye-ock (KOR) |
![]() and Tang Yongshu (CHN) |
2000 Sydney |
![]() and Gu Jun (CHN) |
![]() and Yang Wei (CHN) |
![]() and Qin Yiyuan (CHN) |
2004 Athens |
![]() and Zhang Jiewen (CHN) |
![]() and Huang Sui (CHN) |
![]() and Ra Kyung-min (KOR) |
2008 Beijing |
![]() and Yu Yang (CHN) |
![]() and Lee Kyung-won (KOR) |
![]() and Zhang Yawen (CHN) |
2012 London |
![]() and Zhao Yunlei (CHN) |
![]() and Reika Kakiiwa (JPN) |
![]() and Nina Vislova (RUS) |
2016 Rio |
![]() and Ayaka Takahashi (JPN) |
![]() and Kamilla Rytter Juhl (DEN) |
![]() and Shin Seung-chan (KOR) |
2020 Tokyo |
Mixed
Mixed doubles
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1996 Atlanta |
![]() and Gil Young-ah (KOR) |
![]() and Ra Kyung-min (KOR) |
![]() and Sun Man (CHN) |
2000 Sydney |
![]() and Gao Ling (CHN) |
![]() and Minarti Timur (INA) |
![]() and Joanne Goode (GBR) |
2004 Athens |
![]() and Gao Ling (CHN) |
![]() and Gail Emms (GBR) |
![]() and Mette Schjoldager (DEN) |
2008 Beijing |
![]() and Lee Hyo-jung (KOR) |
![]() and Liliyana Natsir (INA) |
![]() and Yu Yang (CHN) |
2012 London |
![]() and Zhao Yunlei (CHN) |
![]() and Ma Jin (CHN) |
![]() and Christinna Pedersen (DEN) |
2016 Rio |
![]() and Liliyana Natsir (INA) |
![]() and Goh Liu Ying (MAS) |
![]() and Zhao Yunlei (CHN) |
2020 Tokyo |
Statistics
Medal leaders
Medalist | Nation | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Gao Ling | ![]() |
2000–2008 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Fu Haifeng | ![]() |
2004–2016 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Zhang Nan | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Zhao Yunlei | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Kim Dong-moon | ![]() |
1996–2004 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Ge Fei | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gu Jun | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Zhang Jun | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Zhang Ning | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lin Dan | ![]() |
2004–2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Gil Young-ah | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Yang Wei | ![]() |
2000–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Cai Yun | ![]() |
2004–2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Liliyana Natsir | ![]() |
2008–2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Bang Soo-hyun | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Park Joo-bong | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Lee Hyo-jung | ![]() |
2000–2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Yu Yang | ![]() |
2008–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Chen Long | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Susi Susanti | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ha Tae-kwon | ![]() |
1996–2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lee Yong-dae | ![]() |
2008–2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Ji Xinpeng | ![]() |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Gong Zhichao | ![]() |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Zhang Jiewen | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Du Jing | ![]() |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tian Qing | ![]() |
2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Li Xuerui | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen | ![]() |
1992–2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Alan Budikusuma | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ricky Subagja | ![]() |
1992–2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rexy Mainaky | ![]() |
1992–2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Candra Wijaya | ![]() |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Gunawan | ![]() |
2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Taufik Hidayat | ![]() |
2000–2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Markis Kido | ![]() |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hendra Setiawan | ![]() |
2008, 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tontowi Ahmad | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Misaki Matsutomo | ![]() |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ayaka Takahashi | ![]() |
2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chung So-young | ![]() |
1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hwang Hye-young | ![]() |
1992 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Kim Moon-soo | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Carolina Marín | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Lee Chong Wei | ![]() |
2004–2016 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Mia Audina | ![]() ![]() |
1996–2004 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Yoo Yong-sung | ![]() |
1996–2004 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Lee Dong-soo | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Christinna Pedersen | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Ra Kyung-min | ![]() |
1996–2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Lee Kyung-won | ![]() |
2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Guan Weizhen | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nong Qunhua | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dong Jiong | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Huang Nanyan | ![]() |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Huang Sui | ![]() |
2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Xie Xingfang | ![]() |
2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wang Yihan | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Camilla Martin | ![]() |
1992–2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mathias Boe | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Carsten Mogensen | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kamilla Rytter Juhl | ![]() |
2008–2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nathan Robertson | ![]() |
2000–2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Gail Emms | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
P. V. Sindhu | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Ardy Wiranata | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Eddy Hartono | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Rudy Gunawan | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tri Kusharjanto | ![]() |
1996–2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Minarti Timur | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Hendrawan | ![]() |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Nova Widianto | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Mizuki Fujii | ![]() |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Reika Kakiiwa | ![]() |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jang Hye-ock | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shon Seung-mo | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Cheah Soon Kit | ![]() |
1992–2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Yap Kim Hock | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chan Peng Soon | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goh Liu Ying | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Goh V Shem | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tan Wee Kiong | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Qin Yiyuan | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Huang Hua | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tang Jiuhong | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Li Yongbo | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tian Bingyi | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lin Yanfen | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Yao Fen | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tang Yongshu | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Liu Jianjun | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sun Man | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ye Zhaoying | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Xia Xuanze | ![]() |
2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Zhou Mi | ![]() |
2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Wei Yili | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Zhang Yawen | ![]() |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chen Jin | ![]() |
2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
He Hanbin | ![]() |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Xu Chen | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ma Jin | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jens Eriksen | ![]() |
1996–2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mette Schjoldager | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Joachim Fischer Nielsen | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Viktor Axelsen | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Simon Archer | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Joanne Goode | ![]() |
1996–2000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Marcus Ellis | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chris Langridge | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Saina Nehwal | ![]() |
2008–2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hermawan Susanto | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Antonius Ariantho | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Denny Kantono | ![]() |
1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Flandy Limpele | ![]() |
1996–2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Eng Hian | ![]() |
2000–2004 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Sony Dwi Kuncoro | ![]() |
2004–2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Maria Kristin Yulianti | ![]() |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nozomi Okuhara | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shim Eun-jung | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hwang Ji-man | ![]() |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Lee Jae-jin | ![]() |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jung Jae-sung | ![]() |
2008–2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jung Kyung-eun | ![]() |
2012–2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Shin Seung-chan | ![]() |
2016 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Razif Sidek | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jalani Sidek | ![]() |
1992 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rashid Sidek | ![]() |
1992–1996 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Valeria Sorokina | ![]() |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Nina Vislova | ![]() |
2012 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medals per year
Nation | 76–88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | Total |
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![]() |
5 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 41 | |
![]() |
5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 19 | |
![]() |
4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
![]() |
1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
![]() |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
![]() |
– | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | |
![]() |
– | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
![]() |
– | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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– | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | |
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
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- "doubles men - Olympic Badminton". International Olympic Committee.
- "singles women - Olympic Badminton". International Olympic Committee.
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