# Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games

Badminton was contested at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea from 27 September to 4 October.
Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. All events were held at Olympic Gymnastics Arena.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Zhao Jianhua China | Yang Yang China | Sung Han-kook South Korea |
| Men's singles details | Zhao Jianhua China | Yang Yang China | Park Sung-bae South Korea |
| Women's singles details | Han Aiping China | Li Lingwei China | Hwang Hye-young South Korea |
| Women's singles details | Han Aiping China | Li Lingwei China | Kim Yun-ja South Korea |
| Men's doubles details | South Korea Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo | China Tian Bingyi Li Yongbo | China Ding Qiqing Chen Kang |
| Men's doubles details | South Korea Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo | China Tian Bingyi Li Yongbo | Indonesia Liem Swie King Bobby Ertanto |
| Women's doubles details | China Lin Ying Guan Weizhen | South Korea Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | Indonesia Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna |
| Women's doubles details | China Lin Ying Guan Weizhen | South Korea Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee | Japan Kimiko Jinnai Sumiko Kitada |
| Mixed doubles details | South Korea Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee | South Korea Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young | China Jiang Guoliang Lin Ying |
| Mixed doubles details | South Korea Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee | South Korea Lee Deuk-choon Chung So-young | China Xiong Guobao Qian Ping |
| Men's team details | South Korea Choi Byung-hak Kim Chang-kook Kim Joong-soo Kim Moon-soo Lee Deuk-choon Park Joo-bong Park Sung-bae Sung Han-kook | China Chen Kang Ding Qiqing Jiang Guoliang Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Xiong Guobao Yang Yang Zhao Jianhua | India Leroy D'Sa U. Vimal Kumar Ravi Kunte Sanat Misra Syed Modi Prakash Padukone Uday Pawar |
| Men's team details | South Korea Choi Byung-hak Kim Chang-kook Kim Joong-soo Kim Moon-soo Lee Deuk-choon Park Joo-bong Park Sung-bae Sung Han-kook | China Chen Kang Ding Qiqing Jiang Guoliang Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Xiong Guobao Yang Yang Zhao Jianhua | Indonesia Bobby Ertanto Christian Hadinata Eddy Hartono Eddy Kurniawan Liem Swie King Lius Pongoh Icuk Sugiarto Hadibowo Susanto |
| Women's team details | China Gu Jiaming Guan Weizhen Han Aiping Li Lingwei Lin Ying Qian Ping Wu Jianqiu Zheng Yuli | Japan Kimiko Jinnai Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara Hisako Takamine Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura | South Korea Chung Myung-hee Chung So-young Hwang Hye-young Kang Haeng-suk Kim Ho-ja Kim Yun-ja Lee Myung-hee Yoo Sang-hee |
| Women's team details | China Gu Jiaming Guan Weizhen Han Aiping Li Lingwei Lin Ying Qian Ping Wu Jianqiu Zheng Yuli | Japan Kimiko Jinnai Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara Hisako Takamine Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura | Indonesia Verawaty Fadjrin Sarwendah Kusumawardhani Elizabeth Latief Ivana Lie Rosiana Tendean Imelda Wiguna |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

## Participating nations

A total of 98 athletes from 11 nations competed in badminton at the 1986 Asian Games:
* China (16)
* Hong Kong (6)
* India (12)
* Indonesia (14)
* Japan (11)
* Malaysia (7)
* Nepal (8)
* Pakistan (2)
* South Korea (16)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Thailand (5)