# Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Rudy Hartono Indonesia | Svend Pri Denmark | Sture Johnsson Sweden |
| Men's singles | Rudy Hartono Indonesia | Svend Pri Denmark | Wolfgang Bochow West Germany |
| Women's singles | Noriko Nakayama Japan | Utami Dewi Indonesia | Gillian Gilks Great Britain |
| Women's singles | Noriko Nakayama Japan | Utami Dewi Indonesia | Hiroe Yuki Japan |
| Men's doubles | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Great Britain Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot |
| Men's doubles | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | West Germany Willi Braun Roland Maywald |
| Mixed doubles | Great Britain Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Denmark Svend Pri Ulla Strand | West Germany Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden |
| Mixed doubles | Great Britain Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Denmark Svend Pri Ulla Strand | Indonesia Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |

## Event results

25 participants from 11 countries took part in four events. Several entries in the doubles events were mixed teams of players from different nations, a practice not allowed in official medal events at the Olympic Games since 1904. All competition took place on September 4.

### Men's singles

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rudy Hartono (INA) | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 12 | 18 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 12 | 18 | 3 | Rudy Hartono (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | Sture Johnsson (SWE) | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 4 | Sture Johnsson (SWE) | 15 | 15 | | Sture Johnsson (SWE) | 2 | 4 | | | | |
| 5 | Suresh Goel (IND) | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Suresh Goel (IND) | 5 | 8 | | | | | | Rudy Hartono (INA) | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | Svend Pri (DEN) | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Svend Pri (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Svend Pri (DEN) | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Bandid Jaiyen (THA) | 11 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Bandid Jaiyen (THA) | 11 | 2 | | Svend Pri (DEN) | 9 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) | 15 | 9 | 8 | | | |
| 2 | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) | 15 | 15 | | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) | 15 | 9 | 8 | | | |
| 7 | Tan Aik Mong (MAS) | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tan Aik Mong (MAS) Bandid Jaiyen (THA) | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tan Aik Mong (MAS) Bandid Jaiyen (THA) | 7 | 1 | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot (GBR) | 8 | 12 | | | | | |
| 4 | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot (GBR) | 15 | 15 | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot (GBR) | 8 | 12 | | | | | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 3 | 9 | | | | | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata (INA) | 15 | 2 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan (MAS) | 4 | 15 | 11 |
| 3 | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan (MAS) | 4 | 15 | 11 |
| 6 | Ippei Kojima (JPN) Suresh Goel (IND) | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ippei Kojima (JPN) Suresh Goel (IND) | 8 | 1 | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan (MAS) | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Willi Braun Roland Maywald (FRG) | 15 | 10 | 11 | | | | |
| 2 | Willi Braun Roland Maywald (FRG) | | | Willi Braun Roland Maywald (FRG) | 15 | 10 | 11 | | | | |
| 7 | bye | | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ulla Strand (DEN) | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ulla Strand (DEN) | 5 | 9 | Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | |
| | | | | Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 3 | 11 | 9 | | | |
| 4 | Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 11 | 11 | Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 3 | 11 | 9 | | | |
| 5 | Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 9 | 6 | | | | | Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | Utami Dewi (INA) | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Utami Dewi (INA) | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Utami Dewi (INA) | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Eva Twedberg (SWE) | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Eva Twedberg (SWE) | 7 | 8 | Utami Dewi (INA) | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Hiroe Yuki (JPN) | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| 2 | Hiroe Yuki (JPN) | 11 | 11 | Hiroe Yuki (JPN) | 5 | 9 | | | | |
| 7 | Joke van Beusekom (NED) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | 1st round | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ippei Kojima Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ippei Kojima Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 9 | 4 | | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 10 | 8 | | | |
| 4 | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 15 | 15 | | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 10 | 8 | | | |
| 5 | Sture Johnsson Eva Twedberg (SWE) | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Sture Johnsson Eva Twedberg (SWE) | 7 | 11 | | | | | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 15 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | 6 | 16 |
| 3 | Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | | | | | | | | | | Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | 6 | 16 |
| 6 | bye | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | bye | | | | Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi (INA) | 12 | 10 | | | |
| 2 | Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi (INA) | 15 | 15 | 15 | Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi (INA) | 12 | 10 | | | |
| 7 | Elliot Stuart (GBR) Joke van Beusekom (NED) | 9 | 17 | 2 | | | | | | |