# Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la Mar Bella. 36 nations entered competitors, with a total of 177 entrants. Asian nations won fifteen of the sixteen medals, with their dominance being broken only by Denmark's bronze medal in the men's singles.
The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 except in women's singles, where sets were to 11. No playoffs were contested for semi-final losers, meaning that two bronze medals were awarded in each event. Similarly, all four players/pairs defeated in the quarterfinals for each event were awarded fifth place.

## Medallists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Alan Budikusuma Indonesia | Ardy Wiranata Indonesia | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Denmark |
| Men's singles details | Alan Budikusuma Indonesia | Ardy Wiranata Indonesia | Hermawan Susanto Indonesia |
| Women's singles details | Susi Susanti Indonesia | Bang Soo-hyun South Korea | Huang Hua China |
| Women's singles details | Susi Susanti Indonesia | Bang Soo-hyun South Korea | Tang Jiuhong China |
| Men's doubles details | South Korea Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | Indonesia Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | China Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi |
| Men's doubles details | South Korea Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | Indonesia Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | Malaysia Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek |
| Women's doubles details | South Korea Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young | China Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | South Korea Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung |
| Women's doubles details | South Korea Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young | China Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | China Lin Yanfen Yao Fen |

## Medal table

In 1992, there were no bronze medal matches to decide 3rd and 4th place. Both semifinal losers won bronze medals.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |

## Results
### Men's singles

The men's singles resulted in the only non-Asian medallist, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark. 57 players from 32 nations competed in men's singles.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Zhao Jianhua | 2 | 17 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 14 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 14 | 17 | Hermawan Susanto | 15 | 9 | 9 | | | |
| | | | | Ardy Wiranata | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Ardy Wiranata | 15 | 15 | | Ardy Wiranata | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Høyer Larsen | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| Høyer Larsen | 10 | 12 | | | | | | Ardy Wiranata | 12 | 13 |
| | | | | | | | | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 18 |
| Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Alan Budikusuma | 15 | 18 |
| Kim Hak-kyun | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Kim Hak-kyun | 9 | 4 | | Alan Budikusuma | 18 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 14 | 8 | | | | |
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 15 | 15 | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen | 14 | 8 | | | | |
| Rashid Sidek | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

The winner of the women's singles competition received the first official badminton medal in Olympic history. It was also the first gold medal for Indonesia, which before had only won one silver (in archery). 52 players from 27 nations competed in women's singles.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Somharuthai Jaroensiri | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Somharuthai Jaroensiri | 6 | 1 | | Susi Susanti | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Huang Hua | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Huang Hua | 11 | 10 | 11 | Huang Hua | 4 | 1 | | | | |
| Lee Heung-soon | 3 | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Lee Heung-soon | 3 | 12 | 0 | | | | Susi Susanti | 5 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Sarwendah Kusumawardhani | 2 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 3 | 12 | Bang Soo-hyun | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Tang Jiuhong | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Anna Lao | 1 | 9 | | Tang Jiuhong | 3 | 2 | | | | |
| Tang Jiuhong | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

Malaysia won its first Olympic medal in the men's doubles competitions in badminton. 30 pairs from 21 nations competed in men's doubles.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 7 | 4 | | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | | Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | 11 | 13 | | | |
| Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | 15 | 15 | | Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek | 11 | 13 | | | |
| Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura | 5 | 4 | | | | | Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | 11 | 7 |
| Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 15 | 12 | 17 | | | | | | | Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | 11 | 7 |
| Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer | 11 | 15 | 14 | | | | | | |
| Jan Paulsen Henrik Svarrer | 11 | 15 | 14 | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | 9 | 8 | | | |
| | | | | Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | 15 | 18 | | Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Lee Sang-bok Shon Jin-hwan | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | |

### Women's doubles

29 pairs from 20 nations competed in women's doubles.
| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Julie Bradbury Gillian Clark | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Julie Bradbury Gillian Clark | 5 | 5 | Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | Lin Yan Fen Yao Fen | 8 | 9 | | | | | |
| Lin Yan Fen Yao Fen | 18 | 15 | Lin Yan Fen Yao Fen | 8 | 9 | | | | | |
| Anna Lao Rhonda Cator | 13 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Anna Lao Rhonda Cator | 13 | 5 | | | | | Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young | 18 | 12 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Finarsih Lili Tampi | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Finarsih Lili Tampi | 8 | 3 | Gil Young-ah Shim Eun-jung | 12 | 15 | 8 | | | | |
| | | | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | |
| Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | 15 | 15 | Guan Weizhen Nong Qunhua | 15 | 2 | 15 | | | | |
| Catrine Bengtsson Maria Bengtsson | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | |

## Participation

A total of 177 badminton players from 36 Olympic Committees (NOCs) from the five Continental Confederations will participate at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

### Participating nations

Below is the list of NOCs participants in badminton competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
* Australia (2)
* Austria (2)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (7)
* Canada (6)
* China (13)
* Czechoslovakia (2)
* Denmark (12)
* Finland (2)
* France (4)
* Germany (4)
* Great Britain (12)
* Hong Kong (5)
* Hungary (3)
* Iceland (3)
* India (3)
* Indonesia (13)
* Japan (11)
* Malaysia (6)
* Mauritius (3)
* Netherlands (3)
* New Zealand (4)
* Norway (1)
* Poland (6)
* Portugal (2)
* Romania (1)
* Singapore (3)
* South Africa (2)
* South Korea (12)
* Spain (2) Host
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sweden (8)
* Switzerland (2)
* Thailand (8)
* Unified Team (2)
* United States (6)