# Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

Men’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.

## Seeds

* Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja (INA) (gold medalists)
* Cheah Soon Kit / Yap Kim Hock (MAS) (silver medalists)
* Rudy Gunawan / Bambang Suprianto (INA) (second round)
* Antonius Ariantho / Denny Kantono (INA) (bronze medalists)

## Results
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
| | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 3 | 5 | 1 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 10 | 4 | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 15 | 13 | 12 |
| 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 15 | 15 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15 | 12 | 15 |
| | | | | | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 4 | 15 | 8 |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| 1 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 1 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer | 15 | 12 | 18 | | Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | 1 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin | | | | | | | | | | | | | Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin | 7 | 7 | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Peter Blackburn Paul Straight | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Stephan Beehary Eddy Clarisse | 3 | 5 | | | Peter Blackburn Paul Straight | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Blackburn Paul Staight | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Blackburn Paul Staight | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 3 | 5 |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 3 | Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto | 13 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 18 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Anil Kaul Iain Sydie | 7 | 3 | | | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 18 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 5 | 12 | | | | |
| | Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari | | | | | | | | | | | | | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 5 | 12 | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 15 | 15 | | | Simon Archer Chris Hunt | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chan Siu Kwong Tim He | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Nick Ponting Julian Robertson | 13 | 15 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 18 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 18 | 7 | 15 | | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Michael Helber Michael Keck | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michael Helber Michael Keck | 15 | 15 | | | Michael Helber Michael Keck | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson | 8 | 13 | | | | | | | | Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev | 5 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Jaimie Dawson Darryl Yung | 10 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen | 15 | 17 | | | Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen | 8 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono | 10 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 15 | 15 |
| | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 15 | 15 |
| | Siripong Siripul Khunakorn Sudhisodhi | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Siripong Siripul Khunakorn Sudhisodhi | 9 | 5 | | | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | 11 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | 11 | 17 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund | | | | | | | | | | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 17 | 8 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Darren Hall Peter Knowles | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 18 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang | 15 | 15 | | | Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | 18 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |