# Badminton at the European Games

Badminton is a core sport of the European Games. It has been a European Games sport since the inaugural edition.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host City | Events | Best Nation |
| I | 2015 | Baku, Azerbaijan | 5 | Denmark |
| II | 2019 | Minsk, Belarus | 5 | Great Britain |
| III | 2023 | Kraków-Małopolska, Poland | 5 | Denmark |
| IV | 2027 | Istanbul, Turkey | 5 | |
* The 2023 event was held in Tarnów.

## Venues

| Games | Venue | Other sports hosted at venue | Capacity |
| 2015 Baku | Baku Sports Hall | Table tennis | 1,700 |
| 2019 Minsk | Falcon Club | – | 2,100 |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska | Arena Jaskółka | – | 4,317 |
| 2027 Istanbul | | | |

## Events

| Event | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Men's singles | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's singles | X | X | X | 3 |
| Men's doubles | X | X | X | 3 |
| Women's doubles | X | X | X | 3 |
| Mixed doubles | X | X | X | 3 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Denmark (DEN) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 10 | Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Israel (ISR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | Estonia (EST) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (15 entries) | Totals (15 entries) | 15 | 15 | 30 | 60 |

## Medalists
### Men's singles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Pablo Abián Spain | Emil Holst Denmark | Dieter Domke Germany |
| 2015 Baku details | Pablo Abián Spain | Emil Holst Denmark | Kęstutis Navickas Lithuania |
| 2019 Minsk details | Anders Antonsen Denmark | Brice Leverdez France | Raul Must Estonia |
| 2019 Minsk details | Anders Antonsen Denmark | Brice Leverdez France | Misha Zilberman Israel |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Viktor Axelsen Denmark | Christo Popov France | Toma Junior Popov France |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Viktor Axelsen Denmark | Christo Popov France | Misha Zilberman Israel |

### Men's doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Denmark Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Russia Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | Germany Raphael Beck Andreas Heinz |
| 2015 Baku details | Denmark Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | Russia Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov | Ireland Joshua Magee Sam Magee |
| 2019 Minsk details | Great Britain Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | Denmark Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Russia Vladimir Ivanov Ivan Sozonov |
| 2019 Minsk details | Great Britain Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge | Denmark Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Netherlands Jelle Maas Robin Tabeling |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Denmark Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Great Britain Ben Lane Sean Vendy | Great Britain Alexander Dunn Adam Hall |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Denmark Kim Astrup Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Great Britain Ben Lane Sean Vendy | France Christo Popov Toma Junior Popov |

### Women's singles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark | Lianne Tan Belgium | Petya Nedelcheva Bulgaria |
| 2015 Baku details | Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark | Lianne Tan Belgium | Clara Azurmendi Spain |
| 2019 Minsk details | Mia Blichfeldt Denmark | Kirsty Gilmour Great Britain | Line Kjærsfeldt Denmark |
| 2019 Minsk details | Mia Blichfeldt Denmark | Kirsty Gilmour Great Britain | Evgeniya Kosetskaya Russia |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Carolina Marín Spain | Mia Blichfeldt Denmark | Kirsty Gilmour Great Britain |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Carolina Marín Spain | Mia Blichfeldt Denmark | Jenjira Stadelmann Switzerland |

### Women's doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya | Denmark Lena Grebak Maria Helsbøl |
| 2015 Baku details | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Evgeniya Kosetskaya | Turkey Özge Bayrak Neslihan Yiğit |
| 2019 Minsk details | Netherlands Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen | Great Britain Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | France Émilie Lefel Anne Tran |
| 2019 Minsk details | Netherlands Selena Piek Cheryl Seinen | Great Britain Chloe Birch Lauren Smith | Russia Ekaterina Bolotova Alina Davletova |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Netherlands Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen | France Margot Lambert Anne Tran |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva Stefani Stoeva | Netherlands Debora Jille Cheryl Seinen | Germany Linda Efler Isabel Lohau |

### Mixed doubles

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| 2015 Baku details | Denmark Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen | France Gaetan Mittelheisser Audrey Fontaine | Germany Raphael Beck Kira Kattenbeck |
| 2015 Baku details | Denmark Niclas Nøhr Sara Thygesen | France Gaetan Mittelheisser Audrey Fontaine | Ireland Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
| 2019 Minsk details | Great Britain Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | Great Britain Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | Ireland Sam Magee Chloe Magee |
| 2019 Minsk details | Great Britain Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith | Great Britain Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock | France Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Netherlands Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | France Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | Great Britain Marcus Ellis Lauren Smith |
| 2023 Kraków-Małopolska details | Netherlands Robin Tabeling Selena Piek | France Thom Gicquel Delphine Delrue | Denmark Mathias Christiansen Alexandra Bøje |

## Statistics
### Medal leaders

| Medalist | Nation | Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Marcus Ellis | Great Britain | 2019–2023 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Gabriela Stoeva | Bulgaria | 2015, 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Stefani Stoeva | Bulgaria | 2015, 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Selena Piek | Netherlands | 2019–2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lauren Smith | Great Britain | 2019–2023 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kim Astrup | Denmark | 2019–2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Anders Skaarup Rasmussen | Denmark | 2019–2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mia Blichfeldt | Denmark | 2019–2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Cheryl Seinen | Netherlands | 2019–2023 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Line Kjærsfeldt | Denmark | 2015–2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Robin Tabeling | Netherlands | 2019–2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Mathias Boe | Denmark | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carsten Mogensen | Denmark | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Niclas Nøhr | Denmark | 2015–2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sara Thygesen | Denmark | 2015–2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Anders Antonsen | Denmark | 2019–2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Viktor Axelsen | Denmark | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Langridge | Great Britain | 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pablo Abián | Spain | 2015–2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carolina Marín | Spain | 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Thom Gicquel | France | 2019–2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Delphine Delrue | France | 2019–2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Christo Popov | France | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kirsty Gilmour | Great Britain | 2019–2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimir Ivanov | Russia | 2015–2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ivan Sozonov | Russia | 2015–2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ekaterina Bolotova | Russia | 2015–2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Evgeniya Kosetskaya | Russia | 2015–2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Lianne Tan | Belgium | 2015–2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Emil Holst | Denmark | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gaetan Mittelheisser | France | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Audrey Fontaine | France | 2015 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Brice Leverdez | France | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chloe Birch | Great Britain | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Adcock | Great Britain | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabby Adcock | Great Britain | 2019 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ben Lane | Great Britain | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sean Vendy | Great Britain | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Debora Jille | Netherlands | 2023 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Magee | Ireland | 2015–2019 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Toma Junior Popov | France | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Anne Tran | France | 2019–2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Raphael Beck | Germany | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Chloe Magee | Ireland | 2015–2019 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Misha Zilberman | Israel | 2015–2023 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Petya Nedelcheva | Bulgaria | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Lena Grebak | Denmark | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Maria Helsbøl | Denmark | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mathias Christiansen | Denmark | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexandra Bøje | Denmark | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Raul Must | Estonia | 2015–2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Émilie Lefel | France | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Margot Lambert | France | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dieter Domke | Germany | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Andreas Heinz | Germany | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kira Kattenbeck | Germany | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Linda Efler | Germany | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Isabel Lohau | Germany | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alexander Dunn | Great Britain | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Hall | Great Britain | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Joshua Magee | Ireland | 2015–2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kęstutis Navickas | Lithuania | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jelle Maas | Netherlands | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alina Davletova | Russia | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Clara Azurmendi | Spain | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jenjira Stadelmann | Switzerland | 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Özge Bayrak | Turkey | 2015 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Neslihan Yiğit | Turkey | 2015–2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Armenia (ARM) | | 1 | | 1 |
| Austria (AUT) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan (AZE) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Belarus (BLR) | 1 | 4 | | 2 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Croatia (CRO) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Cyprus (CYP) | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| Denmark (DEN) | 14 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Estonia (EST) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Finland (FIN) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| France (FRA) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Germany (GER) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 8 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| Greece (GRE) | 1 | | 1 | 2 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Iceland (ISL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Israel (ISR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Italy (ITA) | 4 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lithuania (LTU) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Malta (MLT) | | | 1 | 1 |
| Moldova (MDA) | | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
| Poland (POL) | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 |
| Portugal (POR) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Romania (ROM) | | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia (RUS) | 8 | 8 | | 2 |
| Serbia (SRB) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Spain (ESP) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Turkey (TUR) | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 160 | 144 | 160 | |
| Year | 15 | 19 | 23 | |