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

These were the results of men's singles tournament of badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's singles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.

## Seeds

* Joko Suprianto (INA) (quarterfinals)
* Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) (gold medalist)
* Dong Jiong (CHN) (silver medalist)
* Heryanto Arbi (INA) (fourth place)
* Alan Budikusuma (INA) (quarterfinals)
* Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) (quarterfinals)
* Park Sung-woo (KOR) (quarterfinals)
* Rashid Sidek (MAS) (bronze medalist)

## Draw
### Finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Joko Suprianto (INA) | 5 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 15 | 15 | 8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 6 | 16 | | | | | |
| | | | | 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 18 | | | | | |
| 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 15 | 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 18 | | | | | |
| 7 | Park Sung-woo (KOR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Park Sung-woo (KOR) | 6 | 6 | | | | | 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 12 | 10 | |
| | | | | | | | | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | |
| 6 | Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) | 0 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 |
| 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) | 15 | 15 | 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) | 11 | 6 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 5 | 9 | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | 8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 5 | 15 | 15 |
| 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) | 15 | 11 | 6 |

### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | 1 | Joko Suprianto (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Pontus Jantti (FIN) | 1 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | Joko Suprianto (INA) | 15 | 15 | | |
| Kenneth Erichsen (GUA) | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Jens Olsson (SWE) | 11 | 12 | | |
| Jens Olsson (SWE) | 15 | 6 | 17 | | Jens Olsson (SWE) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Peter Knowles (GBR) | 2 | 15 | 15 | | Peter Knowles (GBR) | 11 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Kevin Han (USA) | 15 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Joko Suprianto (INA) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) |
| | | | | 5/8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Andrey Antropov (RUS) | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Rashid Sidek (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | |
| Jaimie Dawson (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | Yu Lizhi (CHN) | 5 | 2 | | |
| Oscar Brandon (SUR) | 5 | 4 | | | Jaimie Dawson (CAN) | 10 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Yu Lizhi (CHN) | 15 | 12 | 15 | | Yu Lizhi (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Oliver Pongratz (GER) | 5 | 15 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Joris van Soerland (NED) | 9 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) | 15 | 18 | | |
| Kayode Akinsanya (NGR) | 2 | 2 | | | | | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 6 | 15 | | |
| Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Hannes Fuchs (AUT) | 15 | 15 | | Hannes Fuchs (AUT) | 2 | 5 | | | | | | |
| Julian Robertson (GBR) | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Dong Jiong (CHN) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Park Sung-woo (KOR) |
| | | | 5/8 | Park Sung-woo (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Chang Jeng-shyuang (TPE) | 5 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 5/8 | Park Sung-woo (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | |
| Fumihiko Machida (JPN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Fumihiko Machida (JPN) | 5 | 9 | | |
| Stephan Beehary (MRI) | 11 | 5 | | Fumihiko Machida (JPN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Kittipon Kittikul (THA) | 15 | 17 | | Kitipon Kitikul (THA) | 7 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Todor Velkov (BUL) | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |

### Section 3

| First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Murray Hocking (AUS) | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Iain Sydie (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | Iain Sydie (CAN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Wapp (SUI) | 15 | 10 | 15 | | Thomas Wapp (SUI) | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Mario Carulla Schultz (PER) | 8 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | Iain Sydie (CAN) | 8 | 12 | | |
| Darren Hall (GBR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 5/8 | Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | |
| Ron Michels (NED) | 4 | 4 | | | Darren Hall (GBR) | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 5/8 | Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) |
| Liu En-hung (TPE) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) |
| Eddy Clarisse (MRI) | 10 | 2 | | | Liu En-Horng (TPE) | 8 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Michael Helber (GER) | 15 | 15 | | | Michael Helber (GER) | 15 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Mikhail Korshuk (BLR) | 12 | 1 | | | | | | | | Liu En-Horng (TPE) | 0 | 7 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) | 15 | 15 | | |
| | | | | | Deepankar Bhattacharya (IND) | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | 4 | Heryanto Arbi (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |

### Section 4

| First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anil Kaul (CAN) | wo | | | Kim Hak-kyun (KOR) | 5 | 14 | | | | | | |
| Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 15 | | Sun Jun (CHN) | 15 | 17 | | | | | | |
| Étienne Thobois (FRA) | 5 | 6 | | | | | | Sun Jun (CHN) | 5 | 6 | | |
| | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 | | |
| | | | | Tomas Johansson (SWE) | 5 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 5/8 | Alan Budikusuma (INA) |
| Pavel Uvarov (RUS) | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) |
| Jeroen van Dijk (NED) | 15 | 15 | | Jeroen van Dijk (NED) | 11 | 10 | | | | | | |
| Robert Liljequist (FIN) | 1 | 6 | | Ong Ewe Hock (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Ong Ewe Hock (MAS) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Ong Ewe Hock (MAS) | 14 | 9 | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 17 | 15 | | |
| | | | | Vladislav Druzchenko (UKR) | 7 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | 2 | Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen (DEN) | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |