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

Women’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 31 July 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for women's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.

## Seeds

* Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock (silver medalist)
* Ge Fei / Gu Jun (gold medalist)
* Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu (bronze medalist)
* Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen (fourth place)

## Results
### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 10 | 18 | | | | | |
| 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | | |
| 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 5 | 5 | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | |
| 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 8 | 2 | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | |
| 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 7 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 4 | 8 |

### Top half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Tomomi Matsuo Masako Sakamoto | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tomomi Matsuo Masako Sakamoto | 15 | 15 | | Tomomi Matsuo Masako Sakamoto | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diana Koleva Neli Nedjalkova | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Diana Koleva Neli Nedjalkova | 0 | 4 | | | | | | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 9 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright | | | | | | | | | | | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | Julie Bradbury Joanne Wright | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 15 | 15 | | Ann Jørgensen Lotte Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Rybkhina Marina Yakusheva | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Elena Rybkhina Marina Yakusheva | 13 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock | 15 | 10 | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| | bye | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 15 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Lili Tampi Finarsih | 1 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lili Tampi Finarsih | 15 | 15 | | Lili Tampi Finarsih | 1 | 15 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rhonda Cator Amanda Hardy | 9 | 4 | | | | | | 3 | Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 8 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | Linda French Erika von Heiland | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Linda French Erika von Heiland | 4 | 1 | | Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen Marlene Thomsen | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Chung Jae-hee Park Soo-yun | 8 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chung Jae-hee Park Soo-yun | 15 | 15 | | Chung Jae-hee Park Soo-yun | 8 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Li-Chin Tsai Hui-Min | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | Kelly Morgan Joanne Muggeridge | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel | 15 | 15 | | | Eline Coene Erica van den Heuvel | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nosdran | 2 | 15 | 1 | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | Chen Ying Peng Xingyong | 6 | 15 | 5 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 8 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Kim Shin-young Kim Mee-hyang | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 8 | 15 | | | | |
| | Aiko Miyamura Akiko Miyamura | 12 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aiko Miyamura Akiko Miyamura | 12 | 13 | | | Kim Shin-young Kim Mee-hyang | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Helene Kirkegaard Rikke Olsen | 8 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 |
| | Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 |
| | Si-An Deng Denyse Julien | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Si-An Deng Denyse Julien | 7 | 4 | | | Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Maria Bengtsson Margit Borg | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | |
| | Martine de Souza Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martine de Souza Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre | 1 | 2 | | | Katrin Schmidt Kerstin Ubben | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | bye | | | | 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ge Fei Gu Jun | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |