Badminton had its debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in 4 Olympiads. 50 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all 4 times. It is governed by the International Badminton Federation.
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History

The 1992 Olympic games in Barcelona saw the first appearance of badminton. 4 events were held, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Four medals were awarded in each event, including two bronzes. The next Olympiad, Atlanta 1996, had 5 events with the addition of mixed doubles. There was also now a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal. That format has been used for the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (Catalan) Ciudad Condal (Spanish) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton and DeKalb Counties in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, DeKalb Government  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area  - City  132. ... The 1996 Summer Olympics, formally known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and informally known as the Centennial Olympics, were held in 1996 in Atlanta, United States. ... A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. ... The 2000 Summer Olympics or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were the Summer Olympic Games held in 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, from August 13 to August 29, 2004. ...

Medal table

See also: List of Olympic medalists in badminton

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	8	4	10	22
2	South Korea	5	6	3	14
3	Indonesia	5	5	5	15
4	Denmark	1	1	2	4
5	Malaysia	0	1	2	3
6	Great Britain	0	1	1	2
7	Netherlands	0	1	0	1

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Qualification

The International Badminton Federation's ranking list is used to determine qualification for the Olympic tournament. For singles, 29 competitors are selected. For doubles, 19 pairs are selected.

The general method of selection is by ranking, though the selection process stops once all qualification positions are filled. All players or pairs from the top 16 places on that list qualify, though each National Olympic Committee can send a maximum of three players/pairs. Players and pairs through the 64th place on that ranking qualify, with the caveat that each NOC can send only two players/pairs from that portion of the list. Players and pairs ranked below that only qualify if they are the highest ranked competitor from their nation. National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide olympic movement. ...

In addition, one place in each of the singles events is awarded by the Tripartite Commission. There are also regulations on minimum representation. Each continent must have at least one player/pair. This is the highest ranked player/pair from that continent if none have qualified through the standard selection process. The host nation, if it has not already qualified two competitors, receives two slots as well, either two singles players or one pair.

Competition

Olympic badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are to 15 points, except in women's singles which has 11 point games. Only the serving player or pair can score a point. If the score becomes tied at 14-14, or at 10-10 in women's singles, the receiving player or pair may elect to extend the game by 2 points (17 in most cases, 13 in women's singles). A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout or sudden death tournament, is a type of tournament where the loser of each match is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event. ...

Participating nations

The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition.

Nation	92	96	00	04	Years
Australia	X	X	X	X	4
Austria	X	X			2
Belarus		X			1
Belgium	X		X		2
Bulgaria	X	X	X	X	4
Canada	X	X	X	X	4
China	X	X	X	X	4
Chinese Taipei		X	X	X	3
Czechoslovakia	X				1
Denmark	X	X	X	X	4
Finland	X	X	X	X	4
France	X	X	X	X	4
Germany	X	X	X	X	4
Great Britain	X	X	X	X	4
Greece				X	1
Guatemala		X		X	2
Hong Kong	X	X	X	X	4
Hungary	X	X			2
Iceland	X	X			2
India	X	X	X	X	4
Indonesia	X	X	X	X	4
Ireland			X		1
Jamaica				X	1
Japan	X	X	X	X	4
South Korea	X	X	X	X	4
Malaysia	X	X	X	X	4
Mauritius	X	X	X		3
Netherlands	X	X	X	X	4
New Zealand	X	X		X	3
Nigeria		X			1
Norway	X			X	2
Peru		X		X	2
Philippines		X			1
Poland	X	X	X	X	4
Portugal	X		X	X	3
Romania	X				1
Russia		X	X	X	3
Singapore	X	X		X	3
Slovenia			X		1
South Africa	X			X	2
Spain	X			X	2
Sri Lanka	X				1
Suriname		X			1
Sweden	X	X	X	X	4
Switzerland	X	X			2
Thailand	X	X	X	X	4
Trinidad and Tobago		X			1
Ukraine		X	X		2
Unified Team	X				1
United States	X	X	X	X	4
Nations	36	37	28	32	50
Year	92	96	00	04	4

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External links

• International Olympic Committee - Badminton
• International Badminton Federation

Badminton at the Summer Olympics
1972 (demonstration) • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 (demonstration) • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in badminton

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