Olympic Badminton

Badminton has been a full medal sport at the Summer Olympics since 1992.International Olympic Committee: Badminton History Athletes compete in men's and women's singles and doubles matches, as well as a mixed doubles event.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Badminton

At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, the badminton events were held from August 9 to August 17, 2008, at the Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium.Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Time and Venue China led all nations with eight badminton medals. Indonesia and South Korea each won three medals, while Malaysia took home a single medal.NBC Olympics: Badminton - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation

History

After appearing as an exhibition sport at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games, badminton was accepted as a full medal sport at the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain.International Olympic Committee: Badminton History In 1996, the mixed doubles event was added to the program, joining the men's and women's singles and doubles matches.NBC Olympics: Badminton History

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2008 Olympic Badminton Medal Winners

Event	Gold Medal	Silver Medal	Bronze Medal
Badminton
Men's singles	Lin Dan - China	Lee Chong Wei - Malaysia	Chen Jin - China
Men's doubles	Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan - Indonesia	Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng - China	Lee Jaejin and Hwang Jiman - South Korea
Mixed doubles	Lee Yongdae and Lee Hyojung - South Korea	Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir - Indonesia	He Hanbin and Yu Yang - China
Women's singles	Zhang Ning - China	Xie Xingfang - China	Maria Kristin Yulianti - Indonesia
Women's doubles	Du Jing and Yu Yang - China	Lee Kyungwon and Lee Hyojung - South Korea	Zhang Yawen and Wei Yili - China