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- Badminton in Beijing 2008: August 9 - 17
- Venue: Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium
- 170 total players competed
- Badminton debuted as an Olympic sport in 1992 in BarcelonaInternational Olympic Committee: Badminton
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The United States was represented in badminton by five athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The U.S. qualified in all five disciplines of badminton for the first time in their Olympic history.TeamUSA.org: USA Badminton Athletes Receive Invitations from the Badminton World Federation to Participate in the 2008 Olympic Games in Five Disciplines (May 29, 2008)
The U.S. team however, did not earn a medal in any of the five events. The host nation of China took home eight medals, while Indonesia and South Korea each won three and Malaysia followed with one.NBC Olympics: Badminton - 2008 Medals Standings By Nation
Men's Team
- Howard Bach - Men’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles
- Khan “Bob” Malaythong - Men's Doubles
- Raju Rai - Men's Singles
Women's Team
- Eva Lee - Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles
- Mesinee “May” Mangkalakiri - Women's Doubles
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US Olympic Badminton 2008 Questions
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2008 Olympic Badminton Medal Winners
Badminton Event Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal 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
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