| Badminton at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Pavelló de la Mar Bella |
| Dates | 28 July – 4 August 1992 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 2 women) |
| Competitors | 177 from 36 nations |
| Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics. It was held from 28 July to 4 August 1992. Four events were held in the first competition of the sport: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles. Badminton was contested in the Pavelló de la Mar Bella. 36 nations entered competitors, with a total of 177 entrants. Asian nations won fifteen of the sixteen medals, with their dominance being broken only by Denmark's bronze medal in the men's singles.[1]
The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 except in women's singles, where sets were to 11. No playoffs were contested for semi-final losers, meaning that two bronze medals were awarded in each event. Similarly, all four players/pairs defeated in the quarterfinals for each event were awarded fifth place.
- ^ "Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 May 2020.