| Badminton at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Wembley Arena |
| Dates | 28 July – 5 August 2012 |
| No. of events | 5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 172 |
| Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics | |||
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| Qualification | |||
| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena.
A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.[1] The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play.
All of the gold medals were won by players from China.[2] The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total. Denmark finished in second place, with one silver and one bronze won.
- ^ "Olympics". Archived from the original on 7 August 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ Rutherford, Peter (5 August 2012). "Badminton: China sweeps golds after doubles win". Reuters.