Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the Games of the XXV Olympiad
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
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.