Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Badminton at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue	Goudi Olympic Hall
Dates	14 – 21 August 2004
No. of events	5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed)
Competitors	168 from 31 nations

Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Goudi Olympic Hall at the Goudi Olympic Complex from 14 August through 21 August. Both men and women competed in their own singles and doubles events and together they competed in a mixed doubles event.

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Taufik Hidayat  Indonesia	Shon Seung-mo  South Korea	Sony Dwi Kuncoro  Indonesia
Men's doubles	Ha Tae-kwon and Kim Dong-moon (KOR)	Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung (KOR)	Eng Hian and Flandy Limpele (INA)
Women's singles	Zhang Ning  China	Mia Audina  Netherlands	Zhou Mi  China
Women's doubles	Yang Wei and Zhang Jiewen (CHN)	Gao Ling and Huang Sui (CHN)	Lee Kyung-won and Ra Kyung-min (KOR)
Mixed doubles	Gao Ling and Zhang Jun (CHN)	Gail Emms and Nathan Robertson (GBR)	Jens Eriksen and Mette Schjoldager (DEN)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	3	1	1	5
2	South Korea (KOR)	1	2	1	4
3	Indonesia (INA)	1	0	2	3
4	Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	0	1
	Netherlands (NED)	0	1	0	1
6	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	5	15

Results

Men's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Ronald Susilo	10	1
		Boonsak Ponsana	15	15
									Boonsak Ponsana	9	2
									Taufik Hidayat	15	15
		Taufik Hidayat	15	15
	6	Peter Gade	12	12
																Taufik Hidayat	15	15
															7	Shon Seung-mo	8	7
	8	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	15	15
		Park Tae-sang	13	4
								8	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	6	15	9			Third place
								7	Shon Seung-mo	15	9	15
	7	Shon Seung-mo	10	15	15										8	Sony Dwi Kuncoro	15	17
	2	Chen Hong	15	4	10											Boonsak Ponsana	11	16

Women's singles

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Gong Ruina	11	11
		Cheng Shao-chieh	3	3
									Gong Ruina	4	2
									Mia Audina	11	11
		Mia Audina	11	11
		Tracey Hallam	0	9
																Mia Audina	11	6	7
																Zhang Ning	8	11	11
		Petya Nedelcheva	4	1
		Zhou Mi	11	11
									Zhou Mi	6	4				Third place
									Zhang Ning	11	11
		Wang Chen	11	6	7											Gong Ruina	2	11	6
		Zhang Ning	9	11	11											Zhou Mi	11	8	11

Men's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Yim Bang-eun Kim Yong-hyun	1	10
	8	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	15	15
								8	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	8	2
								3	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	15	15
	3	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	15	15
	6	Sang Y Zheng B	7	11
															3	Ha Tae-kwon Kim Dong-moon	15	15
																Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	11	4
		Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	11	15	15
	4	Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah	15	11	9
									Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung	9	15	15			Third place
								5	Jens Eriksen M. Lundgaard Hansen	15	5	3
	5	Jens Eriksen M. Lundgaard Hansen	3	15	15										8	Flandy Limpele Eng Hian	15	15
	2	Fu Haifeng Cai Yun	15	11	8										5	Jens Eriksen M. Lundgaard Hansen	13	7

Women's doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15	15
		Saralee Thungthongkam S. Chankrachangwong	2	4
								1	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	15	15
								3	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	6	4
	3	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	15	15
	5	Lotte Bruil Mia Audina	5	2
															1	Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen	7	15	15
															2	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15	4	8
	6	Hwang Yu-mi Lee Hyo-jung	15	6	13
	4	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	8	15	15
								4	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	10	14				Third place
								3	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15	17
	7	Rikke Olsen Ann-Lou Jørgensen	6	7											3	Ra Kyung-min Lee Kyung-won	10	15	15
	2	Gao Ling Huang Sui	15	15											4	Wei Yili Zhao Tingting	15	9	7

Mixed doubles

Main article: Badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min	14	8
	7	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	17	15
								7	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	6	12
								4	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15	15
	4	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	15	17
	6	Chen Qiqiu Zhao Tingting	8	15
															4	Nathan Robertson Gail Emms	1	15	12
															2	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15	12	15
	8	Nova Widianto Vita Marissa	12	8
		Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	15	15
									Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	9	5				Third place
								2	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15	15
		Fredrik Bergström Johanna Persson	3	1											7	Jonas Rasmussen Rikke Olsen	5	5
	2	Zhang Jun Gao Ling	15	15												Jens Eriksen Mette Schjoldager	15	15

Participating nations

A total of 31 nations competed in the four different badminton events at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

•  Australia (6)
•  Bulgaria (2)
•  Canada (7)
•  China (18)
•  Chinese Taipei (5)
•  Denmark (12)
•  Finland (3)
•  France (3)
•  Germany (6)
•  Great Britain (11)
•  Greece (2)
•  Guatemala (1)
•  Hong Kong (5)
•  India (3)
•  Indonesia (14)
•  Jamaica (1)
•  Japan (11)
•  Malaysia (6)
•  Netherlands (4)
•  New Zealand (2)
•  Norway (1)
•  Peru (1)
•  Poland (3)
•  Russia (2)
•  Singapore (3)
•  South Africa (6)
•  South Korea (15)
•  Spain (2)
•  Sweden (3)
•  Thailand (8)
•  United States (2)

References

• Official Olympic Report

External links

• Official result book – Badminton