Badminton at the World Games
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Badminton was introduced and only played at the 1981 World Games.
Medalists
Men
Singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara |  Chen Changjie (CHN)
|
 Morten Frost (DEN)
|
 Prakash Padukone (IND) Liem Swie King (INA)
|
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | China (CHN) Sun Zhian Yao Ximing |
 Sweden (SWE)Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson |
 Great Britain (GBR)Billy Gilliland Dan Travers Indonesia (INA)Hariamanto Kartono Rudy Heryanto |
Women
Singles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Zhang Ailing (CHN)
|
 Sun Ai-Hwang (KOR)
|
Lene Køppen (DEN) Fumiko Tohkairin (JPN)
|
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | China (CHN) Zhang Ailing Liu Xia |
Great Britain (GBR) Nora Perry Jane Webster |
Japan (JPN) Fumiko Tohkairin Otsuka South Korea (KOR)Sun Ai-Hwang Yun Ja-Kim |
Mixed
Doubles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Santa Clara | Great Britain (GBR)/ Sweden (SWE) Gillian Gilks Thomas Kihlström |
Great Britain (GBR) Nora Perry Mike Tredgett |
Denmark (DEN) Lene Køppen Steen Skovgaard Indonesia (INA)Imelda Wiguno Christian Hadinata |
