Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

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Women's doubles
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia State University Gymnasium
Date25–31 July 1996
Competitors27 pairs from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ge Fei
Gu Jun
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
 South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
 China

Women’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 31 July 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for women's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.[1]

Seeds[edit]

  1. South Korea Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock (silver medalist)
  2. China Ge Fei / Gu Jun (gold medalist)
  3. China Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu (bronze medalist)
  4. Denmark Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen (fourth place)

Results[edit]

Finals[edit]

Semifinals Final
          
1 South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock
15 10 18
3 China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
12 15 16
1 South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock
5 5
2 China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
15 15
4 Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
8 2
2 China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
15 15 Bronze medal match
3 China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
7 15 15
4 Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15 4 8

Top half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
1 South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock
     
  bye      
1 South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock
15 15  
  Japan Tomomi Matsuo
Japan Masako Sakamoto
7 6  
  Japan Tomomi Matsuo
Japan Masako Sakamoto
15 15
  Bulgaria Diana Koleva
Bulgaria Neli Nedjalkova
0 4
1 South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock
15 15  
  Denmark Ann Jørgensen
Denmark Lotte Olsen
9 9  
  United Kingdom Julie Bradbury
United Kingdom Joanne Wright
     
  bye      
  United Kingdom Julie Bradbury
United Kingdom Joanne Wright
4 5  
  Denmark Ann Jørgensen
Denmark Lotte Olsen
15 15  
  Denmark Ann Jørgensen
Denmark Lotte Olsen
15 15  
  Russia Elena Rybkhina
Russia Marina Yakusheva
13 10  
1 South Korea Gil Young-ah
South Korea Jang Hye-ock
15 10 18
3 China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
12 15 16
3 China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
     
  bye      
3 China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
15 4 15
  Indonesia Lili Tampi
Indonesia Finarsih
1 15 6
  Indonesia Lili Tampi
Indonesia Finarsih
15 15  
  Australia Rhonda Cator
Australia Amanda Hardy
9 4  
3 China Qin Yiyuan
China Tang Yongshu
15 15
  Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen
8 3
  Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen
15 15  
  United States Linda French
United States Erika von Heiland
4 1  
  Denmark Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
DenmarkMarlene Thomsen
15 13 15
  South Korea Chung Jae-hee
South Korea Park Soo-yun
8 15 9
  South Korea Chung Jae-hee
South Korea Park Soo-yun
15 15  
  Chinese Taipei Chen Li-Chin
Chinese Taipei Tsai Hui-Min
7 6  

Bottom half[edit]

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
  United Kingdom Kelly Morgan
United Kingdom Joanne Muggeridge
10 5  
  Netherlands Eline Coene
Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel
15 15  
  Netherlands Eline Coene
Netherlands Erica van den Heuvel
8 3  
  China Chen Ying
China Peng Xingyong
15 15  
  Ukraine Victoria Evtoushenko
Ukraine Elena Nosdran
2 15 1
  China Chen Ying
China Peng Xingyong
15 11 15
  China Chen Ying
China Peng Xingyong
6 15 5
4 Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15 8 15
  South Korea Kim Shin-young
South Korea Kim Mee-hyang
15 18  
  Japan Aiko Miyamura
Japan Akiko Miyamura
12 13  
  South Korea Kim Shin-young
South Korea Kim Mee-hyang
8 8  
4 Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
15 15  
  bye      
4 Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
     
4 Denmark Helene Kirkegaard
Denmark Rikke Olsen
8 2
2 China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
15 15
  New Zealand Tammy Jenkins
New Zealand Rhona Robertson
15 15  
  Canada Si-An Deng
Canada Denyse Julien
7 4  
  New Zealand Tammy Jenkins
New Zealand Rhona Robertson
9 2
  Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Zelin Resiana
15 15
  Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Zelin Resiana
15 15  
  Sweden Maria Bengtsson
Sweden Margit Borg
6 13  
  Indonesia Eliza Nathanael
Indonesia Zelin Resiana
7 3  
2 China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
15 15  
  Germany Katrin Schmidt
Germany Kerstin Ubben
15 15  
  Mauritius Martine de Souza
Mauritius Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre
1 2  
  Germany Katrin Schmidt
Germany Kerstin Ubben
3 6  
2 China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
15 15  
  bye      
2 China Ge Fei
China Gu Jun
     

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Women". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

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