Badminton at the 1988 Summer Olympics
| Badminton at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Seoul National University Gymnasium |
| Dates | 19 September 1988 |
| No. of events | 5 (2 men, 2 women, 1 mixed) |
Badminton was an exhibition sport at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. There were five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Competitions took place at the Seoul National University Gymnasium on 19 September 1988.
Qualification
The competitors were selected according to the results of the 1987 IBF World Championships.
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles |
Yang Yang China
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Icuk Sugiarto Indonesia
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Park Sung-bae South Korea
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| Men's doubles |
 Li Yongboand Tian Bingyi (CHN) |
 Lee Sang-bokand Lee Gwang-jin (KOR) |
 Shuji Matsunoand Shinji Matsuura (JPN) |
| Women's singles |
Hwang Hye-young South Korea
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Han Aiping China
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Sumiko Kitada Japan
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| Women's doubles |
Kim Yun-ja and Chung So-young (KOR) |
Lin Ying and Guan Weizhen (CHN) |
 Dorte Kjærand Nettie Nielsen (DEN) |
| Mixed doubles |
Park Joo-bong and Chung Myung-hee (KOR) |
Wang Pengren and Shi Fangjing (CHN) |
 Chan Chi Choiand Amy Chan Lim Chee (HKG) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | China | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
References
- http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1988/1988v1p2.pdf
- Official Olympic Report
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