The badminton tournament was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| Badminton at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Volleyballhalle, Munich, West Germany |
| Dates | 4 September 1972 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 25 (17 men, 8 women) from 11 nations |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Rudy Hartono Indonesia | Svend Pri Denmark | Sture Johnsson Sweden |
| Wolfgang Bochow West Germany | |||
| Women's singles | Noriko Nakayama Japan | Utami Dewi Indonesia | Gillian Gilks Great Britain |
| Hiroe Yuki Japan | |||
| Men's doubles | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Malaysia Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee | Great Britain Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot |
| West Germany Willi Braun Roland Maywald | |||
| Mixed doubles | Great Britain Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks | Denmark Svend Pri Ulla Strand | West Germany Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden |
| Indonesia Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Event results
25 participants from 11 countries took part in four events. Several entries in the doubles events were mixed teams of players from different nations, a practice not allowed in official medal events at the Olympic Games since 1904. All competition took place on September 4.
Men's singles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rudy Hartono (INA) | 15 | 14 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 12 | 18 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Hartono (INA) | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sture Johnsson (SWE) | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Sture Johnsson (SWE) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Suresh Goel (IND) | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Hartono (INA) | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri (DEN) | 6 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Svend Pri (DEN) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Bandid Jaiyen (THA) | 11 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri (DEN) | 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) | 15 | 9 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Tan Aik Mong (MAS) | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata (INA) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bandid Jaiyen (THA) Tan Aik Mong (MAS) | 7 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata (INA) | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot (GBR) | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot (GBR) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) Jamie Paulson (CAN) | 3 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata (INA) | 15 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee (MAS) | 4 | 15 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee (MAS) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Suresh Goel (IND) Ippei Kojima (JPN) | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee (MAS) | 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Willi Braun Roland Maywald (FRG) | 15 | 10 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Willi Braun Roland Maywald (FRG) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | bye | |||||||||||||||||||
Women's singles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ulla Strand (DEN) | 5 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 11 | 8 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 3 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Utami Dewi (INA) | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Utami Dewi (INA) | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Eva Twedberg (SWE) | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Utami Dewi (INA) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroe Yuki (JPN) | 5 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Hiroe Yuki (JPN) | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Joke van Beusekom (NED) | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles
| 1st round | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Ippei Kojima Noriko Nakayama (JPN) | 9 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 10 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Roland Maywald Brigitte Steden (FRG) | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sture Johnsson Eva Twedberg (SWE) | 7 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks (GBR) | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | 6 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | bye | |||||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri Ulla Strand (DEN) | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi (INA) | 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Christian Hadinata Utami Dewi (INA) | 15 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Elliot Stuart (GBR) Joke van Beusekom (NED) | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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