Badminton tournaments were held for the fifth time at the 8th Asian Games in 1978 from 11 December to 20 December in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Indoor Stadium Huamark |
| Dates | 11–20 December |
| Nations | 11 |
← 1974 1982 → | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King Indonesia | Han Jian China | Iie Sumirat Indonesia |
| Luan Jin China | |||
| Men's doubles | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | China Tang Xianhu Lin Shiquan | China Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong |
| Hong Kong Fu Han Ping Wong Man Hing | |||
| Men's team | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Rudy Heryanto Kartono Liem Swie King Iie Sumirat | China Han Jian Hou Jiachang Lin Shiquan Luan Jin Tang Xianhu Yu Yaodong | Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee Bandid Jaiyen Pichai Kongsirithavorn Udom Luangpetcharaporn Sarit Pisudchaikul Surapong Suharitdamrong |
| Pakistan Javed Iqbal Zahid Maqbool Hassan Shaheed Tariq Wadood | |||
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia China | Liu Xia China | Sirisriro Patama Thailand |
| Saori Kondo Japan | |||
| Women's doubles | Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna | China Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming | Indonesia Theresia Widiastuti Ruth Damayanti |
| Thailand Sirisriro Patama Thongkam Kingmanee | |||
| Women's team | China Li Fang Liang Qiuxia Liu Xia Qiu Yufang Zhang Ailing Zheng Huiming | Indonesia Ruth Damayanti Ivana Lie Tjan So Gwan Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Japan Saori Kondo Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura Hiroe Yuki |
| Thailand Porntip Buntanon Suleeporn Jittariyakul Thongkam Kingmanee Petchroong Liengtrakulngam Sirisriro Patama | |||
| Mixed doubles | China Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Indonesia Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | Indonesia Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
| China Yu Yaodong Li Fang |
Medal table
Participating nations
- China (12)
- Hong Kong (8)
- India
- Indonesia (12)
- Japan
- Malaysia
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- South Korea
- Thailand
Semifinal results
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Han Jian | Iie Sumirat | 15–6, 15–1 |
| Liem Swie King | Luan Jin | 15–5, 18–13 | |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Sirisriro Patama | 12–11, 11–5 |
| Liu Xia | Saori Kondo | 11–5, 11–4 | |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | Wong Man Hing Fu Han Ping | 15–3, 15–5 |
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong | 17–14, 15–7 | |
| Women's doubles | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | Ruth Damyanti Theresia Widiastuti | 15–5, 15–12 |
| Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Sirisriro Patama Thongkam Kingmanee | 15–7, 15–6 | |
| Mixed doubles | Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | Yu Yaodong Li Fang | 15–8, 15–11 |
| Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna | 12–15, 15–7, 15–5 |
Final results
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Han Jian | 15–7, 15–11 |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Liu Xia | 11–6, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | 15–8, 15–10 |
| Women's doubles | Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | 17–14, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | 15–8, 17–16 |
| Men's team | Indonesia | China | 3—1 |
| Women's team | China | Indonesia | 3–0 |
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