Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held between 28 July and 5 August 2012 at the Wembley Arena.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Denmark |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Japan |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Malaysia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Russia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Lin Dan
|
Lee Chong Wei
|
Chen Long
|
| Men's doubles | Cai Yun Fu Haifeng
|
Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen
|
Chung Jae-sung Lee Yong-dae
|
| Women's singles | Li Xuerui
|
Wang Yihan
|
Saina Nehwal
|
| Women's doubles | Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei
|
Mizuki Fujii Reika Kakiiwa
|
Valeria Sorokina Nina Vislova
|
| Mixed doubles | Zhang Nan Zhao Yunlei
|
Ma Jin Xu Chen
|
Joachim Fischer Christinna Pedersen
|
Statistics[]
- There were 172 total athletes from 51 countries.
- Ratchanok Intanon was the youngest participant with 17 years and 173 days.
- Michelle Edwards was the oldest participant with 38 years and 17 days.
- 3 athletes were chosen to be the flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- China won 5 out of 5 possible gold medals.
