Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held between 24 July and 2 August 2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Indonesia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Denmark |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  India |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Korea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Viktor Axelsen
|
Chen Long
|
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
|
| Men's doubles | Lee Yang Wang Chi-lin
|
Li Junhui Liu Yuchen
|
Aaron Chia Wooi Yik Soh
|
| Women's singles | Chen Yufei
|
Tai Tzu-ying
|
V. Sindhu Pusarla
|
| Women's doubles | Greysia Polii Apriyani Rahayu
|
Chen Qingchen Jia Yifan
|
Kim So-yeong Kong Hee-yong
|
| Mixed doubles | Huang Dongping Wang Yilyu
|
Huang Yaqiong Zheng Siwei
|
Arisa Higashino Yuta Watanabe
|
Trivia[]
- There were 173 total athletes from 50 countries.
- An Se-young was the youngest participant with 19 years and 139 days.
- Tien Minh Nguyen was the oldest participant with 38 years and 144 days.
- 6 athletes were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.