Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

Men’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.[1]

Men's doubles
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia State University Gymnasium
Date25 July – 1 August
Competitors25 pairs from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
 Indonesia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cheah Soon Kit
Yap Kim Hock
 Malaysia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Antonius Ariantho
Denny Kantono
 Indonesia

Seeds

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  1.   Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja (INA) (gold medalists)
  2.   Cheah Soon Kit / Yap Kim Hock (MAS) (silver medalists)
  3.   Rudy Gunawan / Bambang Suprianto (INA) (second round)
  4.   Antonius Ariantho / Denny Kantono (INA) (bronze medalists)

Results

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
15 15
    Soo Beng Kiang
  Tan Kim Her
3 5
1   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
5 15 15
2   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock
15 13 12
4   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
10 4
2   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock
15 15 Bronze medal match
4   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15 12 15
    Soo Beng Kiang
  Tan Kim Her
4 15 8

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
1   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
     
  bye      
1   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
15 15  
    Michael Søgaard
  Henrik Svarrer
10 7  
    Michael Søgaard
  Henrik Svarrer
15 12 18
    Kim Dong-moon
  Yoo Yong-sung
11 15 15
1   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
15 15  
    Huang Zhangzhong
  Jiang Xin
7 7  
    Huang Zhangzhong
  Jiang Xin
     
  bye      
    Huang Zhangzhong
  Jiang Xin
15 15  
    Peter Blackburn
  Paul Straight
7 9  
    Stephan Beehary
  Eddy Clarisse
3 5  
    Peter Blackburn
  Paul Staight
15 15  
1   Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
15 15  
    Soo Beng Kiang
  Tan Kim Her
3 5  
3   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto
     
  bye      
3   Rudy Gunawan
  Bambang Suprianto
13 15 6
    Soo Beng Kiang
  Tan Kim Her
18 4 15
    Anil Kaul
  Iain Sydie
7 3  
    Soo Beng Kiang
  Tan Kim Her
15 15  
    Soo Beng Kiang
  Tan Kim Her
15 15
    Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
5 12
    Pramote Teerawiwatana
 Sakrapee Thongsari
     
  bye      
    Pramote Teerawiwatana
 Sakrapee Thongsari
14 11  
    Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
18 15  
    Simon Archer
  Chris Hunt
15 15  
    Chan Siu Kwong
  Tim He
11 12  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
    Nick Ponting
  Julian Robertson
13 15 4
    Andrey Antropov
  Nikolai Zuyev
18 7 15
    Andrey Antropov
  Nikolai Zuyev
15 15  
    Michael Helber
  Michael Keck
1 7  
    Michael Helber
  Michael Keck
15 15  
    Peter Axelsson
  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
8 13  
    Andrey Antropov
  Nikolai Zuyev
5 1  
4   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15 15  
    Jaimie Dawson
  Darryl Yung
10 14  
    Jens Eriksen
  Christian Jakobsen
15 17  
    Jens Eriksen
  Christian Jakobsen
8 12  
4   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15 15  
  bye      
4   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
     
4   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
10 4  
2   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock
15 15  
    Ha Tae-kwon
  Kang Kyung-jin
15 15  
    Siripong Siripul
  Khunakorn Sudhisodhi
9 5  
    Ha Tae-kwon
  Kang Kyung-jin
15 14 15
    Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund
11 17 11
  bye      
    Jon Holst-Christensen
  Thomas Lund
     
    Ha Tae-kwon
  Kang Kyung-jin
17 8  
2   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock
18 15  
    Darren Hall
  Peter Knowles
2 3  
    Ge Cheng
  Tao Xiaoqiang
15 15  
    Ge Cheng
  Tao Xiaoqiang
8 2  
2   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock
18 15  
  bye      
2   Cheah Soon Kit
  Yap Kim Hock
     

References

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  1. ^ "Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics: Doubles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2020.

Sources

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