Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's doubles

Women’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 to 31 July 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for women's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.[1]

Women's doubles
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia State University Gymnasium
Date25–31 July 1996
Competitors27 pairs from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ge Fei
Gu Jun
 China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gil Young-ah
Jang Hye-ock
 South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Qin Yiyuan
Tang Yongshu
 China

Seeds

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  1.   Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock (silver medalist)
  2.   Ge Fei / Gu Jun (gold medalist)
  3.   Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu (bronze medalist)
  4.   Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen (fourth place)

Results

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Finals

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Semifinals Final
          
1   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
15 10 18
3   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
12 15 16
1   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
5 5
2   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15 15
4   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
8 2
2   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15 15 Bronze medal match
3   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
7 15 15
4   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
15 4 8

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
1   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
     
  bye      
1   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
15 15  
    Tomomi Matsuo
  Masako Sakamoto
7 6  
    Tomomi Matsuo
  Masako Sakamoto
15 15
    Diana Koleva
  Neli Nedjalkova
0 4
1   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
15 15  
    Ann Jørgensen
  Lotte Olsen
9 9  
    Julie Bradbury
  Joanne Wright
     
  bye      
    Julie Bradbury
  Joanne Wright
4 5  
    Ann Jørgensen
  Lotte Olsen
15 15  
    Ann Jørgensen
  Lotte Olsen
15 15  
    Elena Rybkhina
  Marina Yakusheva
13 10  
1   Gil Young-ah
  Jang Hye-ock
15 10 18
3   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
12 15 16
3   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
     
  bye      
3   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
15 4 15
    Lili Tampi
  Finarsih
1 15 6
    Lili Tampi
  Finarsih
15 15  
    Rhonda Cator
  Amanda Hardy
9 4  
3   Qin Yiyuan
  Tang Yongshu
15 15
    Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
 Marlene Thomsen
8 3
    Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
 Marlene Thomsen
15 15  
    Linda French
  Erika von Heiland
4 1  
    Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen
 Marlene Thomsen
15 13 15
    Chung Jae-hee
  Park Soo-yun
8 15 9
    Chung Jae-hee
  Park Soo-yun
15 15  
    Chen Li-Chin
  Tsai Hui-Min
7 6  

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
                    
    Kelly Morgan
  Joanne Muggeridge
10 5  
    Eline Coene
  Erica van den Heuvel
15 15  
    Eline Coene
  Erica van den Heuvel
8 3  
    Chen Ying
  Peng Xingyong
15 15  
    Victoria Evtoushenko
  Elena Nosdran
2 15 1
    Chen Ying
  Peng Xingyong
15 11 15
    Chen Ying
  Peng Xingyong
6 15 5
4   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
15 8 15
    Kim Shin-young
  Kim Mee-hyang
15 18  
    Aiko Miyamura
  Akiko Miyamura
12 13  
    Kim Shin-young
  Kim Mee-hyang
8 8  
4   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
15 15  
  bye      
4   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
     
4   Helene Kirkegaard
  Rikke Olsen
8 2
2   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15 15
    Tammy Jenkins
  Rhona Robertson
15 15  
    Si-An Deng
  Denyse Julien
7 4  
    Tammy Jenkins
  Rhona Robertson
9 2
    Eliza Nathanael
  Zelin Resiana
15 15
    Eliza Nathanael
  Zelin Resiana
15 15  
    Maria Bengtsson
  Margit Borg
6 13  
    Eliza Nathanael
  Zelin Resiana
7 3  
2   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15 15  
    Katrin Schmidt
  Kerstin Ubben
15 15  
    Martine de Souza
  Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre
1 2  
    Katrin Schmidt
  Kerstin Ubben
3 6  
2   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
15 15  
  bye      
2   Ge Fei
  Gu Jun
     

References

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

Sources

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