Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics
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| Badminton at the Games of the XX Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Munich, West Germany |
| Dates | 4 September 1972 |
| No. of events | 4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed) |
| Competitors | 25 (17 men, 8 women) from 11 nations |
Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Medallists
[edit ] Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Men's doubles
Indonesia
Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata Malaysia
Ng Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan Great Britain
Elliot Stuart
Derek Talbot
Ade Chandra
Christian Hadinata Malaysia
Ng Boon Bee
Punch Gunalan Great Britain
Elliot Stuart
Derek Talbot
Mixed doubles
Great Britain
Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks Denmark
Svend Pri
Ulla Strand West Germany
Roland Maywald
Brigitte Steden
Derek Talbot
Gillian Gilks Denmark
Svend Pri
Ulla Strand West Germany
Roland Maywald
Brigitte Steden
Medal table
[edit ]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
Event results
[edit ]25 participants from 11 countries took part in four events. Several entries in the doubles events were mixed teams of players from different nations, a practice not allowed in official medal events at the Olympic Games since 1904. All competition took place on September 4.
Men's singles
[edit ] 1st round
Semifinals
Final
1
Rudy Hartono (INA)
15
14
15
8
Jamie Paulson (CAN)
12
18
3
Rudy Hartono (INA)
15
15
Sture Johnsson (SWE)
2
4
4
Sture Johnsson (SWE)
15
15
5
Suresh Goel (IND)
5
8
Rudy Hartono (INA)
15
15
6
Bandid Jaiyen (THA)
11
2
Wolfgang Bochow (FRG)
15
9
8
2
Wolfgang Bochow (FRG)
15
15
7
Tan Aik Mong (MAS)
10
5
Men's doubles
[edit ] 1st round
Semifinals
Final
7
bye
Women's singles
[edit ] 1st round
Semifinals
Final
1
Noriko Nakayama (JPN)
11
11
8
Ulla Strand (DEN)
5
9
Noriko Nakayama (JPN)
11
8
11
Gillian Gilks (GBR)
3
11
9
4
Gillian Gilks (GBR)
11
11
5
Brigitte Steden (FRG)
9
6
Noriko Nakayama (JPN)
11
11
Utami Dewi (INA)
5
3
3
Utami Dewi (INA)
11
11
6
Eva Twedberg (SWE)
7
8
Utami Dewi (INA)
11
11
Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
5
9
2
Hiroe Yuki (JPN)
11
11
7
Joke van Beusekom (NED)
3
2
Mixed doubles
[edit ] 1st round
Semifinals
Final
6
bye
References
[edit ]- Ed. Herbert Kunze (ed.). The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3: The competitions (PDF) (PDF). München: proSport GmbH & Co. pp. 528–529. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2012.