Badminton at the Summer Paralympics

Badminton at the Summer Paralympics
Badminton at the Summer Paralympics
	File:Wheelchair badminton pictogram (Paralympics).svg
Governing body	Badminton World Federation
Events	14 (men: 7; women: 6; mixed: 1)
Games
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
	Medalists;

Para-Badminton debuted at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.^[1] Para-Badminton is a variant of the badminton for athletes with a variety of physical disabilities. The sport is governed by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since 2011.^[2]

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best nation
16	2020	14	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (1)
17	2024	16	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (2)

History

The 2020 Summer Olympics makes the debut appearance of badminton, with 14 events hold.

Events

Event		2020	2024
Current program
Men	Singles WH1	X	X
	Singles WH2	X	X
	Singles SL3	X	X
	Singles SL4	X	X
	Singles SU5	X	X
	Singles SH6	X	X
	Doubles WH1–WH2	X	X
Women	Singles WH1	X	X
	Singles WH2	X	X
	Singles SL3		X
	Singles SL4	X	X
	Singles SU5	X	X
	Singles SH6		X
	Doubles WH1–WH2	X	X
	Doubles SL3–SU5	X
Mixed	Doubles SL3–SU5	X	X
Mixed	Doubles SH6		X

Events		14	16

Medal table

As of the 2024 Paralympics


Rank	NPC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	14	5	3	22
2	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	5	2	6	13
3	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA)	3	6	5	14
4	File:Flag of India.svg India (IND)	3	3	3	9
5	File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)	3	1	1	5
6	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (MAS)	2	0	0	2
7	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR)	0	5	2	7
8	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)	0	3	1	4
9	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA)	0	2	3	5
10	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (HKG)	0	2	1	3
11	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)	0	1	0	1
12	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
	File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR)	0	0	1	1
	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (16 entries)		30	30	30	90

Successful national teams

Below is the gold medalists showed based on category and countries after the 2020 Summer Olympics. Bolded numbers below indicate a country as the overall winner of Olympic badminton of that year.

As of the 2024 Paralympics

Rank	Country	2020	2024	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	5	9	14
2	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	3	2	5
3	File:Flag of France.svg France	1	2	3
	File:Flag of India.svg India	2	1	3
	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	2	1	3
6	File:Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg Malaysia	1	1	2
Total		14	16	30

Medal summary by event

Men's singles

Men's singles WH1

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	2	0	0	2
2	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR)	0	2	1	3
3	File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Men's singles WH2

As of 2024 Olympics

Men's singles SL3

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of India.svg India (IND)	2	0	1	3
2	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)	0	2	0	2
3	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Men's singles SL4

As of 2024 Olympics

Men's singles SU5

As of 2024 Olympics

Men's singles SH6

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)	1	0	0	1
1	File:Flag of India.svg India (IND)	1	0	0	1
3	File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR)	0	1	1	2
4	File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	0	1
5	File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil (BRA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's singles

Women's singles WH1

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	2	0	0	2
2	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA)	0	2	0	2
3	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's singles WH2

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	2	2	0	4
2	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
2	File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's singles SL3

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	1	0	0	1
2	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA)	0	1	0	1
3	File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	1	3

Women's singles SL4

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	2	0	1	3
2	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA)	0	2	0	2
3	File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's singles SU5

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	2	0	0	2
2	File:Flag of India.svg India (IND)	0	1	1	2
2	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	0	1	1	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's singles SH6

As of 2024 Olympics

Men's doubles

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	2	0	0	2
2	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR)	0	2	0	2
3	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's doubles

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	1	1	0	2
1	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	1	1	0	2
3	File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA)	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6

Women's doubles SL3–SU5

As of 2020 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA)	1	0	0	1
2	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	0	1	0	1
3	File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	1	3

Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

As of 2024 Olympics

Mixed doubles SH6

As of 2024 Olympics


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN)	1	0	0	1
2	File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA)	0	1	0	1
3	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		1	1	1	3

Competition

Paralympics badminton consists of a group stage and single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games. Games are up to 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.

Participating nations

The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition. The numbers in the table indicate the number of competitors sent to that year's Paralympics.

Nation	2020	2024	Year
File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia	2	2	2
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria	–	1	1
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium	–	2	1
File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil	1	3	2
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada	1	1	2
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile	–	1	1
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China	9	13	2
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei	1	4	2
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark	1	1	2
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt	1	–	1
File:Flag of France.svg France	6	8	2
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany	6	3	2
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain	4	4	2
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong	2	2	2
File:Flag of India.svg India	7	13	2
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia	7	9	2
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel	1	2	2
File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy	–	1	1
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan	13	12	2
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia	2	5	2
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands	1	–	1
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand	–	1	1
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria	–	2	1
File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway	1	1	2
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru	1	3	2
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland	1	2	2
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal	1	1	2
File:Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg RPC	1	–	1
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	7	7	2
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland	2	3	2
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand	7	8	2
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey	2	2	2
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda	1	–	1
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine	1	1	2
File:Flag of the United States.svg United States	–	2	1
Nations	28	31	35
Year	2020	2024	2

References

↑ "Towards Tokyo 2020 - Badminton, a paralympic sport". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
↑ "Badminton | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

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[1] "Towards Tokyo 2020 - Badminton, a paralympic sport". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

[2] "Badminton | IPC". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-12-07.

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v t e File:IPC logo (2019).svg Sports at the Paralympic Games
Summer sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Boccia Cycling Equestrian Football 5-a-side Goalball Judo Paracanoeing Paratriathlon Parataekwondo Powerlifting Rowing Shooting Swimming Table tennis Volleyball Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair fencing Wheelchair rugby Wheelchair tennis
Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Para ice hockey Snowboarding Wheelchair curling
Discontinued sports	Football 7-a-side Basketball ID Dartchery Ice sledge racing Lawn bowls Sailing Snooker Weightlifting Wrestling
Demonstration sports	Racquetball

v t e International badminton
BWF Thomas Cup Uber Cup Sudirman Cup World Championships Para World Championships World Junior Championships World Senior Championships Olympics Youth Olympic Paralympics World University Badminton Championships World Cup (defunct) World Grand Prix Finals (defunct) World Ranking World Junior Ranking Hall of Fame Teams
Africa	BCA – African Championships Team Championships African Para Championships	File:International Badminton Federation member nations.svg
Asia	BA – Asia Championships (Individual, Team, Mixed Team) Junior Championships Asian Para Championships
Europe	BE – European Championships Men's and Women's Team Championships Mixed Team Championships Small States Championships Junior Championships Senior Championships European Para Championships
Oceania	BO – Oceania Championships Oceania Para Championships
Americas	BPA – Pan Am Championships Junior Championships Pan Am Para Championships
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics East Asian Games European Games Island Games Pan American Games SEA Games South Asian Games World University Games World Games (defunct)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (MAS)	2	0	0	2
2	File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA)	0	2	2	4
Totals (2 entries)		2	2	2	6

Badminton at the Summer Paralympics

Summary

History

Events

Medal table

Successful national teams

Medal summary by event

Men's singles

Men's singles WH1

Men's singles WH2

Men's singles SL3

Men's singles SL4

Men's singles SU5

Men's singles SH6

Women's singles

Women's singles WH1

Women's singles WH2

Women's singles SL3

Women's singles SL4

Women's singles SU5

Women's singles SH6

Men's doubles

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Women's doubles

Women's doubles WH1–WH2

Women's doubles SL3–SU5

Mixed doubles

Mixed doubles SL3–SU5

Mixed doubles SH6

Competition

Participating nations

See also

References

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