Men’s singles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Riocentro – Pavilion 4 |
Date | 11–20 August |
Competitors | 41 from 37 nations |
Medalists |
People also ask, who won the gold metal in the 2016 Rio Olympics for badminton male and female singles?
Medalists
Event | Gold |
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Men’s singles | Chen Long China |
Men’s doubles | China (CHN) Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan |
Women’s singles | Carolina Marín Spain |
Women’s doubles | Japan (JPN) Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi |
Considering this, how many medals are awarded in badminton at the Olympics?
Badminton had its debut as official event on the 1992 Summer Olympics and has been contested in eight Olympiads. 74 different nations have appeared in the Olympic badminton competitions, with 19 appearing all seven times.
Nation | China (CHN) |
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Gold | 20 |
Silver | 12 |
Bronze | 15 |
Total | 47 |
Who is No 1 badminton player in the world?
BWF World Rankings
RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
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1 | JPN | Kento MOMOTA |
2 | DEN | Viktor AXELSEN |
3 | DEN | Anders ANTONSEN |
4 | TPE | CHOU Tien Chen |
Who is best badminton player in world?
Lin Dan. World number three player Lin Dan is from China. He is regarded as the greatest single player. He is 33 years old now however, he completed the Super Grand Slam by completing all major 9 titles in badminton world.
Who is better Saina Nehwal or PV Sindhu?
Although Saina Nehwal still commands the head-to-head against PV Sindhu, having won everytime against the Rio silver medalist except once, it is Sindhu who fares better otherwise.
What country is the best at badminton?
China
Who was the first woman to win Olympic Medalet?
The first Indian woman to ever win an Olympic medal was
Name/Team | Karnam Malleswari |
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Games | 2000 Sydney |
Sport | Weightlifting |
Event | Women’s 69 kg |
Date | 19 September 2000 |