Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's singles

Women's singles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia State University Gymnasium
Date	24 July – 1 August 1996
Competitors	48 from 31 nations
Medalists
Bang Soo-hyun  South Korea Mia Audina  Indonesia Susi Susanti  Indonesia
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Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed
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Women’s singles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 24 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.^[1]

Seeds[]

1.  Ye Zhaoying (CHN) (Quarterfinals)
2.  Susi Susanti (INA) (Bronze medalist)
3.  Camilla Martin (DEN) (Quarterfinals)
4.  Bang Soo-hyun (KOR) (Gold medalist)
5.  Mia Audina (INA) (Silver medalist)
6.  Han Jingna (CHN) (Quarterfinals)
7.  Kim Ji-hyun (KOR) (Fourth place)
8.  Yao Yan (CHN) (Quarterfinals)

Draw[]

Finals[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	5	11
	5/8	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	11	12
								5/8	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	6	11	1
								5/8	Mia Audina (INA)	11	9	11
	3	Camilla Martin (DEN)	6	11	5
	5/8	Mia Audina (INA)	11	8	11
															5/8	Mia Audina (INA)	6	7
															4	Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)	11	11
	5/8	Yao Yan (CHN)	3	2
	4	Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)	11	11
								4	Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)	11	11				Bronze medal match
								2	Susi Susanti (INA)	9	8
	5/8	Han Jingna (CHN)	11	4	8										5/8	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	4	1
	2	Susi Susanti (INA)	3	11	11										2	Susi Susanti (INA)	11	11

Section 1[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								1	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	11	11
									Chan Chia Fong (MAS)	4	1
															1	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)	11	11
		Margit Borg (SWE)	11	11												Margit Borg (SWE)	4	4
		Neli Nedjalkova (BUL)	6	4					Margit Borg (SWE)	11	7	11
		Elsa Nielsen (ISL)	1	2					Somharuthai Jaroensiri (THA)	3	11	5
		Somharuthai Jaroensiri (THA)	11	11																		1	Ye Zhaoying (CHN)
																						5/8	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)
								5/8	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	11	11
									Sandra Dimbour (FRA)	2	3
															5/8	Kim Ji-hyun (KOR)	11	11
		Marie-Josephe Jean-Pierre (MRI)	2	1												Hisako Mizui (JPN)	4	0
		Hisako Mizui (JPN)	11	11					Hisako Mizui (JPN)	11	11
		Elena Rybkhina (RUS)	11	12					Elena Rybkhina (RUS)	1	8
		Joanne Muggeridge (GBR)	6	11

Section 2[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
								3	Camilla Martin (DEN)	11	11
									Rhona Robertson (NZL)	2	2
															3	Camilla Martin (DEN)	12	11
		Ra Kyung-min (KOR)	6	7												Huang Chia-Chi (TPE)	11	9
		Huang Chia-Chi (TPE)	11	11					Huang Chia-Chi (TPE)	9	11	11
		Denyse Julien (CAN)	11	11					Denyse Julien (CAN)	11	5	1
		Debra O’Connor (TRI)	3	0																		3	Camilla Martin (DEN)
																						5/8	Mia Audina (INA)
								5/8	Mia Audina (INA)	11	11
									Christine Magnusson (SWE)	6	1
															5/8	Mia Audina (INA)	11	4	12
		Yang Song (AUS)	1	5												Kelly Morgan (GBR)	2	11	9
		Kelly Morgan (GBR)	11	11					Kelly Morgan (GBR)	12	0	11
		Zarinah Abdullah (SIN)	11	11					Zarinah Abdullah (SIN)	9	11	3
		Elena Nosdran (UKR)	3	0

Section 3[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Anne Sondergaard (DEN)
		Diana Koleva (BUL)	w/o						Anne Sondergaard (DEN)	1	3
		Yuliani Sentoso (INA)	6	11	15				Yuliani Sentoso (INA)	11	11
		Vlada Tcherniavskaya (BLR)	11	3	1											Yuliani Sentoso (INA)	6	5
															5/8	Yao Yan (CHN)	11	11
									Marina Yakusheva (RUS)	4	4
								5/8	Yao Yan (CHN)	15	15
																						5/8	Yao Yan (CHN)
		Martine de Souza (MRI)	7	11	3																	4	Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)
		Santi Wibowo (SUI)	11	7	11				Santi Wibowo (SUI)	4	6
		Yasuko Mizui (JPN)	11	8	11				Yasuko Mizui (JPN)	11	11
		Lisa Campbell (AUS)	0	11	7											Yasuko Mizui (JPN)	2	3
															4	Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)	11	11
									Obigeli Olorunsola (NGR)	0	0
								4	Bang Soo-hyun (KOR)	11	11

Section 4[]

	First round							Second round							Third round							Quarterfinals
		Erika von Heiland (USA)	2	6
		Jeng Shwu-Zen (TPE)	11	11					Jeng Shwu-Zen (TPE)	5	0
		Pornsawan Plungwech (THA)	11	4	11				Pornsawan Plungwech (THA)	11	11
		Catrine Bengtsson (SWE)	4	11	6											Pornsawan Plungwech (THA)	3	6
															5/8	Han Jingna (CHN)	11	11
									Andrea Odor (HUN)	0	1
								5/8	Han Jingna (CHN)	11	11
																						5/8	Han Jingna (CHN)
		Anne Gibson (GBR)	6	6																		4	Susi Susanti (INA)
		P.V.V. Lakshmi (IND)	11	11					P.V.V. Lakshmi (IND)	5	6
		Katarzyna Krasowska (POL)	11	11					Katarzyna Krasowska (POL)	11	11
		Amparo Lim (PHI)	6	5												Katarzyna Krasowska (POL)	4	0
															2	Susi Susanti (INA)	11	11
									Doris Piche (CAN)	1	3
								2	Susi Susanti (INA)	11	11

References[]

Sources[]

• The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games Volume Three ˗ The Competition Results (PDF). p. 111.