Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
Badminton had its debut at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and has been consented in 14 consecutive Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1966.
Editions[]
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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VIII | 1966 | Kingston, Jamaica | England |
IX | 1970 | Edinburgh, Scotland | England |
X | 1974 | Christchurch, New Zealand | England |
XI | 1978 | Edmonton, Canada | England |
XII | 1982 | Brisbane, Australia | England |
XIII | 1986 | Edinburgh, Scotland | England |
XIV | 1990 | Auckland, New Zealand | England |
XV | 1994 | Victoria, Canada | England |
XVI | 1998 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Malaysia |
XVII | 2002 | Manchester, England | Malaysia |
XVIII | 2006 | Melbourne, Australia | Malaysia |
XIX | 2010 | New Delhi, India | Malaysia |
XX | 2014 | Glasgow, Scotland | Malaysia |
XXI | 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia | India |
XXII | 2022 | Birmingham, England |
History[]
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica saw the inaugural staging of badminton with five events being played in the sport. This would be later jump to six events with the introduction of the mixed team events in 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada. In 1994, the bronze medal playoff was scrapped until it was brought back in the 2006 held in Melbourne. During that time, the mixed team was replaced by a separate teams event for each gender but it would only be played once with it reverting to the mixed teams format in 2002.
Events[]
Current program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | |||||||||||||||
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Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
Mixed team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||||||||||||||||
Past program | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Men's team | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's team | X | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Events | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England | 37 | 34 | 38 | 109 |
2 | Malaysia | 29 | 21 | 14 | 64 |
3 | India | 7 | 7 | 11 | 25 |
4 | Canada | 3 | 10 | 6 | 19 |
5 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
6 | Singapore | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
7 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
8 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
9 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
Totals (10 nations) | 82 | 82 | 101 | 265 |
Successful national teams[]
Below is the gold medalists shown based by category and countries after the 2018 Commonwealth Games. England has been the most successful nation in the Commonwealth Games.
Rank | Country | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Total |
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1 | England | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 37 | |
2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 29 | |
3 | India | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||
5 | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Scotland | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Wales | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Singapore | 1 | 1 |
BOLD means overall winner of Badminton at Commonwealth Games
- ^1 England and Malaysia are tied with three gold medals. However, Malaysia won four silver medals and England won one, thus Malaysia became the overall winner.
- ^2 India, England and Malaysia are tied with two gold medals. However, India won three silver medals, Malaysia won two and England won one, thus India became the overall winner.
Past winners[]
Individual competition[]
Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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1966 | Tan Aik Huang | Angela Bairstow | Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe |
Helen Horton Ursula Smith |
Roger Mills Angela Bairstow |
1970 | Jamie Paulson | Margaret Beck | Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee |
Margaret Boxall Sue Whetnall |
Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall |
1974 | Punch Gunalan | Gillian Gilks | Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot |
Margaret Boxall Gillian Gilks |
Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks |
1978 | Prakash Padukone | Sylvia Ng | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett |
Nora Perry Anne Statt |
Mike Tredgett Nora Perry |
1982 | Syed Modi | Helen Troke | Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek |
Claire Backhouse Johanne Falardeau |
Martin Dew Karen Chapman |
1986 | Steve Baddeley | Billy Gilliland Dan Travers |
Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers |
Michael Scandolera | |
1990 | Rashid Sidek | Fiona Smith | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek |
Sara Sankey Fiona Smith |
Amy Chan |
1994 | Lisa Campbell | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang |
Joanne Muggeridge Joanne Wright |
Chris Hunt Gillian Clark | |
1998 | Wong Choong Hann | Kelly Morgan | Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah |
Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg |
Simon Archer Joanne Goode |
2002 | Muhammad Hafiz Hashim | Li Li | Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng |
Ang Li Peng Lim Pek Siah | |
2006 | Lee Chong Wei | Tracey Hallam | Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat |
Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty |
Nathan Robertson Gail Emms |
2010 | Saina Nehwal | Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong |
Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa |
Koo Kien Keat Chin Eei Hui | |
2014 | Parupalli Kashyap | Michelle Li | Tan Wee Kiong Goh V Shem |
Vivian Hoo Kah Mun Woon Khe Wei |
Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock |
2018 | Lee Chong Wei | Saina Nehwal | Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge |
Chow Mei Kuan Vivian Hoo Kah Mun |
Team competition[]
Year | Men | Women | Mixed |
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1966 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
1970 | |||
1974 | |||
1978 | England | ||
1982 | |||
1986 | |||
1990 | |||
1994 | |||
1998 | Malaysia | England | N/A |
2002 | N/A | N/A | England |
2006 | Malaysia | ||
2010 | |||
2014 | |||
2018 | India |
References[]
- Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
- Sports at the Commonwealth Games
- Badminton at multi-sport events