Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver |
|---|---|---|
| Men’s singles | Lin Dan China | Lee Chong Wei Malaysia |
| Men’s doubles | Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng (CHN) | Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen (DEN) |
| Women’s singles | Li Xuerui China | Wang Yihan China |
| Women’s doubles | Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei (CHN) | Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa (JPN) |
Simply so, who won the 2016 Badminton Olympics?
The seeding was decided on 21 July 2016. The event was won by then two-time reigning world champion Carolina Marín of Spain who defeated P. V. Sindhu of India. Nozomi Okuhara of Japan won the bronze medal after China’s Li Xuerui was forced to withdraw.
Consequently, who won the 1948 London Olympics?
One of the star performers at the 1948 Games was Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen. Dubbed the “Flying Housewife”, the thirty-year-old mother of two won four gold medals in athletics.
| Host city | London, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Opening | 29 July |
| Closing | 14 August |
| Opened by | King George VI |
| Cauldron | John Mark |
Who is the best badminton player in the world ever?
Top 10 Badminton Players of all time
- Number 9 & 8: Peter Høeg Gade & Morten Frost Hansen.
- Number 7: Tony Gunawan.
- Number 6: Li Lingwei.
- Number 5: Rudy Hartono.
- Number 4: Taufik Hidayat.
- Number 3: Gao Ling.
- Number 2: Lee Chong Wei.
- Number 1: Lin Dan.
Who won Women’s badminton Olympics 2012?
The badminton women’s singles tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 28 July to 4 August at Wembley Arena. The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Forty-six players from 42 nations competed. In an all-Chinese final, Li Xuerui defeated reigning world number one Wang Yihan to win the gold medal.
Who is No 1 badminton player in the world?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | JPN | Kento MOMOTA |
| 2 | DEN | Viktor AXELSEN |
| 3 | DEN | Anders ANTONSEN |
| 4 | TPE | CHOU Tien Chen |
Who is the No 1 female badminton player?
BWF World Rankings
| RANK | COUNTRY / TERRITORY | PLAYER |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TPE | TAI Tzu Ying |
| 2 | CHN | CHEN Yu Fei |
| 3 | ESP | Carolina MARIN |
| 4 | JPN | Nozomi OKUHARA |
What was the first name of badminton?
Poona
Which country has won the most Olympics?
Here are the 10 countries with the most Olympic medals:
- United States (2827 medals)
- United Kingdom (883 medals)
- Germany (855 medals)
- France (840 medals)
- Italy (701 medals)
- Sweden (652 medals)
- China (608 medals)
- Russia (546 medals)
Are Olympic medals real gold?
Olympic gold medals have some gold in them, but they’re mostly made of silver. According to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), gold and silver medals are required to be at least 92.5 percent silver. The gold in gold medals is in the plating in the outside and must consist of at least 6 grams of pure gold.
What is Team GB most successful Olympics?
Team GB at Rio 2016
This included 27 gold medals, 23 silver and 17 bronze. These were the most successful games for Great Britain since 1908 – it became the first nation ever to surpass its medal total at the Olympics immediately following one that it hosted.