Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics The badminton tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 28 July and 5 August at Wembley Arena. A total of 172 athletes competed in five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play. All of the gold medals were won by players from China. The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total. Denmark finished in second place, with one
United States at the 2012 Summer Olympics 1 at the 'B' Standard): The team was selected based on the results of the 2012 United States Olympic Trials. The United States will be represented in two out of the five badminton events: men's doubles and women's singles. No US athlete has ever medaled in badminton since it became an Olympic sport in 1992. The United States men's team's group stage game against Nigeria set new Olympic records for most points scored in a half (78, set in the first half and equaled in the second) and for a full game (156). ---- ---- U.S. boxers qualified for the