Since the first Badminton team joined Indian Olympic contingent for 1992 Olympics, at Paris 2024, Indians make the 9th consecutive Olympics appearance. From 2012, Indian women have won one medal in every appearance, Bronze in 2021 by Saina Nehwal and then two medals for Sindhu, Silver in 2016 and Bronze in 2020. Saina, Sindhu and Ashwini Ponnappa have represented India thrice. Check all statistics and details related to Indian Badminton at Olympics.
Indian Badminton Schedule at Rio 2016
Indian History at Summer Olympics: Performances in Every Olympics
History of All Sports Played at Olympics by India
Indian Medals In Olympics: When and Who Got It!!
Statistics
- 1992: 3 men in 2 events
- 1996: 2 (1 Man, 1 woman) in 2 events
- 2000: 2 (1 Man, 1 woman) in 2 events
- 2004: 3 (2 Men, 1 woman) in 2 events
- 2008: 2 (1 Man, 1 woman) in 2 events
- 2012: 5 (2 Men, 2 woman) in 4 events
- 2016: 7 (3 Men and 4 women) for 4 events
- 2020: 4 (3 Men and 1 Woman) for 3 events
- 2024: 7 (4 Men and 3 women) for 4 events
Maximum Participation at Olympics
- 3 Saina Nehwal ((2008, 2012, 2016), Ashwini Ponnappa (2012, 2016, 2024), PV Sindhu (2016, 2020, 2024)
- 2 Deepankar Bhattacharya (1992-1996), Aparna Popat (2000, 2004), Jwala Gutta (2012, 2016), Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty (2020, 2024)
- 1 Vimal Kumar, Madhumita Bisht (1992), Varalakshimi Pandimukkala Venkata (1996), Pulella Gopichand (2000), Nikhil Kanetkar, Abhinn Shyam Gupta (2004), Anup Sridhar (2008), Parupalli Kashyap, V Diju (2012), K Srikanth, Manu Attri, B Sumeeth Reddy (2016), Sai Praneeth (2020), HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Tanisha Crasto (2024)
Events Per Olympics for Indians
- Men’s Singles: 1992-2024
- Women’s Singles: 1992-2024
- Men’s Doubles: 1992, 2016, 2020, 2024
- Women’s Doubles: 2012, 2016, 2024
- Mixed Doubles: 2012
1992: 3 Shuttlers for 3 events
- Deepankar Bhattacharya: Round 3 Men’s Singles
- Vimal Kumar: Round 1 Men’s Singles
- Deepankar Bhattacharya / Vimal Kumar: Round 2 in Men’s Doubles
- Madhumita Bisht: Round 3 Women’s Singles
1996: 2 in 2 events
- Deepankar Bhattacharya: Round 2 Men’s Singles
- Varalakshimi Pandimukkala Venkata: Round 2 Women’s Singles
2000: 2 members in 2 events
- Pulella Gopichand: 9th in Men’s Singles
- Aparna Popat: Women’s Singles
2004: 3 (1 woman)
- Nikhil Kanetkar: 9th Men’s Singles
- Abhinn Shyam Gupta: 17th Men’s Singles
- Aparna Popat: 9th Women’s Singles
2008: 2 Shuttlers (1 woman)
- Anup Sridhar: 17th Men’s Singles
- Saina Nehwal: 5th Women’s Singles
2012: 5 in 3 events
- Parupalli Kashyap: 5th Men’s Singles
- Jwala Gutta / Diju: 13th
- Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa: 8th Women’s Doubles
- Saina Nehwal: BRONZE Women’s Singles
- Group Stage: Def Jaquet (Switzerland) 21–9, 21–4
- Group Stage: Def L Tan (Belgium) 21–4, 21–14
- Elimination: Def Yao J (Netherlands) 21–14, 21–16
- Quarterfinal: Def Tine Baun (Denmark) 21–15, 22–20
- Semifinal: Lost to Wang Yihan (China) 13–21, 13–21
- Bronze: Won 18-21 0-1 Wang Xin (China), Retired Hurt
2016: 7 in 4 events
- K Srikanth Men’s Singles
- Saina Nehwal Women’s Singles
- Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa Women’s Doubles
- Manu Attri, B Sumeeth Reddy Men’s Singles
- PV Sindhu Women’s Singles: Won Silver
2020: 4 in 3 events
- Sai Praneeth Men’s Singles -Group Stage – Lost both matches
- Satwiksairaj / Chirag – Men’s Doubles -Group Stage – Won 2 and lost 1 match
- PV Sindhu Women’s Singles – Bronze Medal
2024: 7 in 4 events
- Men’s Singles: HS Prannoy and Lakshya Sen (R16)
- Women’s Singles: PV Sindhu (R16)
- Men’s Doubles: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (QF)
- Women’s Doubles: Tanisha Crasto and Ashwini Ponnappa (Group)
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