Badminton

Badminton officially joined the Olympic programme at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.
The winner of the women's singles competition had the honour of receiving the very first official badminton medal in Olympic history. And that privilege went to Indonesia's Susi Susanti.
Asian nations have dominated the sport, and Asian female

21 Sep 2000:  Joanne Goode and Simon Archer of Great Britain in the Mixed Doubles Badminton on Day Six of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Goode and Archer won Bronze in the event. \ Mandatory Credit: Adam Pretty /Allsport

Joanne Goode(R) and Simon Archer(L) of Great Britain clinch bronze at Sydney 2000

From Joanne Goode to Carolina Marin: 10 female badminton Olympic medallists representing non-Asian nations

Mia Blichfeldt is the latest world-class badminton player to roll off the Danish production line.
Over the years, the north European nation has consistently provided the biggest threat to Asia's domination of the sport.
Denmark actually completed a famous double at the first World Championships in Malmo, Sweden in 1977

2019 European Games - Minsk

Blichfeldt THUMB

Meet Danish badminton prospect Mia Blichfeldt

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Camilla MARTIN

Camilla

Since officially joining the Olympic programme at Barcelona 1992, only ten female players representing non-Asian nations have won an Olympic medal in this sport. Do you know who? We take a look at all of them.

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Meet the 10 female badminton players to have won Olympic medals representing non-Asian nations

Athens 2004

Sydney 2000

Atlanta 1996

Barcelona 1992

Camilla MARTIN

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From Joanne Goode to Carolina Marin: 10 female badminton Olympic medallists representing non-Asian nations

Meet Danish badminton prospect Mia Blichfeldt

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