Badminton had its debut as an official medal sport at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

No playoffs were contested for semi-final losers, meaning that two bronze medals were awarded in each event.

The men's singles resulted in the only non-Asian medallist, Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen of Denmark.

The winner of the women's singles competition received the first official badminton medal in Olympic history.

Malaysia won its first Olympic medal in the men's doubles competitions in badminton.