Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics included the four events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles) as well as a new event: mixed doubles.

An additional change to the tournament was the playoff game for the bronze medal rather than the awarding of two bronzes.

The tournament was single-elimination.

The tournament was held at the Georgia State University gymnasium.

[1] A total of 37 nations participated in this event.