List of Olympic medalists in badminton

[2] The Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings are used to determine the qualification of the players for the tournament.

Similar regulations also apply to the players competing in the doubles, as the NOCs (National Olympic Committees) can enter a maximum of two pairs if both are ranked in the top eight, while the remaining NOCs are entitled to one until the quota of 16 highest-ranked pairs is filled.

The host nation, if it has not already qualified two competitors, receives at least either two singles players or one pair.

[3] Gao Ling is the all-time leader for the most Olympic medals in badminton, with two golds, one silver, and one bronze; Fu Haifeng (two golds, one silver), Zhang Nan, Zhao Yunlei, Viktor Axelsen and Kim Dong-moon (two golds, one bronze) each, Gil Young-ah and Chen Long (one each) and Lee Chong Wei (three silvers) are second for the most medals in badminton, each with three.

In the 2012 Summer Olympics, China became the first country to win all five disciplines' gold medal in history, and as of 2024 the only clean sweep in the same Games.

Lin Dan is the first player in mens single to win consecutive golds in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics .
Gao Ling won a total of 4 olympic medals in badminton, with 2 being consecutive mixed doubles gold