Interesting facts about badminton in Olympics

***kwun*** · 07-26-2012, 11:26 PM

looking at some of the previous year's results...

5 players have won consecutive Gold medals:

Ge Fei / Gu Jun
- WD - 1996
- WD - 2000
Zhang Jun / Gao Ling
- XD - 2000
- XD - 2004
Zhang Ning
- WS - 2004
- WS - 2008

1 player has won Gold medal in more than one discipline:

Kim Dong Moon
- XD - 1996
- MD - 2004

This year, a couple of records can likely happen:

Lin Dan be the first person to win 2 consecutive Gold Medals
Yu Yang be the first person to win 2 consecutive Gold Medals with 2 different partners
Lee Yong Dae can be the 2nd person 2 win 2 separate event after KDM

**ctjcad** · 07-27-2012, 12:40 AM

Originally Posted by kwun

...[*]Lin Dan be the first person to win 2 consecutive Gold Medals
...

you meant the first MS player?..

**CantSmashThis** · 07-27-2012, 12:55 AM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

you meant the first MS player?..

I was wondering that too. I was like wait what?

And LYD can be the 1st to win at more than 1 discipline in consecutive years

**ctjcad** · 07-27-2012, 01:00 AM

Originally Posted by CantSmashThis

...
And LYD can be the 1st to win at more than 1 discipline in consecutive years

his ex-compatriot (KDM) did it before (as stated in 1st post)...so LYD (2nd person) will follow in KDM's footsteps..

**AlanY** · 07-27-2012, 01:26 AM

And LCW can be the first gold medal winner for his country.
The youngest ever single gold medal winner.
The first clean sweep in Olympic badminton history.
The first player to win 2 golds at the same game.

The list goes on

**ctjcad** · 07-27-2012, 01:51 AM

If INA fails to get Gold, it'll be 1st time in INA badminton history not to get a Gold in badminton...

**CantSmashThis** · 07-27-2012, 03:11 AM

Originally Posted by ctjcad

his ex-compatriot (KDM) did it before (as stated in 1st post)...so LYD (2nd person) will follow in KDM's footsteps..

But KDM didn't do it in consecutive years. 1996 and 2004 not 1996 and 2000 :P

**ctjcad** · 07-27-2012, 06:49 PM

Originally Posted by CantSmashThis

But KDM didn't do it in consecutive years. 1996 and 2004 not 1996 and 2000 :P

yes, i overlooked that one..

**7SamuraiX** · 07-28-2012, 01:31 AM

http://www.badzine.net/features/prec...dminton/20528/

Some of the interesting facts gathered in one article
Peter Gade has always lost to the eventual gold medalist.. guess we should start watching his matches seriously!

**Sandy** · 07-28-2012, 03:50 AM

More interesting if Tony Gunawan win gold medal in here

**ctjcad** · 08-02-2012, 08:11 AM

Yes, you guessed it, folks..

1st time ever in history there has been a mass disqualification of athletes from an Olympic event and none other than thru badminton..

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports...rNX_story.html

**AlanY** · 08-02-2012, 08:18 AM

that can still all happen

Originally Posted by AlanY

And LCW can be the first gold medal winner for his country.
The youngest ever single gold medal winner.
The first clean sweep in Olympic badminton history.
The first player to win 2 golds at the same game.

The list goes on

unfortunately it is a fact now

Originally Posted by ctjcad

If INA fails to get Gold, it'll be 1st time in INA badminton history not to get a Gold in badminton...

that may still happen

Originally Posted by 7SamuraiX

http://www.badzine.net/features/prec...dminton/20528/

Some of the interesting facts gathered in one article
Peter Gade has always lost to the eventual gold medalist.. guess we should start watching his matches seriously!

ermm....

Originally Posted by Sandy

More interesting if Tony Gunawan win gold medal in here

**AlanY** · 08-05-2012, 03:38 AM

Now, we have the first badminton player get a medal after lost twice, first in SF then in the bronze match as well.

Saina Nehwal of India indeed made history.

**pjswift** · 08-05-2012, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by AlanY

Now, we have the first badminton player get a medal after lost twice, first in SF then in the bronze match as well.Saina Nehwal of India indeed made history.

That s false. Saina won the bronze. WX retired. If retiring while ahead constitutes a win, badminton would have a record number of retirements in future. That s why when Poland MD injured and retired while ahead of THA MD, THA MD judged as winners. Stop the mind duping.

**repentedboy** · 08-05-2012, 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by AlanY

Now, we have the first badminton player get a medal after lost twice, first in SF then in the bronze match as well.

Saina Nehwal of India indeed made history.

She is just lucky. At least the bronze will keep her in low profile for the next four years.

**ctjcad** · 08-05-2012, 04:02 AM

Originally Posted by kwun

...[*]Lin Dan be the first person to win 2 consecutive Gold Medals..

Originally Posted by AlanY

And LCW can be the first gold medal winner for his country.
The first clean sweep in Olympic badminton history.
The first player to win 2 golds at the same game.
..

..history awaits..

**AlanY** · 08-05-2012, 04:07 AM

Originally Posted by pjswift

That s false. Saina won the bronze. WX retired. If retiring while ahead constitutes a win, badminton would have a record number of retirements in future. That s why when Poland MD injured and retired while ahead of THA MD, THA MD judged as winners. Stop the mind duping.

i didn't actually said retries as a winner. sometime you have a win win situation and sometime a lost lost as in this case.
SN lost the game and WX lost the medal.