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Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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Venue
  
Munich, West Germany

Dates
  
4 September 1972

Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics

No. of events
  
4 (2 men, 1 women, 1 mixed)

Competitors
  
25 (17 men, 8 women) from 11 nations

Badminton was one of two demonstration sports at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. It was the first time that the sport was part of the Olympic program, and it would become an official Olympic sport 20 years later at the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Event results

25 participants from 11 countries took part in four events. Several entries in the doubles events were mixed teams of players from different nations, a practice not allowed in official medal events at the Olympic Games since 1904. All competition took place on September 4.

References

Badminton at the 1972 Summer Olympics Wikipedia