Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles

Men's doubles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia State University Gymnasium
Date	25 July – 1 August 1996
Competitors	25 pairs from 14 nations
Medalists
Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagja   Indonesia   Cheah Soon Kit and Yap Kim Hock   Malaysia   Antonius Ariantho and Denny Kantono   Indonesia

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Singles		men		women
Doubles		men		women		mixed

Men’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.

Seeds

1. Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja (Final, Gold Medallists)
2. Cheah Soon Kit / Yap Kim Hock (Final, Silver Medallists)
3. Rudy Gunawan / Bambang Suprianto (Second Round)
4. Antonius Ariantho / Denny Kantono (Semifinal, Bronze Medallists)

Results

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rexy Mainaky   Ricky Subagja	15	15
		Soo Beng Kiang   Tan Kim Her	3	5
								1	Rexy Mainaky   Ricky Subagja	5	15	15
								2	Cheah Soon Kit   Yap Kim Hock	15	13	12
	4	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	10	4
	2	Cheah Soon Kit   Yap Kim Hock	15	15				Bronze medal match
								4	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	15	12	15
									Soo Beng Kiang   Tan Kim Her	4	15	8

Top Half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Rexy Mainaky   Ricky Subagja
		bye
								1	Rexy Mainaky   Ricky Subagja	15	15
									Michael Søgaard   Henrik Svarrer	10	7
		Michael Søgaard   Henrik Svarrer	15	12	18
		Kim Dong-moon   Yoo Yong-sung	11	15	15
															1	Rexy Mainaky   Ricky Subagja	15	15
															Huang Zhangzhong   Jiang Xin	7	7
		Huang Zhangzhong   Jiang Xin
		bye
									Huang Zhangzhong   Jiang Xin	15	15
									Peter Blackburn   Paul Straight	7	9
		Stephan Beehary   Eddy Clarisse	3	7
		Peter Blackburn   Paul Straight	15	15
																						1	Rexy Mainaky   Ricky Subagja	15	15
																						Soo Beng Kiang   Tan Kim Her	3	5
	3	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto
		bye
								3	Rudy Gunawan   Bambang Suprianto	13	15	6
									Soo Beng Kiang   Tan Kim Her	18	4	15
		Anil Kaul   Iain Sydie	7	3
		Soo Beng Kiang   Tan Kim Her	15	15
																Soo Beng Kiang   Tan Kim Her	15	15
															Simon Archer   Chris Hunt	5	12
		Pramote Teerawiwatana  Sakrapee Thongsari
		bye
									Pramote Teerawiwatana  Sakrapee Thongsari	14	11
									Simon Archer   Chris Hunt	18	15
		Simon Archer   Chris Hunt	15	15
		Chan Siu Kwong   He Tim	11	12

Bottom Half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Nick Ponting   Julian Robertson	10	5
		Andrey Antropov   Nikolai Zuyev	15	15
									Andrey Antropov   Nikolai Zuyev	15	15
									Michael Helber   Michael Keck	1	7
		Michael Helber   Michael Keck	15	15
		Peter Axelsson   Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	8	13
																Andrey Antropov   Nikolai Zuyev	5	1
														4	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	15	15
		Jaimie Dawson   Darryl Yung	10	14
		Jens Eriksen   Christian Jakobsen	15	17
									Jens Eriksen   Christian Jakobsen	8	12
								4	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	15	15
		bye
	4	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono
																						4	Antonius Ariantho   Denny Kantono	10	4
																					2	Cheah Soon Kit   Yap Kim Hock	15	15
		Ha Tae-kwon   Kang Kyung-jin	15	15
		Siripong Siripul   Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	8	5
									Ha Tae-kwon   Kang Kyung-jin	13	15	6
									Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund	18	4	15
		bye
		Jon Holst-Christensen   Thomas Lund
																Ha Tae-kwon   Kang Kyung-jin	17	8
														2	Cheah Soon Kit   Yap Kim Hock	18	15
		Darren Hall   Peter Knowles	2	3
		Ge Cheng   Tao Xiaoqiang	15	15
									Ge Cheng   Tao Xiaoqiang	8	2
								2	Cheah Soon Kit   Yap Kim Hock	18	15
		bye
	2	Cheah Soon Kit   Yap Kim Hock

References

• Badminton at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Doubles
• The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games Volume Three ˗ The Competition Results (PDF). p. 112.