Badminton at the 1997 East Asian Games
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 10 – 19 May | ||
| Edition | 2nd | ||
| Venue | Pukyong National University Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Busan, South Korea | ||
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Badminton at the 1997 East Asian Games was held at Busan, South Korea in the month of May.[1] Competitions for five individual disciplines as well as for teams was conducted.[2] Host South Korea topped with four gold medals, while China won two gold medals and Chinese Taipei's only gold medal was in the men's singles discipline.[3][4]
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Fung Permadi
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Fumihiko Machida
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 Chen Wei
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 Jang Chun-woong
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| Women's singles | Lee Joo-hyun
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Takako Ida
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Sun Jian
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| Zeng Yaqiong
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| Men's doubles | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung
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Choi Ji-tae Kim Joong-suk
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Que Ning Liang Yongping
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| Takuya Katayama Yuzo Kubota
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| Women's doubles | Zhang Jin Peng Xinyong
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Wang Li Liu Lufang
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Peng Ju-yu Chen Mei-chun
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| Chikako Nakayama Takae Masumo
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| Mixed doubles | Lee Dong-soo Yim Kyung-jin
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Yang Ming Zhang Jin
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Hu Zhilan Peng Xinyong
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| Yoo Yong-sung Lee Kyung-won
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| Men's team | South Korea Hwang Sun-ho Jang Chun-wong Lee Dong-soo Choi Ji-tae Kim Joong-suk Kim Hyung-joon Yoo Yong-sung |
China Hu Zhilan Xiao Ting Que Ning Yang Ming Liang Yongping Xia Xuanze Chen Wei |
Chinese Taipei Chen Feng Jang Chun-wung Huang Shih-chung |
| Japan Fumihiko Machida Yuzo Kubota Takuya Katayama | |||
| Women's team | China Yao Jie Liu Lufang Wang Li Zhang Jin Peng Xinyong Sun Jian Zeng Yaqiong |
South Korea Lee Joo-hyun Lee Deuk-soon Park Se-yeon Lee So-young Cha Yun-sook Yim Kyung-jin Park Jin-hyun Lee Kyung-won |
Chinese Taipei Peng Ju-yu Chen Mei-chun |
| Japan Chikako Nakayama Takae Masumo Takako Ida |
Final results
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Fung Permadi
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Fumihiko Machida
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18–13, 15–5 |
| Women's singles | Lee Joo-hyun
|
Takako Ida
|
11–8, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Lee Dong-soo Yoo Yong-sung
|
Choi Ji-tae Kim Joong-suk
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15–2, 15–4 |
| Women's doubles | Zhang Jin Peng Xinyong
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Wang Li Liu Lufang
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15–8, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Lee Dong-soo Yim Kyung-jin
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Yang Ming Zhang Jin
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15–11, 15–6 |
References
- ^ "[동아시아대회] 한국여자 배드민턴 일본 꺾고 은메달 확보" (in Korean). Korea Economic Daily. 12 May 1997. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
- ^ Grossman, Mike; Lee, Jh (14 May 1997). "EAST ASIAN GAMES: CHINESE WOMEN SQUEEZE BY KOREA TO TAKE TEAM GOLD". World Badminton – Shuttle News. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Grossman, Mike; Lee, Jh (14 May 1997). "EAST ASIAN GAMES: KOREA STUNS CHINA IN MEN'S TEAM FINAL". World Badminton – Shuttle News. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
- ^ Grossman, Mike; Lee, Jh (18 May 1997). "EAST ASIAN GAMES: KOREA GRABS 3 BADMINTON GOLD MEDALS". World Badminton – Shuttle News. Retrieved 19 August 2011.