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Olympic Badminton Medalists at the 2008 Beijing Olympics

China is Everywhere

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Dan Lin of China

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Here are the winning badminton competitors at the Olympics held in Beijing, China, in 2008.
The badminton competition took place from August 9 through August 17, 2008.

China medalled in every category of badminton competition!
Two remarkable women, Ning Zhang of China and Kyung-won Lee of Korea, medalled again, four years after earning their first Olympic medals in Athens.

Beijing, 2008
Mens Singles
Gold - Dan Lin (CHN),
Silver - Chong Wei Lee (MAS),
Bronze - Jin Chen (CHN)
Womens Singles
Gold - Ning Zhang (CHN),
Silver - Xingfang Xie (CHN),
Bronze - Maria Kristin Yulianti (INA)
Mens Doubles
Gold - Markis Kido & Hendra Setiawan (INA),
Silver - Yun Cai & Haifeng Fu (CHN),
Bronze - Jaejin Lee & Jiman Hwang (KOR)
Womens Doubles
Gold - Jing Du & Yang Yu (CHN),
Silver - Hyojung Lee & Kyungwon Lee (KOR),
Bronze - Yili Wei & Yawen Zhang (CHN)
Mixed Doubles
Gold - Hyojung Lee & Yongdai Lee (KOR),
Silver - Liliyana Natsir & Nova Widianto (INA),
Bronze - Hanbin He & Yang Yu (CHN)

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