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Badminton at the 1966 GANEFO

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Badminton
at the 1966 GANEFO
VenueSangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Dates27 November 1966 – 7 December 1966
← 1963

Badminton was contested at the 1966 GANEFO from 27 November to 7 December 1966. The events were held at the Sangkum Reastr Niyum University Ceremony Hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The events held were men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles as well as the men's and women's team competition. The Games also introduced mixed doubles to the competition.[1]

With the absence of the Indonesian team, the Chinese team made a clean sweep in men's singles and won gold in all disciplines.[2] Hosts Cambodia also made history as their players managed to win their first few medals in badminton at the international stage.[3][4]

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Tang Xianhu
 China
Fang Kaixiang
 China
Yan Cuncai
 China
Women's singles Chen Yuniang
 China
Liu Xiaozheng
 China
Lim Choo Eng
 Singapore
Men's doubles  China
Hou Jiachang
Tang Xianhu
 China
Zheng Qingjing
Yan Cuncai
 Japan
Keizo Okazaki
Toshi Suzuki
Women's doubles  China
Liu Xiaozheng
Yang Taijuan
 China
Chen Yuniang
Xie Xueying
 Singapore
Lim Choo Eng
Aishah Attan
Mixed doubles  China
Fang Kaixiang
Chen Yuniang
 China
Hou Jiachang
Xie Xueying
 Cambodia
Smas Slayman
Thach Thi Sanh
Men's team  China
Fang Kaixiang
Hou Jiachang
Tang Xianhu
Yan Cuncai
 Cambodia
Smas Slayman
Mak Kim San
Bé Sabin
A. D. Phatsatha
 Singapore
Wee Choon Seng
Omar Ibrahim
Yeo Ah Seng
Ismail Ibrahim
Lindy Lin
Wee Sen
Women's team  China
Chen Yuniang
Liu Xiaozheng
Xie Xueying
Yang Taijuan
 Cambodia
Kov Channa
Tieu Diem Linh
Thach Thi Sanh
Thi Do My Lanh
 Singapore
Woo Ti Soo
Linda Chin
Aishah Attan
Lim Choo Eng
Amy Yap

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Cambodia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)75113
2 Cambodia (CAM)*0213
3 Singapore (SIN)0044
4 Japan (JPN)0011
Totals (4 entries)77721

Team results

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Men's team

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
 China 5
 North Korea 0
 China 5
 Singapore 0
 Japan 2
 Singapore 3
 China 5
 Cambodia 0
 Pakistan 5
 Ceylon 0
 Pakistan 2 Third place
 Cambodia 3
   Nepal 0  Singapore 5
 Cambodia 5  Pakistan 0

3rd place

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Final

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Women's team

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
 China 5
 Singapore 0
 Singapore 4
 Ceylon 1
 China 5
 Cambodia 0
 Pakistan 5
   Nepal 0
 Pakistan 1 Third place
 Cambodia 4
 Singapore 3
 Pakistan 2

3rd place

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ "人民日报 1966-10-21电子版,人民日报历史". cn.govopendata.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ "第一屆亞洲新運會通訊之十一 看羽球男女個人賽". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Sin Chew Daily. 1966-12-09. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "人民日报 1966-11-29电子版,人民日报历史". cn.govopendata.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. ^ "人民日报 1966-12-03电子版,人民日报历史". cn.govopendata.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  5. ^ GANEFO Men's Team 3rd place playoff - Singapore vs Pakistan
  6. ^ GANEFO Men's Team Final - China vs Cambodia
  7. ^ GANEFO Men's Team 3rd place playoff - Singapore vs Pakistan
  8. ^ GANEFO Women's Team Final - China vs Cambodia