Badminton at the Commonwealth Games
Badminton ยท Commonwealth Sport (the Commonwealth Games Federation)
Badminton has been held at every Commonwealth Games since Kingston 1966; a team event was added in 1978.
2022HolderLakshya Sen (India)
- Next
- No badminton date found yet for the next Games
- Most golds (nation)
- England, 37; then Malaysia, 31
- India
- 31 medals: 10 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze; third in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
20221 gold, 1 bronzeSilverLakshya Sen (India)Host: Birmingham
- Team
- Malaysia
2018SilverGold3rdLee Chong Wei (Malaysia)Host: Gold Coast
- Team
- India
20141 gold, 1 bronzeParupalli Kashyap (India)Host: Glasgow
- Team
- Malaysia
20103rdGoldSilverLee Chong Wei (Malaysia)Host: Delhi
- Team
- Malaysia
20063rd1 gold, 1 silverLee Chong Wei (Malaysia)Host: Melbourne
- Team
- Malaysia
20021 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeMuhammad Hafiz Hashim (Malaysia)Host: Manchester
- Team
- England
19983rd1 gold, 1 silver3rdWong Choong Hann (Malaysia)Host: Kuala Lumpur
- Team
- Men: Malaysia; women: England
19941 gold, 1 silver3rdRashid Sidek (Malaysia)Host: Victoria
- Team
- England
19901 gold, 1 silver3rdRashid Sidek (Malaysia)Host: Auckland
- Team
- England
19861 gold, 1 bronzeSteve Baddeley (England)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- England
1982Gold3rdSilverSyed Modi (India)Host: Brisbane
- Team
- England
1978Gold1 silver, 1 bronzePrakash Padukone (India)Host: Edmonton
- Team
- England
1974GoldSilver3rdPunch Gunalan (Malaysia)Host: Christchurch
- Team
- not held
1970Gold1 silver, 1 bronzeJamie Paulson (Canada)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- not held
19663rd1 gold, 1 silverTan Aik Huang (Malaysia)Host: Kingston
- Team
- not held
The team event is "Teams" in the source to 2010 and "Mixed team" from 2014; in 1998 there were separate men's and women's team events.
2022HolderP. V. Sindhu (India)
- Next
- No badminton date found yet for the next Games
- Most golds (nation)
- England, 37; then Malaysia, 31
- India
- 31 medals: 10 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze; third in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
2022GoldSilver3rdP. V. Sindhu (India)Host: Birmingham
- Team
- Malaysia
20181 gold, 1 silverSaina Nehwal (India)Host: Gold Coast
- Team
- India
20143rdGoldMichelle Li (Canada)Host: Glasgow
- Team
- Malaysia
2010Gold3rdSilverSaina Nehwal (India)Host: Delhi
- Team
- Malaysia
2006GoldSilverTracey Hallam (England)Host: Melbourne
- Team
- Malaysia
20023rdSilver3rdGoldLi Li (Singapore)Host: Manchester
- Team
- England
1998Silver2 bronzesGoldKelly Morgan (Wales)Host: Kuala Lumpur
- Team
- Men: Malaysia; women: England
19941 gold, 1 bronzeSilverLisa Campbell (Australia)Host: Victoria
- Team
- England
19901 gold, 1 bronzeSilverFiona Smith (England)Host: Auckland
- Team
- England
19861 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeHelen Troke (England)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- England
19821 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeHelen Troke (England)Host: Brisbane
- Team
- England
19783rd1 gold, 1 silverSylvia Ng (Malaysia)Host: Edmonton
- Team
- England
19741 gold, 1 silver3rdGillian Gilks (England)Host: Christchurch
- Team
- not held
19701 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeMargaret Beck (England)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- not held
19661 gold, 1 bronzeSilverAngela Bairstow (England)Host: Kingston
- Team
- not held
The team event is "Teams" in the source to 2010 and "Mixed team" from 2014; in 1998 there were separate men's and women's team events.
2022HolderSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (India)
- Next
- No badminton date found yet for the next Games
- Most golds (nation)
- England, 37; then Malaysia, 31
- India
- 31 medals: 10 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze; third in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
2022Gold3rdSilverSatwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty (India)Host: Birmingham
- Team
- Malaysia
2018Silver3rdGoldMarcus Ellis and Chris Langridge (England)Host: Gold Coast
- Team
- India
2014Gold3rdGoh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong (Malaysia)Host: Glasgow
- Team
- Malaysia
2010GoldSilverKoo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong (Malaysia)Host: Delhi
- Team
- Malaysia
20061 gold, 1 silver3rdChan Chong Ming and Koo Kien Keat (Malaysia)Host: Melbourne
- Team
- Malaysia
20021 gold, 1 silver2 bronzesChan Chong Ming and Chew Choon Eng (Malaysia)Host: Manchester
- Team
- England
19981 gold, 1 silver2 bronzesChoong Tan Fook and Lee Wan Wah (Malaysia)Host: Kuala Lumpur
- Team
- Men: Malaysia; women: England
19941 gold, 1 bronzeSilverCheah Soon Kit and Soo Beng Kiang (Malaysia)Host: Victoria
- Team
- England
19901 gold, 1 silverJalani Sidek and Razif Sidek (Malaysia)Host: Auckland
- Team
- England
1986SilverGoldBilly Gilliland and Dan Travers (Scotland)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- England
1982GoldSilverOng Beng Teong and Razif Sidek (Malaysia)Host: Brisbane
- Team
- England
1978SilverGoldRay Stevens and Mike Tredgett (England)Host: Edmonton
- Team
- England
19743rd1 gold, 1 silverElliot Stuart and Derek Talbot (England)Host: Christchurch
- Team
- not held
19701 gold, 1 silverNg Boon Bee and Punch Gunalan (Malaysia)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- not held
19661 gold, 1 silver3rdTan Aik Huang and Yew Cheng Hoe (Malaysia)Host: Kingston
- Team
- not held
The team event is "Teams" in the source to 2010 and "Mixed team" from 2014; in 1998 there were separate men's and women's team events.
2022HolderPearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)
- Next
- No badminton date found yet for the next Games
- Most golds (nation)
- England, 37; then Malaysia, 31
- India
- 31 medals: 10 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze; third in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
20223rdSilverGoldPearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia)Host: Birmingham
- Team
- Malaysia
20183rdSilverGoldChow Mei Kuan and Vivian Hoo (Malaysia)Host: Gold Coast
- Team
- India
2014Silver3rdGoldVivian Hoo and Woon Khe Wei (Malaysia)Host: Glasgow
- Team
- Malaysia
2010GoldJwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa (India)Host: Delhi
- Team
- Malaysia
20063rdGoldChin Eei Hui and Wong Pei Tty (Malaysia)Host: Melbourne
- Team
- Malaysia
20023rd1 gold, 1 bronzeAng Li Peng and Lim Pek Siah (Malaysia)Host: Manchester
- Team
- England
1998GoldSilverJoanne Goode and Donna Kellogg (England)Host: Kuala Lumpur
- Team
- Men: Malaysia; women: England
19941 gold, 1 silver3rd3rdJoanne Muggeridge and Joanne Wright (England)Host: Victoria
- Team
- England
19901 gold, 1 silver3rdSara Sankey and Fiona Smith (England)Host: Auckland
- Team
- England
19861 gold, 1 bronzeSilverGillian Clark and Gillian Gowers (England)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- England
19821 silver, 1 bronzeGoldClaire Backhouse and Johanne Falardeau (Canada)Host: Brisbane
- Team
- England
19783rdGoldSilverNora Perry-Gardner and Anne Statt (England)Host: Edmonton
- Team
- England
19741 gold, 1 silver3rdMargaret Beck and Gillian Gilks (England)Host: Christchurch
- Team
- not held
19701 gold, 1 silver3rdMargaret Boxall and Susan Whetnall (England)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- not held
19661 gold, 1 silver3rdHelen Horton and Ursula Smith (England)Host: Kingston
- Team
- not held
The team event is "Teams" in the source to 2010 and "Mixed team" from 2014; in 1998 there were separate men's and women's team events.
2022HolderTerry Hee and Tan Wei Han (Singapore)
- Next
- No badminton date found yet for the next Games
- Most golds (nation)
- England, 37; then Malaysia, 31
- India
- 31 medals: 10 gold, 8 silver, 13 bronze; third in the all-time table
- Cycle
- Every four years
Winners, newest first
2022Silver3rdGoldTerry Hee and Tan Wei Han (Singapore)Host: Birmingham
- Team
- Malaysia
20181 gold, 1 silver3rdChris Adcock and Gabby Adcock (England)Host: Gold Coast
- Team
- India
20141 gold, 1 silverChris Adcock and Gabby Adcock (England)Host: Glasgow
- Team
- Malaysia
2010SilverGold3rdKoo Kien Keat and Chin Eei Hui (Malaysia)Host: Delhi
- Team
- Malaysia
2006Gold3rdNathan Robertson and Gail Emms (England)Host: Melbourne
- Team
- Malaysia
20021 gold, 1 bronzeSilverSimon Archer and Joanne Goode (England)Host: Manchester
- Team
- England
19981 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze3rdSimon Archer and Joanne Goode (England)Host: Kuala Lumpur
- Team
- Men: Malaysia; women: England
19941 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze3rdChris Hunt and Gillian Clark (England)Host: Victoria
- Team
- England
19901 silver, 1 bronzeGoldChan Chi Choi and Amy Chan (Hong Kong)Host: Auckland
- Team
- England
1986SilverGoldMichael Scandolera and Audrey Tuckey (Australia)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- England
19821 gold, 1 silverMartin Dew and Karen Chapman (England)Host: Brisbane
- Team
- England
19781 gold, 1 bronzeMike Tredgett and Nora Perry-Gardner (England)Host: Edmonton
- Team
- England
19741 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeDerek Talbot and Gillian Gilks (England)Host: Christchurch
- Team
- not held
19701 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronzeDerek Talbot and Margaret Boxall (England)Host: Edinburgh
- Team
- not held
19661 gold, 1 silverRoger Mills and Angela Bairstow (England)Host: Kingston
- Team
- not held
The team event is "Teams" in the source to 2010 and "Mixed team" from 2014; in 1998 there were separate men's and women's team events.
India at the Commonwealth Games
| Year | Event | Medal | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Men's singles | Bronze | Dinesh Khanna |
| 1978 | Men's singles | Gold | Prakash Padukone |
| 1978 | Women's doubles | Bronze | Ami Ghia and Kanwal Singh |
| 1982 | Men's singles | Gold | Syed Modi |
| 1998 | Men's singles | Bronze | Pullela Gopichand |
| 1998 | Women's singles | Silver | Aparna Popat |
| 1998 | Men's team | Silver | Abhinn Shyam Gupta, George Thomas, Pullela Gopichand, Jaseel P. Ismail and others (data file) |
| 1998 | Women's team | Bronze | Aparna Popat, Archana Deodhar, Deepthi Chapala, Madhumita Bisht, Manjusha Kanwar and others (data file) |
| 2002 | Women's singles | Bronze | Aparna Popat |
| 2006 | Men's singles | Bronze | Chetan Anand |
| 2006 | Team | Bronze | Anup Sridhar, Aparna Popat, Chetan Anand, Jwala Gutta, Rupesh Kumar, Saina Nehwal and others (data file) |
| 2010 | Men's singles | Bronze | Parupalli Kashyap |
| 2010 | Women's singles | Gold | Saina Nehwal |
| 2010 | Women's doubles | Gold | Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa |
| 2010 | Team | Silver | Sanave Arattukulam, Aparna Balan, Chetan Anand, Jwala Gutta, Rupesh Kumar, Ashwini Ponnappa and others (data file) |
| 2014 | Men's singles | Gold | Parupalli Kashyap |
| 2014 | Men's singles | Bronze | Gurusai Dutt |
| 2014 | Women's singles | Bronze | P. V. Sindhu |
| 2014 | Women's doubles | Silver | Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa |
| 2018 | Men's singles | Silver | Srikanth Kidambi |
| 2018 | Women's singles | Gold | Saina Nehwal |
| 2018 | Women's singles | Silver | P. V. Sindhu |
| 2018 | Men's doubles | Silver | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty |
| 2018 | Women's doubles | Bronze | Ashwini Ponnappa and N. Sikki Reddy |
| 2018 | Mixed team | Gold | Srikanth Kidambi, Saina Nehwal, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Ashwini Ponnappa, Pranav Chopra and others (data file) |
| 2022 | Men's singles | Gold | Lakshya Sen |
| 2022 | Men's singles | Bronze | Srikanth Kidambi |
| 2022 | Women's singles | Gold | P. V. Sindhu |
| 2022 | Men's doubles | Gold | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty |
| 2022 | Women's doubles | Bronze | Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand |
| 2022 | Mixed team | Silver | Lakshya Sen, Srikanth Kidambi, B. Sumeeth Reddy, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy, Chirag Shetty and others (data file) |
More about this tournament
Medal table (1966 to 2022, top 10)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | England | 37 | 37 | 38 | 112 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 31 | 22 | 16 | 69 |
| 3 | India | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 11 | 6 | 20 |
| 5 | Singapore | 2 | 5 | 6 | 13 |
| 6 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Scotland | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Wales | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
History
How it began
Badminton was first held at the Kingston Games of 1966, with five events; a team event joined at Edmonton 1978.
Champions by era
England won the most golds at every Games from 1966 to 1994. Malaysia and England had three each in 1998, and Malaysia won the most alone from 2002 to 2014. India won three of the six golds at Birmingham 2022, the most of any nation.
India's story
Dinesh Khanna won India's first badminton medal, a men's singles bronze in 1966. Prakash Padukone won the first gold, the men's singles at Edmonton 1978, and Syed Modi followed in 1982. India won the mixed team gold in 2018 and three golds in 2022.
Firsts and facts
- First Games with badminton: Kingston 1966.
- India's first gold: Prakash Padukone, men's singles, 1978.
- Saina Nehwal won the women's singles in 2010 and 2018.