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Badminton at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games:
Men's Singles
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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Beijing University of Technology Gymnasium, Beijing
Date Started: August 9, 2008
Date Finished: August 17, 2008
Format: Single-elimination tournament.
| Gold: |  Lin Dan |
| Silver: |  Lee Chong Wei |
| Bronze: | Chen Jin |
Summary
Lin Dan (CHN), nicknamed “Super Dan,” was the overwhelming favorite, having won the World Championships and All-England Championships in 2006-07. The #2 seed was Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia. They made it to the final, but it was not close, Lin winning in straight sets, 21-12, 21-8. The bronze medal went to the Chinese player, Chen Jin, winner of the 2008 All-Englands, who defeated Lee Hyeon-Il of Korea in three sets.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lin Dan | 24 | China | CHN | Gold | |
| 2 | Lee Chong Wei | 25 | Malaysia | MAS | Silver | |
| 3 | Chen Jin | 22 | China | CHN | Bronze | |
| 4 | Lee Hyeon-Il | 28 | South Korea | KOR | ||
| 5T | Peter Høeg Gade | 31 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 5T | Hsien Yu-Hsing | 25 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| 5T | Bao Chunlai | 25 | China | CHN | ||
| 5T | Sony Dwi Kuncoro | 24 | Indonesia | INA | ||
| 9T | Park Seong-Hwan | 23 | South Korea | KOR | ||
| 9T | Shoji Sato | 25 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 9T | Erwin Kehlhoffner | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 9T | Wong Choong Hann | 31 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| 9T | Marc Zwiebler | 24 | Germany | GER | ||
| 9T | Przemysław Wacha | 27 | Poland | POL | ||
| 9T | Ville Lång | 23 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 9T | Kęstutis Navickas | 24 | Lithuania | LTU | ||
| 17T | Ng Wei | 27 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| 17T | Edwin Ekiring | 24 | Uganda | UGA | ||
| 17T | Nabil Lasmari | 30 | Algeria | ALG | ||
| 17T | Anup Sridhar | 25 | India | IND | ||
| 17T | John Moody | 25 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 17T | Eli Mambwe | 26 | Zambia | ZAM | ||
| 17T | Taufik Hidayat | 26 | Indonesia | INA | ||
| 17T | Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 25 | Vietnam | VIE | ||
| 17T | Andrew Smith | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 17T | Kenneth Jonassen | 34 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 17T | Christian Bösiger | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 17T | Kevin Cordón | 21 | Guatemala | GUA | ||
| 17T | Raju Rai | 25 | United States | USA | ||
| 17T | Boonsak Ponsana | 26 | Thailand | THA | ||
| 17T | Stanislav Pukhov | 31 | Russia | RUS | ||
| 17T | Ronald Susilo | 29 | Singapore | SIN | ||
| 33T | Andrew Dabeka | 29 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 33T | Marco Vasconcelos | 36 | Portugal | POR | ||
| 33T | Stuart Gomez | 25 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 33T | Kaveh Mehrabi | 26 | Iran | IRI | ||
| 33T | Scott Evans | 20 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 33T | Petr Koukal | 22 | Czech Republic | CZE | ||
| 33T | Raul Must | 20 | Estonia | EST | ||
| 33T | Vladyslav Druzhchenko | 35 | Ukraine | UKR | ||
| 33T | Pablo Abián | 23 | Spain | ESP |
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