Badminton had its debut at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and has been contested in 14 consecutive Commonwealth Games since.
Editions GamesYearHost cityVIII 1966 Kingston, JamaicaIX 1970 Edinburgh, ScotlandX 1974 Christchurch, New ZealandXI 1978 Edmonton, CanadaXII 1982 Brisbane, AustraliaXIII 1986 Edinburgh, ScotlandXIV 1990 Auckland, New ZealandXV 1994 Victoria, CanadaXVI 1998 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaXVII 2002 Manchester, EnglandXVIII 2006 Melbourne, AustraliaXIX 2010 New Delhi, IndiaXX 2014 Glasgow, ScotlandXXI 2018 Gold Coast, AustraliaXXII 2022 Birmingham, England
History Badminton was added to the Commonwealth Games programme in 1966, as an optional sport. The sport was chosen to replace lawn bowls, due to the lack of facilities at Jamaica. Having this status until the 1994 edition, when it became a mandatory sport. In the first three editions, five events were played (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles). Between 1978 and 1990 a sixth event was in the programme (the mixed team competition). Also between 1966 and 1990, one bronze medal was at stake. Between 1994 and 2002, the losers of the two semifinals also won two bronze medals. In 1998, the team events in both genres were introduced, but at the next edition the event was dropped and the mixed teams event returned. Later in 2002, the mixed team event returned. The last change to the programme was in 2006, when the format and events played were reverted to the format used until 1990.
Events Current program Event 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22 Men's singles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Men's doubles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Women's singles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Women's doubles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mixed doubles X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Mixed team X X X X X X X X X X X Past program Men's team X Women's team X Events 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 6
Medal table
Successful national teams Below is the gold medalists shown based by category and countries after the 2022 Commonwealth Games. England has been the most successful nation in the Commonwealth Games. RankCountry 66 70 74 78 82 86 90 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 22Total1334434433221237221111223344322313 112123104 11135 1121127111111
BOLD means overall winner of badminton at Commonwealth Games
England and Malaysia were tied with three gold medals. However, Malaysia won four silver medals and England won one, thus Malaysia became the overall winner. India, England, and Malaysia were tied with two gold medals. However, India won three silver medals, Malaysia won two, and England won one, thus India became the overall winner.
Past winners Individual competition YearMen's singlesWomen's singlesMen's doublesWomen's doublesMixed doubles1966 Tan Aik Huang Angela Bairstow Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe Helen Horton Ursula Smith Roger Mills Angela Bairstow1970 Jamie Paulson Margaret Beck Punch Gunalan Ng Boon Bee Margaret Boxall Sue Whetnall Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall1974 Punch Gunalan Gillian Gilks Elliot Stuart Derek Talbot Margaret Boxall Gillian Gilks Derek Talbot Gillian Gilks1978 Prakash Padukone Sylvia Ng Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett Nora Perry Anne Statt Mike Tredgett Nora Perry1982 Syed Modi Helen Troke Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek Claire Backhouse Johanne Falardeau Martin Dew Karen Chapman1986 Steve Baddeley Billy Gilliland Dan Travers Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers Michael Scandolera Audrey Tuckey1990 Rashid Sidek Fiona Smith Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek Sara Sankey Fiona Smith Chan Chi Choi Amy Chan1994 Lisa Campbell Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang Joanne Muggeridge Joanne Wright Chris Hunt Gillian Clark1998 Wong Choong Hann Kelly Morgan Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg Simon Archer Joanne Goode2002 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Li Li Chan Chong Ming Chew Choon Eng Ang Li Peng Lim Pek Siah2006 Lee Chong Wei Tracey Hallam Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat Chin Eei Hui Wong Pei Tty Nathan Robertson Gail Emms2010 Saina Nehwal Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa Koo Kien Keat Chin Eei Hui2014 Parupalli Kashyap Michelle Li Tan Wee Kiong Goh V Shem Vivian Hoo Woon Khe Wei Chris Adcock Gabby Adcock2018 Lee Chong Wei Saina Nehwal Marcus Ellis Chris Langridge Chow Mei Kuan Vivian Hoo2022 Lakshya Sen P. V. Sindhu Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty Pearly Tan Thinaah Muralitharan Terry Hee Tan Wei Han
Team competition YearMenWomenMixed1966rowspan=8 rowspan=8 rowspan=3 197019741978198219861990199419982002rowspan=6 rowspan=6 20062010201420182022
References Commonwealth Games medallists