The 1996 South American Badminton Championships () was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the South American Badminton Confederation and Badminton Pan America. The individual and mixed team events were held from 14 to 17 November 1996.

The tournament was held at CENARD located in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Peru finished top on the medal table, winning gold in every event.

In the mixed team event, Peru achieved first place after winning against their opponents 5–0.

Medal summary Medalists Men's singles Mario Carulla Leandro Santos Paulo Fam Euclides FreitasWomen's singles Lorena Blanco Ximena Bellido Lucero Chueca Doriana RiveraMen's doubles Mario Carulla Gustavo Salazar Gonzalo Castillo Federico Valdez Marcelo Martins Leandro Santos Paulo Fam Huang ShuangWomen's doubles Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco Lucero Chueca Doriana Rivera Alice Garay Andrea Somrau Patricia Finardi Cristina NakanoMixed doubles Gustavo Salazar Lorena Blanco Mario Carulla Ximena Bellido Federico Valdez Doriana Rivera Gonzalo Castillo Lucero Chueca Mixed team Mario CarullaGonzalo CastilloGustavo SalazarFederico ValdezXimena BellidoLorena BlancoLucero ChuecaDoriana Rivera Fabian CattaneoPaulo FamEuclides FreitasHuang ShuangMarcelo MartinsAlexandre NatucciLeandro SantosPatricia FinardiHao Min HuaiCristina NakanoSandra Cattaneo Michael GarayGaston HarkesJaroslaw KlyszJorge MeyerCristian MeyerRene SomrauCelica ChristensenAlice GarayAndrea SomrauRosa Tito

Medal table

Team event

Round robin TeamPldWLMFMAMDPtsQualification440200 +204Champions431155 +103Runners-up422812−42Third place413614−81Fourth place404119−180Fifth place 5–05–05–05–05–05–05–03–25–04–1

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