Badminton has been an Olympic sport since 1992, and China’s badminton players have been very successful at the games, achieving numerous gold medals.  
China achieved its first gold medal in women’s doubles in 1996 (Ge Fei und Ge Jun). Just four years later they won four more gold medals; Zhang  Jun and Gao Ling for women’s/men’s mix, Ge Fei and Gu Jun for women’s doubles, Gong Zhichao in women’s singles and Ji Xinpeng for men’s singles. These four gold medals were achieved from only five Badminton matches. In 2004, China took three gold medals.

China’s prospects for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing are promising, although the Chinese Badminton Association has rather modest expectations according to an official announcement. It expects to secure only two gold medals in the men’s, although it does anticipates stiff competition for the other three medals it believes China has a good chance of success.. However, in women’s singles and doubles, it is believed any serious competition is  far from sight.

List of previous successes at the Olympic Games in Badminton:

Athens 2004:

Women's Events:
Huang Sui: silver in women’s doubles
Yang Wie: gold in women’s doubles
Zhang Jiewen: gold in women’s doubles
Gao Ling: silver in women’s doubles
Zhang Ning: gold in women’s singles
Zhou Mi: bronze in women’s singles

Mixed Events:
Gao Ling: gold in mixed doubles
Zhang Jun: gold in mixed doubles

Sydney 2000:

Men's Events:
Ji Xinpeng: gold in men’s singles
Xia Xuanze: bronze in men’s singles

Women's Events:
Gao Ling: bronze in women’s doubles
Ge Fei: gold in women’s doubles
Gong Zhichao: gold in women’s singles
Gu Jun: gold in women’s doubles
Huang Nanyan: silver in women’s doubles
Qin Yiyuan: bronze in women’s doubles
Yang Wei: silver in women’s doubles
Ye Zhaoying: bronze in women’s singles

Mixed Events:
Gao Ling: gold in mixed doubles
Zhang Jun: gold in mixed doubles

Atlanta 1996:

Men's Events:
Dong Jiong: silver in men’s singles

Women's Events:
Ge Fei: gold in women’s doubles
Gu Jun: gold in women’s doubles
Tan Yongshu: bronze in women’s doubles
Qin Yiyuan: bronze in women’s doubles

Mixed Events:
Liu Jianjun: bronze in mixed doubles
Sun Man: bronze in mixed doubles

Barcelona 1992:

Men's Events:
Li Yongbo: bronze in men’s doubles
Tian Bingyi: bronze in men’s doubles

Women's Events:
Guan Weizhen: silver in women’s doubles
Huang Hua: bronze in women’s singles
Lin Yanfen: bronze in women’s doubles
Nong Qunhua: silver in women’s doubles
Tang Jiuhong: bronze in women’s singles
Yao Fen: bronze in women’s doubles