Men's doubles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia State University Gymnasium
Date	25 July – 1 August
Competitors	25 pairs from 14 nations
Medalists
Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja  Indonesia Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock  Malaysia Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono  Indonesia

Badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women	mixed

Men’s doubles badminton event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was held from 25 July to 1 August 1996. The tournament was single-elimination. Matches consisted of three sets, with sets being to 15 for men's doubles. The tournament was held at the Georgia State University Gymnasium.^[1]

Seeds

1.  Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja (INA) (gold medalists)
2.  Cheah Soon Kit / Yap Kim Hock (MAS) (silver medalists)
3.  Rudy Gunawan / Bambang Suprianto (INA) (second round)
4.  Antonius Ariantho / Denny Kantono (INA) (bronze medalists)

Results

Finals

	Semifinals							Final
	1	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15	15
		Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	3	5
								1	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	5	15	15
								2	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	15	13	12
	4	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	10	4
	2	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	15	15				Bronze medal match
								4	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15	12	15
									Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	4	15	8

Top half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
	1	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja
		bye
								1	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15	15
									Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer	10	7
		Michael Søgaard Henrik Svarrer	15	12	18
		Kim Dong-moon Yoo Yong-sung	11	15	15
															1	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15	15
																Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin	7	7
		Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin
		bye
									Huang Zhangzhong Jiang Xin	15	15
									Peter Blackburn Paul Straight	7	9
		Stephan Beehary Eddy Clarisse	3	5
		Peter Blackburn Paul Staight	15	15
																						1	Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja	15	15
																							Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	3	5
	3	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto
		bye
								3	Rudy Gunawan Bambang Suprianto	13	15	6
									Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	18	4	15
		Anil Kaul Iain Sydie	7	3
		Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	15	15
																Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her	15	15
																Simon Archer Chris Hunt	5	12
		Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari
		bye
									Pramote Teerawiwatana Sakrapee Thongsari	14	11
									Simon Archer Chris Hunt	18	15
		Simon Archer Chris Hunt	15	15
		Chan Siu Kwong Tim He	11	12

Bottom half

	First round							Second round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals
		Nick Ponting Julian Robertson	13	15	4
		Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	18	7	15
									Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	15	15
									Michael Helber Michael Keck	1	7
		Michael Helber Michael Keck	15	15
		Peter Axelsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	8	13
																Andrey Antropov Nikolai Zuyev	5	1
															4	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15	15
		Jaimie Dawson Darryl Yung	10	14
		Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen	15	17
									Jens Eriksen Christian Jakobsen	8	12
								4	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	15	15
		bye
	4	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono
																						4	Antonius Ariantho Denny Kantono	10	4
																						2	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	15	15
		Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	15	15
		Siripong Siripul Khunakorn Sudhisodhi	9	5
									Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	15	14	15
									Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund	11	17	11
		bye
		Jon Holst-Christensen Thomas Lund
																Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin	17	8
															2	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	18	15
		Darren Hall Peter Knowles	2	3
		Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang	15	15
									Ge Cheng Tao Xiaoqiang	8	2
								2	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock	18	15
		bye
	2	Cheah Soon Kit Yap Kim Hock

References

Sources

• Badminton at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Doubles
• The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games Volume Three ˗ The Competition Results (PDF). p. 112. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.