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badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...

mixed doubles tournament at the

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took place from 28 July to 3 August at

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. The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event. The

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team of Zhang Nan and

Zhao Yunlei Zhao Yunlei (born 25 August 1986) is a mixed and women's doubles badminton player from China. She graduated with a BA from Huazhong University of Science and Technology. She is the first and only badminton player to have ever won two gold medals ...

won the gold medal, defeating

Xu Chen Xu Chen (; born 29 November 1984) is a badminton player from China. In 2010, he (along with his partner Guo Zhendong) was ranked within the top 10 men's badminton doubles in the world. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the mixed doubl ...

and

Ma Jin Ma Jin (; born 7 May 1988) is a badminton player from China who specialises in women's and mixed doubles. She partnered Wang Xiaoli in women's doubles and excelled in the category until 2010 when both players are split after China failed to defe ...

, also from China, in the final.

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pairing

Joachim Fischer Nielsen Joachim Fischer Nielsen (born 23 November 1978) is a Danish retired badminton player. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles with teammate Christinna Pedersen. He retired from the international tournament in the ...

and

Christinna Pedersen Christinna Pedersen (born 12 May 1986) is a Danish badminton player. Career Christinna Pedersen is a right-handed doubles specialist. From 2008 onwards, Pedersen paired with Joachim Fischer Nielsen in mixed doubles. The pair gained two Europ ...

won the bronze.

Competition format

The tournament started with a group phase round-robin followed by a knockout stage.Mixed doubles competition format.
. Retrieved 6 August 2012.

Seeds

# ''(Gold Medallists)'' # ''(Silver Medallists)'' # ''(Bronze Medallists)'' # ''(Fourth Place)''

Results

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Finals

References

External links

Results at tournamentsoftware.com
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Mixed events at the 2012 Summer Olympics