The
badminton
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mixed doubles tournament at the
2012 Olympic Games
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in
London
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took place from 28 July to 3 August at
Wembley Arena
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.
The draw was held on 23 July 2012. Thirty-two players from 14 nations competed in the event.
The
Chinese team of
Zhang Nan and
Zhao Yunlei won the gold medal, defeating
Xu Chen and
Ma Jin, also from China, in the final.
Denmark
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pairing
Joachim Fischer Nielsen and
Christinna Pedersen 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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Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012
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Mixed events at the 2012 Summer Olympics