Badminton started as the official medal sports at the 1992 Summer Olympics that took place from July 28 to August 4, 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Four events were held: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, and women's doubles.
| Men's Singles | |
| Gold | Alan Budikusuma (INA) |
| Silver | Ardy Wiranata (INA) |
| Bronze | Thomas Stuer-Lauridsent (DEN) |
| Hermawan Susanto (INA) | |
| Women's Singles | |
| Gold | Susi Susanti (INA) |
| Silver | Bang Soo-Hyun (KOR) |
| Bronze | Huang Hua (CHN) |
| Tang Jiuhong (CHN) | |
| Men's Doubles | |
| Gold | Kim Moon-So & Park Joo-Bong (KOR) |
| Silver | Eddy Hartono & Rudy Gunawan (INA) |
| Bronze | Li Yong Bo & Tian Bingyi (CHN) |
| Razif Sidek & Jalani Sidek (MAS) | |
| Women's Doubles | |
| Gold | Hwang Hye-Young & Chung So-Young (KOR) |
| Silver | Guan Weizhen & Nong Qunhua (CHN) |
| Bronze | Gil Young-Ah & Shim Eun-Jung (KOR) |
| Lin Yan Fen & Yao Fen (CHN) | |