Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games
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Badminton tournaments were held for the fifth time at the 8th Asian Games in 1978 in Bangkok
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Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
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Medalists
| Men's singles |  Liem Swie KingLiem Swie King Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era... |
 Han Tsien |
Luan Jin Luan Jin Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's very best singles players in the early to mid 1980s when China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation .... |
| Lie Sumirat |
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| Women's singles | Liang Chiusia |
Liu Hsia Liu Hsia Liu Hsia , more often known as "Hsinglintzu" for her penname, was an influential Taiwanese writer... |
 Sirisriro Patama |
 Saori KondoSaori Kondo Saori Kondo is a former badminton player who won Japanese national titles and excelled internationally in the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Known for her quickness and determination, Kondo was runner-up in women's singles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1978 and 1979... |
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| Men's doubles | Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton... Ade ChandraAde Chandra Ade Chandra is a retired Chinese Indonesian male badminton player. A doubles specialist of ample bulk by Indonesian standards, he was noted for his power and quick defensive reflexes... |
Tang Xianhu Lin Shin Chuan |
Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong |
 Fu Han Ping Wong Man Hing |
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| Women's doubles | Verawaty Wiharjo Verawaty Wiharjo Verawaty Wiharjo Fadjrin , is a former badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s... Imelda Wiguna |
Chiu Yu Fang Cheng Huiming |
Theresia Widiastuti Ruth Damayanti |
| Sirisriro Patama Thongkam Kingmanee |
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| Mixed doubles | Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing Zhang Ailing (badminton) -Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation... |
Hariamanto Kartono Hariamanto Kartono -Career:Partnered first with Rudy Heryanto and later with singles star Liem Swie King, Kartono was one of the world's leading doubles players in the early and mid 1980s. As upstarts, he and Heryanto took silver medals at the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing the final to veteran... Theresia Widiastuti |
Yu Yaodong Li Fang Li Fang Li Fang , courtesy name Mingyuan , was a Chinese scholar, compiler and prime minister from the Song Dynasty known for his leading in the compilation for the three of the Four Great Books of Song. He was born in what is now Hengshui, Hebei and once served the Later Han and Later Zhou.... |
| Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton... Imelda Wiguna |
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| Men's team | (Iie Sumirat Iie Sumirat Iie Sumirat is a former badminton player from Indonesia.-Career:Sumirat was one of Indonesia's leading singles players during the 1970s, when it dominated men's international competition while China was still absent from IBF sanctioned play... , Ade Chandra Ade Chandra Ade Chandra is a retired Chinese Indonesian male badminton player. A doubles specialist of ample bulk by Indonesian standards, he was noted for his power and quick defensive reflexes... , Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton... , Rudy Heryanto Rudy Heryanto -Career:A men's doubles specialist, Heryanto and fellow countrymen Hariamanto Kartono formed one of the world's leading teams between 1980 and 1985. As upstarts they earned silver medals at the 1980 IBF World Championships in Jakarta, losing the final to veteran Indonesian teammates Ade Chandra and... , Liem Swie King Liem Swie King Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era... ) |
(Hou Jiachang, Luan Jin Luan Jin Luan Jin is a retired male badminton player from China who rated among the world's very best singles players in the early to mid 1980s when China gained entry into the International Badminton Federation .... , Tang Hsien Hu, Yu Yaotung, Han Tsien, Lin Chin Chuan) |
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| Women's team | (Chiu Yu Fang, Cheng Huiming, Liang Chiusia, Liu Hsia Liu Hsia Liu Hsia , more often known as "Hsinglintzu" for her penname, was an influential Taiwanese writer... , Zhang Ailing Zhang Ailing (badminton) -Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation... ) |
(Verawaty Wiharjo Verawaty Wiharjo Verawaty Wiharjo Fadjrin , is a former badminton player who won international titles spanning from the late 1970s to the end of the 1980s... , Imelda Wiguna, Theresia Widiastuti, Ruth Damayanti, Tjan So Gwan, Ivana Lie Ivana Lie Ivana Lie is a former female Chinese Indonesian badminton player who played at the world level from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.-Career:... ) |
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Medal tally
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