Badminton at the 1958 Asian Games

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Badminton
at the 1958 Asian Games
VenueToyama High School Gymnasium
Dates29 – 31 May
Nations3
1962 →

Badminton was one of the two demonstration sports at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo.[1] The events were held for three days, from 29 to 31 May 1958. There was only one event held and that was the men's team event.[2]

Originally four countries took part in the event. These four countries were the Republic of China, Thailand, the Philippines and hosts Japan. The Philippines later withdrew their team from the event.[3] The host nation, Japan won first place in the men's team event.[4] Thailand finished as runners-up while the Republic of China finished in third place.[5][6]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team  Japan
Kanetoshi Kataishi
Yasuhiro Komatsu
Kei Koshikawa
Kiyoshi Matsuo
Eiichi Nagai
Yoshiro Sato 		 Thailand
Thanoo Khadjadbhye
Pinit Pattabongse
Sunthorn Subabandhu
Kamal Sudthivanich
Charoen Wattanasin
Prida Wongakrakul 		 Republic of China
Chang Shih-yen
Hou Liang-chin
Kao Hui-pang
Liang Ching-yu
Shih Chin-piao
Tung Sheng-ho

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Japan (JPN)1001
2 Thailand (THA)0101
3 Republic of China (ROC)0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

Results

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 2 2 0 8 2 +6 2 Champions
2  Thailand 2 1 1 7 3 −4 1 Runners-up
3  Republic of China 2 0 2 0 10 −10 0 Third place
4  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew

Participating nations

References

  1. ^ "1,700 competitors and officials will be at the Asian Games". The Straits Times. 17 April 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ Fed. of Malaya Contingent to the 3rd Asian Games. 1958. p. 37 – via SlideShare.
  3. ^ "PI For Asian Games B'ton". Singapore Standard. 2 January 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Japan BA names Games team". The Straits Times. 15 March 1958. p. 16. Retrieved 18 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "羽球表演 - 日泰領前". Wah Kiu Yat Po. 1 June 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
  6. ^ "1958 年第 3 屆東京亞運會". tpenoc.net. Retrieved 18 July 2024.
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