| 1996 South American Badminton Championships | |
| Dates: | 14–17 November |
| Number Edition: | 5th |
| Venue: | Coliseo del Parque Sarmiento |
| Location: | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Previous: | 1990 |
| Next: | 1998 |
The 1996 South American Badminton Championships was a badminton tournament sanctioned by the South American Badminton Confederation and Badminton Pan America. The individual and mixed team events were held from 14 to 17 November 1996.[1] [2] [3]
The tournament was held at Coliseo del Parque Sarmiento located in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[4] [5] Peru finished top on the medal table, winning gold in every event.[6]
In the mixed team event, Peru achieved first place after winning against their opponents 5–0.[7]
| Men's singles |  Mario Carulla |  Leandro Santos | Paulo Fam | |
| Euclides Freitas | ||||
| Women's singles | Ximena Bellido | Lucero Chueca | ||
| Doriana Rivera | ||||
| Men's doubles | Mario Carulla Gustavo Salazar | Gonzalo Castillo Federico Valdez | Marcelo Martins Leandro Santos | |
| Paulo Fam Huang Shuang | ||||
| Women's doubles | Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco | Lucero Chueca Doriana Rivera |  Alice Garay Andrea Somrau | |
| Patricia Finardi Cristina Nakano | ||||
| Mixed doubles | Gustavo Salazar Lorena Blanco | Mario Carulla Ximena Bellido | ||
| Mixed team | Mario Carulla Gonzalo Castillo Gustavo Salazar Federico Valdez Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco Lucero Chueca Doriana Rivera | Fabian Cattaneo Paulo Fam Euclides Freitas Huang Shuang Marcelo Martins Alexandre Natucci Leandro Santos Patricia Finardi Hao Min Huai Cristina Nakano Sandra Cattaneo | Michael Garay Gaston Harkes Jaroslaw Klysz Jorge Meyer Cristian Meyer Rene Somrau Celica Christensen Alice Garay Andrea Somrau Rosa Tito |
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 4 | Champions | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 3 | Runners-up | ||
| 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 2 | Third place | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 1 | Fourth place | ||
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 | Fifth place |
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 3–2 | ||
| 5–0 | ||
| 4–1 | ||