See main article: Badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
| Event: | Women's Singles |
| Games: | 1996 Summer |
| Venue: | Pavelló de la Mar Bella |
| Date: | 28 July – 4 August |
| Competitors: | 52 |
| Nations: | 27 |
| Gold: | Susi Susanti |
| Goldnoc: | INA |
| Silver: | Bang Soo-hyun |
| Silvernoc: | KOR |
| Bronze: | Huang Hua |
| Bronzenoc: | CHN |
| Bronze2: | Tang Jiuhong |
| Bronzenoc2: | CHN |
The winner of the women's singles competition received the first official badminton medal in Olympic history. It was also the first gold medal for Indonesia, which before had only won one silver (in archery). 52 players from 27 nations competed in women's singles.[1]