Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

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Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for both men and women. Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 33 medals in 20 events.

[edit] Events

In 1992 (only), two bronze medals were awarded in each event. In 2008, the doubles events will be replaced by team events.

Event	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008
Men's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•
Men's doubles	•	•	•	•	•
Men's team						•
Women's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•
Women's doubles	•	•	•	•	•
Women's team						•
Events	4	4	4	4	4	4

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	16	11	6	33
2	South Korea (KOR)	3	2	9	14
3	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	1	3
4	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	2	3
5	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	1	1	2
	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
	Germany (GER)	0	1	1	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	1	1	2
9	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	0	1
10	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	1	1

Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in table tennis