Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.
[edit] Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Men's singles details |
Liu Guoliang China (CHN) |
Wang Tao China (CHN) |
Jörg Roßkopf Germany (GER) |
Men's doubles details |
Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui China (CHN) |
Lu Lin and Wang Tao China (CHN) |
Lee Chul-Seung and Yoo Nam-Kyu South Korea (KOR) |
Women's singles details |
Deng Yaping China (CHN) |
Chen Jing Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Qiao Hong China (CHN) |
Women's doubles details |
Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong China (CHN) |
Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping China (CHN) |
Park Hae-Jung and Ryu Ji-Hae South Korea (KOR) |
[edit] Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] Controversy
During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic of China, which has been banned at the Olympic games.[1]
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