Table tennis at the 1978 Asian Games

Table tennis was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand. Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
  Liang Geliang
China (CHN)		  Guo Yuehua
China (CHN)		  Jo Yong-ho
North Korea (PRK)
 Norio Takashima
Japan (JPN)
Men's doubles
  China (CHN)
Guo Yuehua
Huang Tongsheng		  Indonesia (INA)
Empie Wuisan
Sinyo Supit		  China (CHN)
Liang Geliang
Chen Xinhua
 South Korea (KOR)
Yoon Kil-jung
Park Lee-hee
Men's team
  China (CHN)
Chen Xinhua
Guo Yuehua
Huang Tongsheng
Liang Geliang		  Japan (JPN)
Hiroyuki Abe
Ichiro Hoshino
Masahiro Maehara
Norio Takashima		  North Korea (PRK)
Hong Chol
Jo Yong-ho
Ri Song-taek
Yun Chol
Women's singles
  Zhang Li
China (CHN)		  Zhang Deying
China (CHN)		  Kim Soon-ok
South Korea (KOR)
 Kumiko Nagahara
Japan (JPN)
Women's doubles
  China (CHN)
Zhang Li
Zhang Deying		  Hong Kong (HKG)
Hui So Hung
Chang Siu Ying		  Japan (JPN)
Kumiko Nagahara
Keiko Komuro
 China (CHN)
Cao Yanhua
Yang Ying
Women's team
  China (CHN)
Cao Yanhua
Yang Ying
Zhang Deying
Zhang Li		  South Korea (KOR)
Kim Soon-ok
Lee Ki-won
Lee Soo-ja
Park Hong-ja		  Japan (JPN)
Ryoko Chiba
Keiko Komuro
Kumiko Nagahara
Fumiko Shinpo
Mixed doubles
  China (CHN)
Guo Yuehua
Zhang Li		  China (CHN)
Liang Geliang
Zhang Deying		  South Korea (KOR)
Lee Sang-kuk
Lee Ki-won
 South Korea (KOR)
Yoon Kil-jung
Kim Soon-ok

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China (CHN) 7 3 2 12
2  Japan (JPN) 0 1 4 5
 South Korea (KOR) 0 1 4 5
4  Hong Kong (HKG) 0 1 0 1
 Indonesia (INA) 0 1 0 1
6  North Korea (PRK) 0 0 2 2
Total 7 7 12 26

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