Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Table tennis
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueSeoul National University Gymnasium
Dates23 September to 1 October 1988
Competitors129 from 41 nations
Table tennis at the
1988 Summer Olympics
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
 Yoo Nam-Kyu
South Korea (KOR)
 Kim Ki-Taik
South Korea (KOR)
 Erik Lindh
Sweden (SWE)
Men's doubles
 Chen Longcan
and Wei Qingguang
China (CHN)
 Ilija Lupulesku
and Zoran Primorac
Yugoslavia (YUG)
 Ahn Jae-Hyung
and Yoo Nam-Kyu
South Korea (KOR)
Women's singles
 Chen Jing
China (CHN)
 Li Huifen
China (CHN)
 Jiao Zhimin
China (CHN)
Women's doubles
 Hyun Jung-Hwa
and Yang Young-Ja
South Korea (KOR)
 Chen Jing
and Jiao Zhimin
China (CHN)
 Jasna Fazlić
and Gordana Perkučin
Yugoslavia (YUG)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China 2215
2 South Korea 2114
3 Yugoslavia 0112
4 Sweden 0011

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