Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Table tennis
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center
Dates20 July to 4 August 1996
Competitors166 from 51 nations
Table tennis at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Singles   men   women
Doubles   men   women

The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  China (CHN) 4318
2  Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0101
3  South Korea (KOR) 0022
4  Germany (GER) 0011

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
 Liu Guoliang
China (CHN)
 Wang Tao
China (CHN)
 Jörg Roßkopf
Germany (GER)
Men's doubles
 Liu Guoliang
and Kong Linghui
China (CHN)
 Lü Lin
and Wang Tao
China (CHN)
 Lee Chul-Seung
and Yoo Nam-Kyu
South Korea (KOR)
Women's singles
 Deng Yaping
China (CHN)
 Chen Jing
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Qiao Hong
China (CHN)
Women's doubles
 Deng Yaping
and Qiao Hong
China (CHN)
 Liu Wei
and Qiao Yunping
China (CHN)
 Park Hae-Jung
and Ryu Ji-Hae
South Korea (KOR)

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]

References

  1. "WashingtonPost.com: Taiwanese Spectators Arrested". The Washington Post. 08-01-1996. Retrieved 2012-06-12. Check date values in: |date= (help)