Table tennis at the 1998 Asian Games

Table tennis was contested in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 6 to December 20, 1998. China maintained its dominance in the event and won total nine medals, with six golds. Kim Taek-Soo of South Korea was the only non-Chinese player who won a gold medal, and with his medal South Korea finished second in medal table, with total eight medals. North Korea and Hong Kong both achieved one silver and one bronze, and finished tied at a third spot in a medal table rankings.[1]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
 Kim Taek-soo
South Korea (KOR)
 Liu Guoliang
China (CHN)
 Oh Sang-eun
South Korea (KOR)
 Kong Linghui
China (CHN)
Men's doubles
 China (CHN)
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
 South Korea (KOR)
Lee Chul-seung
Oh Sang-eun
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Wu Wen-chia
Kuo Chih-hsiang
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Chiang Peng-lung
Chang Yen-shu
Men's team
 China (CHN)
Liu Guoliang
Kong Linghui
Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
 South Korea (KOR)
Lee Chul-seung
Park Sang-joon
Kim Taek-soo
Oh Sang-eun
 Japan (JPN)
Hiroshi Shibutani
Seiko Iseki
Toshio Tasaki
Ryo Yuzawa
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Chiang Peng-lung
Chang Yen-shu
Wu Wen-chia
Kuo Chih-hsiang
Women's singles
 Wang Nan
China (CHN)
 Li Ju
China (CHN)
 Chen Jing
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
 Ryu Ji-hae
South Korea (KOR)
Women's doubles
 China (CHN)
Li Ju
Wang Nan
 Hong Kong (HKG)
Chan Tan Lui
Song Ah Sim
 South Korea (KOR)
Ryu Ji-hae
Lee Eun-sil
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Xu Jing
Chen Chiu-tan
Women's team
 China (CHN)
Li Ju
Wu Na
Wang Nan
Yang Ying
 North Korea (PRK)
Kim Hyon-hui
Wi Bok-sun
Tu Jong-sil
Kim Hyang-mi
 South Korea (KOR)
Park Hae-jung
Ryu Ji-hae
Kim Moo-kyo
Lee Eun-sil
 Hong Kong (HKG)
Chan Tan Lui
Song Ah Sim
Tong Wun
Wong Ching
Mixed doubles
 China (CHN)
Wang Liqin
Wang Nan
 South Korea (KOR)
Oh Sang-eun
Kim Moo-kyo
 North Korea (PRK)
Kim Song-hui
Kim Hyon-hui
 Japan (JPN)
Ryo Yuzawa
Keiko Okazaki

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN) 6219
2 South Korea (KOR) 1348
3 Hong Kong (HKG) 0112
 North Korea (PRK) 0112
4 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0055
5 Japan (JPN) 0022
Total 7 7 14 28

References

  1. "Table tennis – Past Medals". doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website). Wayback Machine. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2011.