Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

Governing body

Events

4 (men: 2; women: 2)

Games

1896	•	1900	•	1904	•	1908	•	1912	•	1920
1924	•	1928	•	1932	•	1936	•	1948	•	1952
1956	•	1960	•	1964	•	1968	•	1972	•	1976
1980	•	1984	•	1988	•	1992	•	1996	•	2000
2004	•	2008	•	2012	•	2016

Medalists

Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women.^[1]^[2] Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 47 medals in 28 events, including 24 gold medals.

Events

In 1992 (only), two bronze medals were awarded in each event. Due to China's dominance in the sport the format was changed for the 2012 Olympics, such that only two competitors from each country can enter (instead of 3). This format makes it such that one country cannot win all three top medals - as has been the case during both the Individual Men's and Women's events at the Beijing Olympic tournament, where China dominated and won all 6 medals.^[3] In 2008, the doubles events were replaced by team events to lessen the emphasis on doubles play.

Event	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012
Men's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Men's doubles	•	•	•	•	•
Men's team						•	•
Women's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Women's doubles	•	•	•	•	•
Women's team						•	•

Events	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	24	15	8	47
2	South Korea (KOR)	3	3	12	18
3	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	1	3
4	Germany (GER)	0	2	3	5
5	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	2	3
5	Singapore (SIN)	0	1	2	3
7	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	1	1	2
	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	1	1	2
10	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	0	1
10	Japan (JPN)	0	1	0	1
12	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	1	1
Total		28	28	32	88

Number of athletes by nation

Nation	96	00	04	08	12	20	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	Years
Algeria (ALG)																								2	5	1		3
Argentina (ARG)																					1	2		2	3	2		5
Australia (AUS)																					3	2	5	9	6	6		6
Austria (AUT)																					2	2	4	5	4	6		6
Belarus (BLR)																							2	5	5	4		4
Belgium (BEL)																					2	2	2	2	1	1		6
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)																							1		1			2
Brazil (BRA)																					2	4	4	3	5	4		6
Bulgaria (BUL)																					2	1						2
Cameroon (CMR)																										1		1
Canada (CAN)																					3	2	5	6	4	5		6
Chile (CHI)																					3	3	4	5	4			5
China (CHN)																					7	8	8	9	9	6	6	7
Chinese Taipei (TPE)																					6		6	7	4	5		5
Colombia (COL)																										1		1
Congo (CGO)																										1		1
Croatia (CRO)																						2	4	4	3	6		5
Cuba (CUB)																						4		5				2
Czech Republic (CZE)																							3	2	4	2		4
Czechoslovakia (TCH)																					4	5						2
Denmark (DEN)																								2	2	1		3
Dominican Republic (DOM)																					3		1		2	4		4
DR Congo (COD)																									2			1
Ecuador (ECU)																						1						1
Egypt (EGY)																					3	2		5		5		4
Estonia (EST)																						1						1
France (FRA)																					2	6	6	5	1	4		6
Germany (GER)																						5	7	8	8	6		5
Ghana (GHA)																					1	2	2					3
Great Britain (GBR)																					4	6	4	1				4
Greece (GRE)																							2	2	4	3		4
Honduras (HON)																									1			1
Hong Kong (HKG)																					6	4	4	4	8	6		6
Hungary (HUN)																					5	1	4	3	3	4		6
India (IND)																					3	4	2	3	2	2		6
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)																						1						1
Indonesia (INA)																					1	3	2	2				4
Iran (IRI)																						1		1	1	1		4
Iraq (IRQ)																					1							1
Israel (ISR)																									1			1
Italy (ITA)																					1	1	3		5	3		5
Jamaica (JAM)																					1	1	2					3
Japan (JPN)																					7	8	8	9	8	6		6
Jordan (JOR)																					1	1		1	1	1		5
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																										1		1
Kuwait (KUW)																							1			1		2
Latvia (LAT)																											1	1
Lebanon (LIB)																							1					1
Libya (LBA)																						1						1
Lithuania (LTU)																							1	2		1		3
Luxembourg (LUX)																								2		1	1	3
Malaysia (MAS)																					2							1
Mauritius (MRI)																					2			1				2
Mexico (MEX)																							1			1		2
Morocco (MAR)																						1						1
Netherlands (NED)																					2	3	6	2	2	3		6
New Zealand (NZL)																					2	3	1	3	2			5
Nigeria (NGR)																					6	6	4	7	8	6		6
North Korea (PRK)																						8	7		4	5		4
Pakistan (PAK)																					1							1
Paraguay (PAR)																										1		1
Peru (PER)																					1	4	2		1			4
Poland (POL)																					3	3	2	2	2	4	4	7
Portugal (POR)																										3		1
Qatar (QAT)																							1	1				2
Romania (ROU)																						4	5	3	4	4		5
Russia (RUS)																							4	3	6	6		4
Saudi Arabia (KSA)																						1			1			2
Senegal (SEN)																									1			1
Serbia (SRB)																										1		1
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)																							3	2	3
Singapore (SIN)																							1	2	4	6		4
Slovakia (SVK)																							1			1		2
Slovenia (SLO)																						1				1		2
South Africa (RSA)																						2						1
South Korea (KOR)																					7	8	8	8	9	6		6
Soviet Union (URS)																					5							1
Spain (ESP)																						4			1	5		3
Sudan (SUD)																							1					1
Sweden (SWE)																					4	6	7	6	3	3		6
Switzerland (SUI)																							1					1
Thailand (THA)																								1	1	1		3
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)																							1			1		2
Tunisia (TUN)																					4	3	1	1	2			5
Turkey (TUR)																										2		1
Turkmenistan (TKM)																							1	1				2
Uganda (UGA)																						1	3	1				3
Ukraine (UKR)																								1		3		2
United States (USA)																					3	5	6	8	7	4		6
Uzbekistan (UZB)																									1			1
Unified Team (EUN)																						6						1
Vanuatu (VAN)																										1		1
Venezuela (VEN)																					2		1	2	2	1		5
Vietnam (VIE)																									1	1		2
Yugoslavia (YUG)																					5							1
West Germany (FRG)																					6							1
Nations	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41	48	51	48	50	56
Athletes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129	159	166	171	172	171

Winners

Men's singles

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Yoo Nam-Kyu	Kim Ki-Taik	Erik Lindh
1992	Barcelona	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Kim Taek-Soo
1992	Barcelona	Jan-Ove Waldner	Jean-Philippe Gatien	Ma Wenge
1996	Atlanta	Liu Guoliang	Wang Tao	Jörg Roßkopf
2000	Sydney	Kong Linghui	Jan-Ove Waldner	Liu Guoliang
2004	Athens	Ryu Seung-Min	Wang Hao	Wang Liqin
2008	Beijing	Ma Lin	Wang Hao	Wang Liqin
2012	London	Zhang Jike	Wang Hao	Dimitrij Ovtcharov

Men's doubles

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Chen Longcan Wei Qingguang	Ilija Lupulesku Zoran Primorac	Ahn Jae-Hyung Yoo Nam-Kyu
1992	Barcelona	Lü Lin Wang Tao	Steffen Fetzner Jörg Roßkopf	Kang Hee-Chan Lee Chul-Seung
1992	Barcelona	Lü Lin Wang Tao	Steffen Fetzner Jörg Roßkopf	Kim Taek-Soo Yoo Nam-Kyu
1996	Atlanta	Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang	Lü Lin Wang Tao	Lee Chul-Seung Yoo Nam-Kyu
2000	Sydney	Wang Liqin Yan Sen	Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang	Patrick Chila Jean-Philippe Gatien
2004	Athens	Chen Qi Ma Lin	Ko Lai Chak Li Ching	Michael Maze Finn Tugwell

Women's singles

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Chen Jing	Li Huifen	Jiao Zhimin
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping	Qiao Hong	Hyun Jung-Hwa
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping	Qiao Hong	Li Bun-Hui
1996	Atlanta	Deng Yaping	Chen Jing	Qiao Hong
2000	Sydney	Wang Nan	Li Ju	Chen Jing
2004	Athens	Zhang Yining	Kim Hyang-Mi	Kim Kyung-Ah
2008	Beijing	Zhang Yining	Wang Nan	Guo Yue
2012	London	Li Xiaoxia	Ding Ning	Feng Tianwei

Women's doubles

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Hyun Jung-Hwa Yang Young-Ja	Chen Jing Jiao Zhimin	Jasna Fazlić Gordana Perkučin
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping Qiao Hong	Chen Zihe Gao Jun	Hong Cha-Ok Hyun Jung-Hwa
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping Qiao Hong	Chen Zihe Gao Jun	Li Bun-Hui Yu Sun-Bok
1996	Atlanta	Deng Yaping Qiao Hong	Liu Wei Qiao Yunping	Park Hae-Jung Ryu Ji-Hae
2000	Sydney	Li Ju Wang Nan	Sun Jin Yang Ying	Kim Moo-Kyo Ryu Ji-Hae
2004	Athens	Wang Nan Zhang Yining	Lee Eun-Sil Seok Eun-Mi	Guo Yue Niu Jianfeng

Men's team

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008	Beijing	China	Germany	South Korea
2012	London	China	South Korea	Germany

Women's team

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008	Beijing	China	Singapore	South Korea
2012	London	China	Japan	Singapore

References

↑ "Olympics at Sports-Reference.com - Table Tennis". http://www.sports-reference.com/''. Sports Reference. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
↑ "Olympics Medalists". http://www.olympic.org/''. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
↑ http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/719870.shtml

International table tennis

Olympic Games Youth Olympic Games World Championships World Team Championships World Cup World Tour World Tour Finals World Junior Championships World Para Championships

Africa	ATTF – African Championships All-Africa Games

Asia	ATTU – Asian Championships Asian Cup Euro-Asia Cup Asian Games East Asian Games Southeast Asian Games

Europe	ETTU – European Championships Europe Top-12 Euro-Asia Cup European Youth Championships

Latin America	ULTM – Latin American Championships Latin American Cup Pan-American Games

North America	NATTU – North American Championships Pan-American Games

Oceania	OTTF – Oceania Championships

Others	China vs. World Challenge Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Championships Lusophony Games Universiade

International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

Sports at the Olympic Games

Summer sports	Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Beach volleyball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field hockey Football Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Swimming Synchronized swimming Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water polo Weightlifting Wrestling

Winter sports	Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross-country skiing Curling Figure skating Freestyle skiing Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Short track speed skating Skeleton Ski jumping Snowboarding Speed skating

Past sports	Baseball Basque pelota Cricket Croquet Jeu de paume Lacrosse Military patrol Polo Rackets Roque Rugby union (15 a-side) Softball Tug of war Water motorsports

Future sports	Golf Rugby sevens

Demonstration sports	American football Australian football Bandy Bowling Budo Disabled skiing Gliding Glima Ice stock sport Korfball La canne Pesäpallo Roller hockey Savate Skijoring Sled dog racing Speed skiing Water skiing Winter pentathlon

Unofficial sports	Angling Art competitions Ballooning Boules Cannon shooting Cycle polo Fire fighting Gaelic football Hurling Kaatsen Kite flying Life saving Longue paume Motor racing Motorcycle racing Pigeon racing Wushu

See also: Paralympic sports

Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

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