1967 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team
The 1967 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the 29th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]
| 1967 Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) | |
|---|---|
Japan won the gold medal defeating North Korea 5-3 in the final. Sweden won the bronze medal after winning third place play off.[3] [4] [5] [6]
The Chinese team were unable to defend their title because of the Cultural Revolution.[7] [8]
Medalists
Semi Final Round
Group 1
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  North Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |  West Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Third Place play off
| Team One | Team Two | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden | West Germany | 5-2 |
Final
| Japan 5 |
North Korea 3 |
Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kono | lost to | Kim Chang-Ho | 20-22 10-21 |
| Hasegawa | bt | Jung Ryang-Woong | 21-16 20-22 21-16 |
| Kagimoto | bt | Pak Sin Il | 21-19 21-15 |
| Hasegawa | lost to | Kim Chang-Ho | 21-18 18-21 14-21 |
| Kono | bt | Pak Sin Il | 21-17 21-7 |
| Kagimoto | lost to | Jung Ryang-Woong | 18-21 16-21 |
| Hasegawa | bt | Pak Sin Il | 21-16 21-16 |
| Kagimoto | bt | Kim Chang-Ho | 21-18 21-18 |
References
- "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
- Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
- Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
- "1967 Swaythling Cup results" (PDF). Table Tennis England.
- "In memory of China's 1st world champion Rong Guotuan". China Daily.
- Itoh, Mayumi (2011). The Origin of Ping-Pong Diplomacy. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230118133.
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