Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 2

The Men's Singles 2 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.[1]

Table Tennis - Men's Singles 2
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table Tennis
VenueGalatsi Olympic Hall
Dates18–21 September
Competitors16 from 10 nations
Medalists
Jan Riapos  Slovakia
Kim Gong Yong  South Korea
Kim Kyung Mook  South Korea

Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.

The event was won by Jan Riapos, representing  Slovakia. [2]

Results

Preliminaries

Qualified for final round

Group A

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints FINFRAAUTIRI
1 Jari Kurkinen (FIN)3309:0x3:03:03:0
2 Vincent Boury (FRA)3216:30:3x3:03:0
3 Rudolf Hajek (AUT)3123:70:30:3x3:1
4 Aghil Ali Mardani (IRI)3031:90:30:31:3x

Group B

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints FRAKORJPNISL
1 Stephane Molliens (FRA)3217:4x3:01:33:1
2 Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)3216:30:3x3:03:0
3 Nobuhiro Minami (JPN)3216:43:10:3x3:0
4 Johann Kristjansson (ISL)3031:91:30:30:3x

Group C

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints FRASVKGERBRA
1 Marc Sorabella (FRA)3217:4x1:33:13:0
2 Jan Riapos (SVK)3218:63:1x2:33:2
3 Otto Vilsmaier (GER)3217:61:33:2x3:1
4 Iranildo Espindola (BRA)3033:90:32:31:3x

Group D

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints KORSVKAUTGER
1 Kim Gong Yong (KOR)3309:1x3:13:03:0
2 Rastislav Revucky (SVK)3217:31:3x3:03:0
3 Hans Ruep (AUT)3123:60:30:3x3:0
4 Thorsten Grünkemeyer (GER)3030:90:30:30:3x

Competition bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
 Jari Kurkinen (FIN) 1
 Kim Kyung Mook (KOR) 3
 Kim Kyung Mook (KOR) 1
 Kim Gong Yong (KOR) 3
 Marc Sorabella (FRA) 2
 Kim Gong Yong (KOR) 3
 Kim Gong Yong (KOR) 1
 Jan Riapos (SVK) 3
 Jan Riapos (SVK) 3
 Vincent Boury (FRA) 1
 Jan Riapos (SVK) 3 Third place
 Rastislav Revucky (SVK) 2
 Rastislav Revucky (SVK) 3  Kim Kyung Mook (KOR) 3
 Stephane Molliens (FRA) 1  Rastislav Revucky (SVK) 1

References

  1. "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". Official Website of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. "Men's Singles 2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
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