Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

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 53 medals in 32 events, including 28 out of a possible 32 gold medals, and only failing to at least medal in one event, the inaugural Men's Singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
Governing bodyITTF
Events5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1)
Games
  • 1896
  • 1900
  • 1904
  • 1908
  • 1912
  • 1920
  • 1924
  • 1928
  • 1932
  • 1936
  • 1948
  • 1952
  • 1956
  • 1960
  • 1964
  • 1968
  • 1972
  • 1976

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. In 2008, the doubles events were replaced by team events to lessen the emphasis on doubles play.

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Men's singles
Men's doubles    
Men's team
Women's singles
Women's doubles   
Women's team
Mixed doubles
Events444444445

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)2817853
2 South Korea (KOR)331218
3 Sweden (SWE)1113
4 Germany (GER)0347
5 Japan (JPN)0224
6 North Korea (PRK)0134
7 Singapore (SIN)0123
8 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0112
 France (FRA)0112
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0112
11 Hong Kong (HKG)0101
12 Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (12 nations)323236100


Number of athletes by nation

Nation9600040812202428323648525660646872768084889296000408121620Years
 Algeria (ALG)                    2513
 Argentina (ARG)                    1223216
 Australia (AUS)                    325966668
 Austria (AUT)                    224546668
 Belarus (BLR)                    2554336
 Belgium (BEL)                    22221117
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)                    112
 Brazil (BRA)                    244354668
 Bulgaria (BUL)                    212
 Cameroon (CMR)                    112
 Canada (CAN)                    325645428
 Chile (CHI)                    3345416
 China (CHN)                    788996668
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)                    66745368
 Colombia (COL)                    1113
 Republic of the Congo (CGO)                    1333
 Croatia (CRO)                    24436417
 Cuba (CUB)                    45124
 Czech Republic (CZE)                    3242246
 Czechoslovakia (TCH)                    452
 Denmark (DEN)                    221315
 Djibouti (DJI)                    11
 Dominican Republic (DOM)                    312415
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)                    21
 Ecuador (ECU)                    11
 Egypt (EGY)                    3255656
 Estonia (EST)                    11
 Fiji (FIJ)                    11
 Finland (FIN)                    11
 France (FRA)                    266514358
 Germany (GER)                    57886667
 Ghana (GHA)                    1223
 Great Britain (GBR)                    4641636
 Greece (GRE)                    2243216
 Honduras (HON)                    11
 Hong Kong (HKG)                    644486668
 Hungary (HUN)                    514334438
 India (IND)                    342322248
 Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)                    11
 Indonesia (INA)                    13224
 Iran (IRI)                    1111236
 Iraq (IRQ)                    11
 Israel (ISR)                    11
 Italy (ITA)                    1135326
 Jamaica (JAM)                    1123
 Japan (JPN)                    788986668
 Jordan (JOR)                    111115
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)                    112
 Kuwait (KUW)                    1113
 Latvia (LAT)                    11
 Lebanon (LIB)                    1113
 Libya (LBA)                    11
 Lithuania (LTU)                    1213
 Luxembourg (LUX)                    21114
 Malaysia (MAS)                    21
 Mauritius (MRI)                    212
 Mexico (MEX)                    11124
 Morocco (MAR)                    11
 Netherlands (NED)                    236223338
 New Zealand (NZL)                    231325
 Nigeria (NGR)                    664786458
 North Korea (PRK)                    8745646
 Pakistan (PAK)                    11
 Paraguay (PAR)                    1113
 Philippines (PHI)                    11
 Peru (PER)                    14214
 Poland (POL)                    332224468
 Portugal (POR)                    3453
 Puerto Rico (PUR)                    22
 Qatar (QAT)                    11114
 Romania (ROU)                    45344357
 Russia (RUS)                    4366536
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)                    112
 Senegal (SEN)                    11
 Serbia (SRB)                    1213
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)                    323
 Singapore (SIN)                    1246656
 Slovakia (SVK)                    1133
 Slovenia (SLO)                    11614
 South Africa (RSA)                    21
 South Korea (KOR)                    788896668
 Soviet Union (URS)                    51
 Spain (ESP)                    415525
 Sudan (SUD)                    11
 Sweden (SWE)                    467633358
 Switzerland (SUI)                    11
 Syria (SYR)                    11
 Thailand (THA)                    111135
 Togo (TOG)                    11
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)                    112
 Tunisia (TUN)                    4311216
 Turkey (TUR)                    2223
 Turkmenistan (TKM)                    112
 Uganda (UGA)                    1313
 Ukraine (UKR)                    13424
 United States (USA)                    356874468
 Uzbekistan (UZB)                    112
 Unified Team (EUN)                    61
 Vanuatu (VAN)                    1213
 Venezuela (VEN)                    21221117
 Vietnam (VIE)                    112
 Yugoslavia (YUG)                    51
 West Germany (FRG)                    61
Nations4148514850565756
Athletes129159166171172171173172
Year9600040812202428323648525660646872768084889296000408121620

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
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
2016 Rio Ma Long Zhang Jike Jun Mizutani

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
Ri Pun-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
2016 Rio Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia Kim Song-i

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
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 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
Ri Pun-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
2016 Rio China Japan Germany

Women's team

Year Host City Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing China Singapore South Korea
2012 London China Japan Singapore
2016 Rio China Germany Japan

See also

References

  1. "Olympics at Sports-Reference.com - Table Tennis". sports-reference.com/. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  2. "Olympics Medalists". olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
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