Table tennis at the 1978 Asian Games
| Table tennis at the 1978 Asian Games | |
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| Dates | 10–19 December |
Table tennis was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
Medalists[]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Liang Geliang China
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Guo Yuehua China
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Norio Takashima Japan
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| Men's doubles |
 ChinaGuo Yuehua |
 Indonesia |
China Liang Geliang Chen Xinhua |
 South Korea | |||
| Men's team |
China Chen Xinhua Guo Yuehua Liang Geliang |
Japan Hiroyuki Abe Masahiro Maehara Norio Takashima |
 Hong Chol |
| Women's singles |
Zhang Li China
|
Zhang Deying China
|
Kim Soon-ok South Korea
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| Japan
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| Women's doubles |
China Zhang Li Zhang Deying |
 Hui So Hung |
Japan |
| China Cao Yanhua Yang Ying | |||
| Women's team |
China Cao Yanhua Yang Ying Zhang Deying Zhang Li |
South Korea Kim Soon-ok Lee Ki-won Lee Soo-ja |
Japan Fumiko Shinpo |
| Mixed doubles |
China Guo Yuehua Zhang Li |
China Liang Geliang Zhang Deying |
South Korea Lee Sang-kuk Lee Ki-won |
| South Korea Kim Soon-ok |
Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 nations) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |
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