Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	ITTF
Events	5 (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; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
	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 54 medals in 33 events, including 28 out of a possible 33 gold medals, and only failing to win at least one medal in one event, the inaugural Men's Singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Summary[]

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
21
22
23
24	1988	4	China
25	1992	4	China
26	1996	4	China
27	2000	4	China
28	2004	4	China
29	2008	4	China
30	2012	4	China
31	2016	4	China
32	2020	5	China

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 8 medals and chinese athletes won the three medals on the men´s and woman´s events.In 2008, the doubles events were replaced by team events to lessen the emphasis on doubles play.

Event	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20
Men's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Men's doubles	•	•	•	•	•
Men's team						•	•	•	•
Women's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Women's doubles	•	•	•	•	•
Women's team						•	•	•	•
Mixed doubles									•

Events	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

Medal table[]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	32	20	8	60
2	South Korea (KOR)	3	3	12	18
3	Japan (JPN)	1	3	4	8
4	Sweden (SWE)	1	1	1	3
5	Germany (GER)	0	4	5	9
6	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	3	4
7	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	1	2	3
7	Singapore (SIN)	0	1	2	3
9	France (FRA)	0	1	1	2
	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	1	1	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	1	1	2
12	Denmark (DEN)	0	0	1	1
Totals (12 nations)		37	37	41	115

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	16	20	Years
Algeria (ALG)																								2	5	1				3
Argentina (ARG)																					1	2		2	3	2	1			6
Australia (AUS)																					3	2	5	9	6	6	6	6		8
Austria (AUT)																					2	2	4	5	4	6	6	6		8
Belarus (BLR)																							2	5	5	4	3	3		6
Belgium (BEL)																					2	2	2	2	1	1	1			7
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)																							1		1					2
Brazil (BRA)																					2	4	4	3	5	4	6	6		8
Bulgaria (BUL)																					2	1								2
Cameroon (CMR)																										1	1			2
Canada (CAN)																					3	2	5	6	4	5	4	2		8
Chile (CHI)																					3	3	4	5	4		1			6
China (CHN)																					7	8	8	9	9	6	6	6		8
Chinese Taipei (TPE)																					6		6	7	4	5	3	6		8
Colombia (COL)																										1	1	1		3
Republic of the Congo (CGO)																										1	3	3		3
Croatia (CRO)																						2	4	4	3	6	4	1		7
Cuba (CUB)																						4		5			1	2		4
Czech Republic (CZE)																							3	2	4	2	2	4		6
Czechoslovakia (TCH)																					4	5								2
Denmark (DEN)																								2	2	1	3	1		5
Djibouti (DJI)																											1			1
Dominican Republic (DOM)																					3		1		2	4	1			5
Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)																									2					1
Ecuador (ECU)																						1								1
Egypt (EGY)																					3	2		5		5	6	5		6
Estonia (EST)																						1								1
Fiji (FIJ)																												1		1
Finland (FIN)																												1		1
France (FRA)																					2	6	6	5	1	4	3	5		8
Germany (GER)																						5	7	8	8	6	6	6		7
Ghana (GHA)																					1	2	2							3
Great Britain (GBR)																					4	6	4	1			6	3		6
Greece (GRE)																							2	2	4	3	2	1		6
Honduras (HON)																									1					1
Hong Kong (HKG)																					6	4	4	4	8	6	6	6		8
Hungary (HUN)																					5	1	4	3	3	4	4	3		8
India (IND)																					3	4	2	3	2	2	2	4		8
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)																						1								1
Indonesia (INA)																					1	3	2	2						4
Iran (IRI)																						1		1	1	1	2	3		6
Iraq (IRQ)																					1									1
Israel (ISR)																									1					1
Italy (ITA)																					1	1	3		5	3	2			6
Jamaica (JAM)																					1	1	2							3
Japan (JPN)																					7	8	8	9	8	6	6	6		8
Jordan (JOR)																					1	1		1	1	1				5
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																										1		1		2
Kuwait (KUW)																							1			1	1			3
Latvia (LAT)																											1			1
Lebanon (LIB)																							1				1	1		3
Libya (LBA)																						1								1
Lithuania (LTU)																							1	2		1				3
Luxembourg (LUX)																								2		1	1	1		4
Malaysia (MAS)																					2									1
Mauritius (MRI)																					2			1						2
Mexico (MEX)																							1			1	1	2		4
Morocco (MAR)																						1								1
Netherlands (NED)																					2	3	6	2	2	3	3	3		8
New Zealand (NZL)																					2	3	1	3	2					5
Nigeria (NGR)																					6	6	4	7	8	6	4	5		8
North Korea (PRK)																						8	7		4	5	6	4		6
Pakistan (PAK)																					1									1
Paraguay (PAR)																										1	1	1		3
Philippines (PHI)																												1		1
Peru (PER)																					1	4	2		1					4
Poland (POL)																					3	3	2	2	2	4	4	6		8
Portugal (POR)																										3	4	5		3
Puerto Rico (PUR)																												2		2
Qatar (QAT)																							1	1			1	1		4
Romania (ROU)																						4	5	3	4	4	3	5		7
Russia (RUS)																							4	3	6	6	5	3		6
Saudi Arabia (KSA)																						1			1					2
Senegal (SEN)																									1					1
Serbia (SRB)																										1	2	1		3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)																							3	2	3
Singapore (SIN)																							1	2	4	6	6	5		6
Slovakia (SVK)																							1			1		3		3
Slovenia (SLO)																						1				1	6	1		4
South Africa (RSA)																						2								1
South Korea (KOR)																					7	8	8	8	9	6	6	6		8
Soviet Union (URS)																					5									1
Spain (ESP)																						4			1	5	5	2		5
Sudan (SUD)																							1							1
Sweden (SWE)																					4	6	7	6	3	3	3	5		8
Switzerland (SUI)																							1							1
Syria (SYR)																												1		1
Thailand (THA)																								1	1	1	1	3		5
Togo (TOG)																											1			1
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)																							1			1				2
Tunisia (TUN)																					4	3	1	1	2			1		6
Turkey (TUR)																										2	2	2		3
Turkmenistan (TKM)																							1	1						2
Uganda (UGA)																						1	3	1						3
Ukraine (UKR)																								1		3	4	2		4
United States (USA)																					3	5	6	8	7	4	4	6		8
Uzbekistan (UZB)																									1			1		2
Unified Team (EUN)																						6								1
Vanuatu (VAN)																										1	2	1		3
Venezuela (VEN)																					2		1	2	2	1	1	1		7
Vietnam (VIE)																									1	1				2
Yugoslavia (YUG)																					5									1
West Germany (FRG)																					6									1
Nations	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	41	48	51	48	50	56	57	56
Athletes	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	129	159	166	171	172	171	173	172
Year	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	16	20

Winners[]

Men's singles[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Yoo Nam-kyu South Korea	Kim Ki-taik South Korea	Erik Lindh Sweden
1992	Barcelona	Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden	Jean-Philippe Gatien France	Kim Taek-soo South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden	Jean-Philippe Gatien France	Ma Wenge China
1996	Atlanta	Liu Guoliang China	Wang Tao China	Jörg Roßkopf Germany
2000	Sydney	Kong Linghui China	Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden	Liu Guoliang China
2004	Athens	Ryu Seung-min South Korea	Wang Hao China	Wang Liqin China
2008	Beijing	Ma Lin China	Wang Hao China	Wang Liqin China
2012	London	Zhang Jike China	Wang Hao China	Dimitrij Ovtcharov Germany
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Ma Long China	Zhang Jike China	Jun Mizutani Japan
2020	Tokyo	Ma Long China	Fan Zhendong China	Dimitrij Ovtcharov Germany

Women's singles[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Chen Jing China	Li Huifen China	Jiao Zhimin China
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping China	Qiao Hong China	Hyun Jung-hwa South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping China	Qiao Hong China	Li Bun-hui North Korea
1996	Atlanta	Deng Yaping China	Chen Jing Chinese Taipei	Qiao Hong China
2000	Sydney	Wang Nan China	Li Ju China	Chen Jing Chinese Taipei
2004	Athens	Zhang Yining China	Kim Hyang-mi North Korea	Kim Kyung-ah South Korea
2008	Beijing	Zhang Yining China	Wang Nan China	Guo Yue China
2012	London	Li Xiaoxia China	Ding Ning China	Feng Tianwei Singapore
2016	Rio de Janeiro	Ding Ning China	Li Xiaoxia China	Kim Song-i North Korea
2020	Tokyo	Chen Meng China	Sun Yingsha China	Mima Ito Japan

Men's doubles[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Chen Longcan and Wei Qingguang China	Ilija Lupulesku and Zoran Primorac Yugoslavia	Ahn Jae-hyung and Yoo Nam-kyu South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Lü Lin and Wang Tao China	Steffen Fetzner and Jörg Roßkopf Germany	Kang Hee-chan and Lee Chul-seung South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Lü Lin and Wang Tao China	Steffen Fetzner and Jörg Roßkopf Germany	Kim Taek-soo and Yoo Nam-kyu South Korea
1996	Atlanta	Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang China	Lü Lin and Wang Tao China	Lee Chul-seung and Yoo Nam-kyu South Korea
2000	Sydney	Wang Liqin and Yan Sen China	Kong Linghui and Liu Guoliang China	Patrick Chila and Jean-Philippe Gatien France
2004	Athens	Chen Qi and Ma Lin China	Ko Lai Chak and Li Ching Hong Kong	Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell Denmark

Women's doubles[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1988	Seoul	Hyun Jung-hwa and Yang Young-ja South Korea	Chen Jing and Jiao Zhimin China	Jasna Fazlić and Gordana Perkučin Yugoslavia
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong China	Chen Zihe and Gao Jun China	Hong Cha-ok and Hyun Jung-hwa South Korea
1992	Barcelona	Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong China	Chen Zihe and Gao Jun China	Li Bun-hui and Yu Sun-bok North Korea
1996	Atlanta	Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong China	Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping China	Park Hae-jung and Ryu Ji-hye South Korea
2000	Sydney	Li Ju and Wang Nan China	Sun Jin and Yang Ying China	Kim Moo-kyo and Ryu Ji-hye South Korea
2004	Athens	Wang Nan and Zhang Yining China	Lee Eun-sil and Seok Eun-mi South Korea	Guo Yue and Niu Jianfeng China

Mixed Doubles[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2020	Tokyo	Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito Japan	Xu Xin and Liu Shiwen China	Lin Yun-ju and Cheng I-ching Chinese Taipei

Men's team[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008	Beijing	China (CHN) Ma Lin Wang Hao Wang Liqin	Germany (GER) Timo Boll Christian Süß Dimitrij Ovtcharov	South Korea (KOR) Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min Yoon Jae-young
2012	London	China (CHN) Ma Long Wang Hao Zhang Jike	South Korea (KOR) Joo Se-hyuk Oh Sang-eun Ryu Seung-min	Germany (GER) Timo Boll Dimitrij Ovtcharov Bastian Steger
2016	Rio de Janeiro	China (CHN) Ma Long Xu Xin Zhang Jike	Japan (JPN) Jun Mizutani Koki Niwa Maharu Yoshimura	Germany (GER) Timo Boll Dimitrij Ovtcharov Bastian Steger
2020	Tokyo	China (CHN) Fan Zhendong Ma Long Xu Xin	Germany (GER) Timo Boll Patrick Franziska Dimitrij Ovtcharov	Japan (JPN) Tomokazu Harimoto Jun Mizutani Koki Niwa

Women's team[]

Year	Host City	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2008	Beijing	China (CHN) Guo Yue Wang Nan Zhang Yining	Singapore (SIN) Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu	South Korea (KOR) Dang Ye-Seo Kim Kyung-Ah Park Mi-Young
2012	London	China (CHN) Ding Ning Guo Yue Li Xiaoxia	Japan (JPN) Ai Fukuhara Sayaka Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa	Singapore (SIN) Feng Tianwei Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu
2016	Rio de Janeiro	China (CHN) Ding Ning Li Xiaoxia Liu Shiwen	Germany (GER) Han Ying Shan Xiaona Petrissa Solja	Japan (JPN) Ai Fukuhara Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito
2020	Tokyo	China (CHN) Chen Meng Sun Yingsha Wang Manyu	Japan (JPN) Miu Hirano Kasumi Ishikawa Mima Ito	Hong Kong (HKG) Doo Hoi Kem Lee Ho Ching Minnie Soo Wai Yam

References[]

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

[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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