Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

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Table tennis at the Summer Olympics
IOC Discipline CodeTTE
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

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 60 medals in 37 events, including 32 out of a possible 37 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[edit]

Games Year Events Best Nation
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[edit]

In 1992 (only), two bronze medals were awarded in each event. In 2008, the doubles events were replaced by team events to lessen the emphasis on doubles play. Chinese table tennis team won 8 medals and made podium sweeps on the men's and woman's singles events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Due to China's dominance in the sport, the format was changed for the 2012 Olympics so that each NOC may enter up to two competitors in singles events. With gender equality a big focus, mixed doubles event became one of the nine new mixed-gender events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]

Event 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 Years
Men's singles X X X X X X X X X X 10
Men's doubles X X X X X           5
Men's team X X X X X 5
Women's singles X X X X X X X X X X 10
Women's doubles X X X X X           5
Women's team X X X X X 5
Mixed doubles X X 2
Events 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5

Medal table[edit]

Sources:[4]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)3220860
2 South Korea (KOR)331218
3 Japan (JPN)1348
4 Sweden (SWE)1113
5 Germany (GER)0459
6 North Korea (PRK)0134
7 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0123
 Singapore (SIN)0123
9 France (FRA)0112
 Hong Kong (HKG)0112
 Yugoslavia (YUG)0112
12 Denmark (DEN)0011
Totals (12 entries)373741115

Number of athletes by nation[edit]

In addition to independent Olympians and the Unified Team in 1992, athletes from 104 NOCs had competed in the Olympic table tennis tournaments.[5]

Nation 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 Years
 Algeria (ALG) 2 5 1 1 4
 Argentina (ARG) 1 2 2 3 2 1 2 7
 Australia (AUS) 3 2 5 9 6 6 6 6 6 9
 Austria (AUT) 2 2 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 9
 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 6 9
 Bulgaria (BUL) 2 1 1 3
 Cameroon (CMR) 1 1 1 3
 Canada (CAN) 3 2 5 6 4 5 4 2 3 9
 Chile (CHI) 3 3 4 5 4 1 1 7
 China (CHN) 7 8 8 9 9 6 6 6 7 9
 Colombia (COL) 1 1 1 3
 Republic of the Congo (CGO) 2 3 3 3
 Croatia (CRO) 2 4 4 3 6 4 1 3 8
 Cuba (CUB) 4 5 1 2 2 5
 Czech Republic (CZE) 3 2 4 2 2 4 2 7
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 4 5 2
 Denmark (DEN) 2 2 1 3 1 1 6
 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 2
 Egypt (EGY) 3 2 5 5 6 5 6 7
 Estonia (EST) 1 1
 Fiji (FIJ) 1 1 2
 Finland (FIN) 1 1
 France (FRA) 2 6 6 5 1 4 3 4 6 9
 Germany (GER) 5 7 8 8 6 6 6 6 8
 Ghana (GHA) 1 2 2 3
 Great Britain (GBR) 4 6 4 1 6 3 3 7
 Greece (GRE) 2 2 4 3 2 1 1 7
 Guyana (GUY) 1 1
 Honduras (HON) 1 1
 Hong Kong (HKG) 6 4 4 4 8 6 6 6 6 9
 Hungary (HUN) 5 1 4 3 3 4 4 3 6 9
 India (IND) 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 9
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) 5 1
 Indonesia (INA) 1 3 2 2 4
 Iran (IRI) 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 7
 Iraq (IRQ) 1 1
 Israel (ISR) 1 1
 Italy (ITA) 1 1 3 5 3 2 1 7
 Jamaica (JAM) 1 1 2 3
 Japan (JPN) 7 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 6 9
 Jordan (JOR) 1 1 1 1 1 5
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 1 1 2 3
 Kuwait (KUW) 1 1 1 3
 Latvia (LAT) 1 1
 Lebanon (LBN) 1 1 1 3
 Libya (LBA) 1 1
 Lithuania (LTU) 1 2 1 3
 Luxembourg (LUX) 2 1 1 1 2 5
 Malaysia (MAS) 2 1
 Mauritius (MRI) 2 1 2
 Mexico (MEX) 1 1 1 2 4
 Monaco (MON) 1 1
 Mongolia (MGL) 2 1
 Morocco (MAR) 1 1
 Netherlands (NED) 2 3 6 2 2 3 3 3 1 9
 New Zealand (NZL) 2 3 1 3 2 5
 Nigeria (NGR) 6 6 4 7 8 6 4 5 4 9
 North Korea (PRK) 8 7 4 5 6 3 6
 Pakistan (PAK) 1 1
 Paraguay (PAR) 1 1 1 3
 Peru (PER) 1 4 2 1 4
 Philippines (PHI) 1 1
 Poland (POL) 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 3 9
 Portugal (POR) 3 4 5 5 4
 Puerto Rico (PUR) 2 3 2
 Qatar (QAT) 1 1 1 1 4
 ROC 3 1
 Romania (ROU) 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 8
 Russia (RUS) 4 3 6 5 5 3 6
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 1 1 1 3
 Senegal (SEN) 1 1 2
 Serbia (SRB) 1 2 1 3 4
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 3 2 3 3
 Singapore (SGP) 1 2 4 6 6 5 4 7
 Slovakia (SVK) 1 1 3 3 4
 Slovenia (SLO) 1 1 1 1 3 5
 South Africa (RSA) 2 1
 South Korea (KOR) 7 8 8 8 9 6 7 6 6 9
 Soviet Union (URS) 5 1
 Spain (ESP) 4 1 5 5 3 3 6
 Sudan (SUD) 1 1
 Sweden (SWE) 4 6 7 6 3 3 3 5 5 9
 Switzerland (SUI) 1 1 2
 Syria (SYR) 1 1 2
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 6 6 7 4 5 3 6 6 8
 Thailand (THA) 1 1 1 1 3 2 6
 Togo (TOG) 1 1 2
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 1 1 2
 Tunisia (TUN) 4 3 1 1 2 1 2 7
 Turkey (TUR) 2 2 2 3
 Turkmenistan (TKM) 1 1 2
 Uganda (UGA) 1 3 1 3
 Ukraine (UKR) 1 3 4 2 3 5
 Unified Team (EUN) 6 1
 United States (USA) 3 5 6 8 7 4 4 6 6 9
 Uzbekistan (UZB) 1 1 2
 Vanuatu (VAN) 1 2 1 1 4
 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 57
Athletes 129 159 166 171 172 171 174 172 173
Year 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20

Winners[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

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

Women's singles[edit]

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

Men's doubles[edit]

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

Women's doubles[edit]

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

Mixed doubles[edit]

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

Men's team[edit]

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

Women's team[edit]

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

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Olympics Medalists". olympic.org/. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2010-06-25.
  3. ^ Smith, Shawn (6 April 2021). "Tokyo Olympics 101: What are the new sports?". NBC Universal. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  5. ^ "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 October 2021.