Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 24 November – 1 December 2019 | ||
Edition | 17th | ||
Venue | Terminal 21 Korat | ||
Location | Korat, Thailand | ||
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The 2019 World Junior Table Tennis Championships were held in Korat, Thailand, from 24 November to 1 December 2019. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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