South Korea competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourteenth appearance at the Olympics, attending every Summer Olympics held during the country's existence up to that point with the exception of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow because of its support for the United States-led boycott. The Korean Olympic Committee sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since 1992. A total of 264 athletes, 145 men and 119 women, competed in 25 sports.
Li Jiawei is a retired Chinese-born former Singaporean table tennis player, four-time Olympian and twice Olympic medalist. She trained in Beijing's famous Shichahai Sports School with Olympic medalist Zhang Yining. In 1995, she moved to Singapore and in the following year, she commenced her international career as a competitive table tennis player. She became a Singapore citizen at the age of 18 years under the Foreign Sports Talent Scheme.
Ryu Seung-min is a South Korean table tennis player who won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the men's singles competition. His opponent was Wang Hao, a top-seeded player from the Chinese national team. Along the way, he defeated 1992 Olympic champion Jan-Ove Waldner with 4–1. At the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics he was part of the South Korean team that won the bronze and silver medals respectively. Ryu is ranked twenty-fifth in the world as of July 2013. In 2016, Ryu became a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), he was a member and Chair of the Athletes' Commission of the South Korean National Olympic Committee from 2016 to 2019. Since 2018, he counts among the ITTF Foundation Ambassadors, promoting sport for development and peace.
Joo Sae-hyuk is a South Korean table tennis player. As a singles player, he was a silver medalist at the 2003 World Table Tennis Championships, a bronze medalist at the 2011 Table Tennis World Cup, and a bronze medalist at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games. In the team event, as a member of the South Korean National Team, he was a silver medalist in the 2002, 2006, 2010, and 2014 Asian Games; the 2006 and 2008 World Championships; and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
These are the results of the women's doubles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Kim Kyungah is a South Korean table tennis player. She was the bronze medalist in women's singles at 2004 Athens Olympics. She was 6th in the ITTF world ranking as of March 2013.
Dang Ye-seo is a naturalized South Korean table tennis player. She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and part of the team that won a bronze medal at the 2012 World Team Championships.
Hyun Jung-hwa is a retired table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The 2011 World Table Tennis Championships men's doubles was the 51st edition of the men's doubles championship.
Koki Niwa is a Japanese male table tennis player. He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympics and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles).
The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Wednesday 1 August 2012 at ExCeL London. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.
Lee Sang-su is a South Korean table tennis player. He won two singles titles at the ITTF Pro Tour, the first one was in 2010. He reached semifinals in singles event at the 2017 World Championships.
South Korea competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between September 27 and September 30, at the Suwon Gymnasium.
Yang Ha-eun is a South Korean female table tennis player. She won two medals at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and she was a member of South Korean women's team at the 2012 World Team Championships. In 2015, she won a gold medal in mixed doubles event with Xu Xin at the World Championships.
Seo Hyun-deok is a South Korean male table tennis player. He belongs to Samsung Life Insurance. He won six doubles titles on the ITTF World Tour between 2010 and 2014, including the victory at the 2014 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals. In 2015, he won a bronze medal in men's doubles event with Lee Sang-su at the World Championships.
Seok Ha-jung is a Chinese-born South Korean table tennis player. She won four bronze medals at major international competitions: two at the 2009 East Asian Games and one each at the 2010 Asian Games and 2012 World Championships. Her team placed fourth at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Her world ranking varied from 12 to 65 between 2008 and 2014, peaking in early 2011.
Kim Min-gyu was a South Korean para table tennis player. He won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
Kim Byoung-young is a South Korean para table tennis coach and former player. He took a gold medal at three consecutive Paralympic Games: 2000, 2004, and 2008, in addition to a silver medal in 2004.
The 17th Asian Table Tennis Championships 2005 were held in Seogwipo, Jeju-do, South Korea, from 27 August to 2 September 2005. It was organised by the Korea Table Tennis Association under the authority of Asian Table Tennis Union (ATTU) and International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
South Korea 
