Major achievements in table tennis by nation

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This is a list of achievements in major international table tennis events according to gold, silver and bronze medal results obtained by athletes representing different nations. The objective is not to create a combined medal table; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by athletes in major global events, ranking the countries according to the most podiums accomplished by athletes of these nations. In order to be considered for the making of the list, competitions must be ranked among the highest possible rank (R1) by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF); [1] these competitions are: 1) Summer Olympic Games, 2) Youth Olympic Games, 3) World Table Tennis Championships, 4) ITTF World Youth Championships, and 5) Table Tennis World Cup. [2] Masters, as well as Para meets, such as the Para World Championships and the Paralympic Games, were not taken into consideration, as per ITTF guidelines.

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The conventions used on this table follow the ITTF guidelines, namely: MS for men's singles, WS for women's singles, MD for men's doubles, WD for women's doubles, XD for mixed doubles, MT for men's team and WT for women's team. The Mixed Team event at the World Cup and the Youth Olympic Games is referred to as XT.

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Senior

Best international results by nation (1926 – May 2025)
World Championships Olympic Games World Cup
Rk.Nation MS WS MD WD XD MT WT MS WS MD WD XD MT WT MS WS MD WD MT WT XT
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
6Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
7Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
8Flag of France.svg  France Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
9Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
10Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
11Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
12Flag of England.svg  England Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
13Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
14Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
15Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
16Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
17Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
18Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
19Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
20Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
21Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
22Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
23Unification flag of Korea.svg  Korea Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
24Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
25Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
26Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
27Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
28Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
28Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
30Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
31Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
32Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
32Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
34Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
34Flag of India.svg  India Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
34Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
37Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
38Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Bronze medal icon.svg
38Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bronze medal icon.svg
40Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Bronze medal icon.svg
40Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Bronze medal icon.svg

Junior and Youth

Best international results by nation (2003 – May 2025)
Youth Olympics World Junior Championships (U18)
Rk.Nation MS WS XT MS WS MD WD XD MT WT
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
3Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
4Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
5Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
7Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
8Flag of France.svg  France Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
9Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
10Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
10Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
12Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
12Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro Silver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
14Flag of England.svg  England Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
14Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
14Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
14Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
18Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
18Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Bronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
20Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Silver medal icon.svg
20Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Silver medal icon.svg
22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Bronze medal icon.svg
22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Bronze medal icon.svg
22Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Bronze medal icon.svg
25Flag of India.svg  India Bronze medal icon.svg
25Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Bronze medal icon.svg
25Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Bronze medal icon.svg
25Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1Bronze medal icon.svg

1 The medal was officially awarded under the Olympic flag at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics to a Mixed-NOCs team consisting of one athlete from China and one athlete from Tunisia.

Further reading

See also

Major tournaments for disabled athletes
Other major world tournaments
Continental tournaments
Achievements in sports

References