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.
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 Youth Olympic Games is referred to as XT.
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Rk. | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | MT | WT | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | MT | WT | MS | WS | MD | WD | MT | WT | MS | WS | XT | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | MT | WT |
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3 | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | Chinese Taipei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | North Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | Austria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Poland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | Luxembourg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | Serbia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Czech Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Tunisia 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | Vietnam |
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.
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