Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships is a biennial sports event for para table tennis players who represent an Oceanian country. It debuted in 2011 after Asia and Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships separated.
Edition | Year | Host | Dates | Competitors | Countries | Top medalists | Ref |
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1 | 2013 | Canberra | 9 - 16 November | 28 | 4 | Australia | [1] |
2 | 2015 | Bendigo | 6 - 13 April | 22 | 5 | Australia | [2] |
3 | 2017 | Suva | 13 - 16 April | 46 | 10 | Australia | [3] |
4 | 2019 | Darwin | 1 - 4 May | 28 | 5 | Australia | [4] |
5 | 2023 | Honiara | 17 - 20 November | 51 | 12 | Australia | [5] |
As of 2023 (This includes medals awarded in the Asia and Oceania Para Table Tennis Championships).
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Australia (AUS) | 26 | 18 | 22 | 66 |
2 | Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
3 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 |
4 | Tuvalu (TUV) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Solomon Islands (SOL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
6 | New Caledonia (NCL) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
7 | French Polynesia (TAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Tonga (TGA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Totals (9 entries) | 29 | 32 | 42 | 103 |
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