| Table tennis at the 1962 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Istora Senayan |
| Dates | 25–31 August 1962 |
Table tennis was contested at the 1962 Asian Games at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 25 August 1962 to 31 August 1962.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Keiichi Miki  Japan | Ichiro Ogimura Japan | Koji Kimura Japan |
| Men's doubles | Japan Keiichi Miki Ken Konaka | Japan Ichiro Ogimura Koji Kimura |  South Vietnam Lê Văn Tiết Lê Văn Inh |
| Men's team | Japan Koji Kimura Ken Konaka Keiichi Miki Ichiro Ogimura |  South Korea Chung Yung-moon Kang Hi-jung Kim Kyung-jun Lee Dal-joon |  Singapore Goh Soo Nam Lim Jit Choon Lim Wai Sheng Sim Poh Lin |
| Women's singles | Kimiyo Matsuzaki Japan | Kazuko Ito Japan | Masako Seki Japan |
| Women's doubles | Japan Masako Seki Noriko Yamanaka | South Korea Hwang Yool-ja Lee Yung-mi | Japan Kimiyo Matsuzaki Kazuko Ito |
| Women's team | Japan Kazuko Ito Kimiyo Matsuzaki Masako Seki Noriko Yamanaka |  Hong Kong Chan Yee Ching Choy Yee Shing Fan Sin Kwan Baguio Wong | South Korea Choi Kyung-ja Hwang Yool-ja Lee Shin-ja Lee Yung-mi |
| Mixed doubles | Japan Ichiro Ogimura Kimiyo Matsuzaki | Japan Koji Kimura Kazuko Ito | Japan Keiichi Miki Masako Seki |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| South Vietnam (VNM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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