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Table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
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Table tennis at the 1964 Summer Paralympics consisted of twelve events, eight for men and four for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 2 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 |  Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 12 | 12 | 21 | 45 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles B | Rosa Kuhnel  Austria | Susan Masham  Great Britain | Michal Escapa  Israel |
Elaine Schreiber  Australia | |||
| Singles C | Yvette Alloo  Belgium | Batia Mishani Israel | Marion O'Brien Australia |
Marlene Muhlendyck  Germany | |||
| Doubles B | Great Britain (GBR) Gwen Buck Susan Masham | Italy (ITA) Silvana Martino Anna Maria Toso | Great Britain (GBR) Sheelagh Jones Carol Tetley |
| Austria (AUT) I. Driessler Rosa Kuhnel | |||
| Doubles C | Australia (AUS) Daphne Ceeney Marion O'Brien | Great Britain (GBR) Marjorie Cooper Dick Thompson | Israel (ISR) Batia Mishani Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum |
| Japan (JPN) Chiyono Inoue Fumiyo Ogasawara |
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