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Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of fifteen events, eight for men and seven for women.
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Table tennis at the 1968 Summer Paralympics consisted of fifteen events, eight for men and seven for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Israel (ISR) | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 |  West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 |  Mixed-NOCs (MIX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 |  Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 14 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 |  Rhodesia (RHO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 15 | 15 | 28 | 58 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles A1 | Aria Noordam  Netherlands | White Ireland | Moore United States |
Sandra Coppard  Rhodesia | |||
| Singles A2 | Mati Angel  Israel | Tora Lysoe  Norway | Hattingh South Africa |
| Rosaleen Gallagher Ireland | |||
| Singles B | Rosa Kuhnel  Austria | Michal Escapa Israel | Ingrid Voboril Austria |
Susan Masham  Great Britain | |||
| Singles C | Lindstrom Sweden | Carol Bryant Great Britain | Lampo Belgium |
| Batia Mishani Israel | |||
| Doubles A2 | Israel (ISR) Mati Angel Tora Lysoe Norway | Great Britain (GBR) Ruth Brooks Levers | United States (USA) Gorman Moore |
| Ireland (IRL) Rosaleen Gallagher White | |||
| Doubles B | Austria (AUT) Rosa Kuhnel Ingrid Voboril | Great Britain (GBR) Gwen Buck Susan Masham | Great Britain (GBR) Finnegan J. Swann |
| Italy (ITA) Elena Monaco Gabriella Monaco | |||
| Doubles C | Great Britain (GBR) Barnard Carol Bryant | Australia (AUS) Marian O'Brien Elaine Schreiber | Belgium (BEL) Bruyndonck Lampo |
| Italy (ITA) Rosaria La Corte Irene Monaco |
The 1964 Summer Paralympics, originally known as the 13th International Stoke Mandeville Games, were the second Paralympic Games to be held. They were held in Tokyo, Japan, and were the last Summer Paralympics to take place in the same city as the Summer Olympics until the 1988 Summer Paralympics.
The 1968 Summer Paralympics were the third Paralympic Games to be held. Organised under the guidance of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation (ISMGF), they were known as the 17th International Stoke Mandeville Games at the time. The games were originally planned to be held alongside the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, but in 1966, the Mexican government decided against it due to difficulties. The Israeli government offered to host the games in Tel Aviv, a suggestion that was accepted.
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Ethiopia's participation in the Paralympic Games has been sporadic. The country made its Paralympic début at the 1968 Summer Games in Tel Aviv, sending two competitors who both competed in both athletics and table tennis. Ethiopia was then absent from the Games for almost a decade, returning in 1976 with a one-man delegation Abraham Habte, who entered athletics, lawn bowls and table tennis. In 1980, Habte was again Ethiopia's only representative, this time competing only in lawn bowls. Ethiopia then entered a prolonged period of absence, before sending a single runner to the 2004 Games. In 2008, the country entered a two-man delegation in athletics. In 2012, Wondiye Fikre Indelbu became the first Ethiopian to win a medal in the Paralympic Games, winning a silver in the men's 1500 meters - T46 event in athletics.
Whilst Japan has been absent at the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960, Japan made its Paralympic debut by hosting the 1964 Games in Tokyo. The country has participated in every subsequent edition of the Summer Paralympics and in every edition of the Winter Paralympics since the first in 1976. It has hosted the Paralympic Games twice, with Tokyo hosting the 1964 Summer Games and Nagano hosting the 1998 Winter Paralympics. The next Summer Paralympics in 2020 was held again in Tokyo. Japan is represented by the Japan Paralympic Committee.
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Israel was the host nation of the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv. The Israeli team finished third in the medal table and won sixty-two medals: eighteen gold, twenty-one silver and twenty-three bronze. Over 750 athletes from 28 nations took part in the Games; the Israeli team included 53 athletes, 37 men and 15 women.
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Ireland was one of twenty-eight nations to send a delegation to compete at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968. The team finished nineteenth in the medal table and won a total of nine medals; four silver and five bronze. Seven Irish athletes competed at the Games, five men and two women.
Ethiopia was one of 28 nations to send a delegation to the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv, Israel from November 4 to 13, 1968; two Ethiopian athletes competed, both of them men. Abraham Habte and Negatu each took part in both athletics and table tennis events. The team did not win any medals at these Games and, as of the 2010 Winter Paralympics, no Ethiopian athlete has won a medal at either the Summer or Winter Paralympics.
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