| Table tennis at the VI Paralympic Games | |
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 Paralympic Table tennis | |
Table tennis at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 22 for men and 10 for women.
| Table tennis at the VI Paralympic Games | |
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| Paralympic Table tennis | |
Table tennis at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 22 for men and 10 for women.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  West Germany (FRG) | 9 | 2 | 6 | 17 |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 |  Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 |  Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 |  Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Norway (NOR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 |  Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 |  Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (19 entries) | 31 | 32 | 29 | 92 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles 1A | Julie Toomey  Ireland | Sandra James  Zimbabwe | Josefina Cornejo  Mexico |
| Singles 1B | Jane Blackburn  Great Britain | M. Lijsen  Norway | Rosa Sicari  Italy |
| Singles 2 | Elisabeth Bisquolm  Switzerland | Rosa Schweizer  Austria | Ruth Lamsbach  West Germany |
| Singles 3 | Verena Chiari Switzerland | J. Swann Great Britain | R. Andre  France |
| Singles 4 | Irene Schmidt  Netherlands | L. Karlsson  Sweden | Gerda Becker Netherlands |
| Singles C | A. Smith Great Britain | G. Bosrup Sweden | N. Kabous France |
| Teams 1B | Norway (NOR) A. Klausen Marit Lysen | Ireland (IRL) Frances O'Sullivan John Twomey | None |
| Teams 2 | Austria (AUT) Rosa Schweizer A. Wicher | Great Britain (GBR) Jane Blackburn G. Matthews | Ireland (IRL) Angela Hendra Anne Sinnott |
| Teams 3 | Switzerland (SUI) Elisabeth Bisquolm Verena Chiari | France (FRA) R. Andre Maguy Ramousse |  Jamaica (JAM)Jennifer Brown Quida White |
| Teams 4 | Netherlands (NED) Gerda Becker Irene Schmidt | Great Britain (GBR) B. Gibbs J. Swann | Sweden (SWE) L. Karlsson R. Soderberg |
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