Table tennis at the X Paralympic Games | |
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![]() Paralympic Table tennis | |
Competitors | 210 from 31 nations |
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 17 for men and 11 for women.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
18 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (26 entries) | 28 | 28 | 45 | 101 |
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