Table tennis at the 1998 Asian Games

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Table tennis
at the 1998 Asian Games
Table tennis pictogram.svg
Venue Thammasat Gymnasium 5
Dates8–16 December 1998
  1994
2002  

Table tennis was contested in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 8 to December 16, 1998. China maintained its dominance in the event and won total nine medals, with six golds. Kim Taek-soo of South Korea was the only non-Chinese player who won a gold medal, and with his medal South Korea finished second in medal table, with total eight medals. North Korea and Hong Kong both achieved one silver and one bronze, and finished tied at a third spot in a medal table rankings. [1]

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Kim Taek-soo
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Liu Guoliang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Oh Sang-eun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Kong Linghui
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Men's doublesFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Lee Chul-seung
Oh Sang-eun
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Wu Wen-chia
Kuo Chih-hsiang
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Chiang Peng-lung
Chang Yen-shu
Men's team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Wang Liqin
Yan Sen
Zhang Yong
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Kim Taek-soo
Lee Chul-seung
Oh Sang-eun
Park Sang-joon
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Seiko Iseki
Hiroshi Shibutani
Toshio Tasaki
Ryo Yuzawa
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Chang Yen-shu
Chiang Peng-lung
Chuang Chih-yuan
Kuo Chih-hsiang
Wu Wen-chia
Women's singles Wang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Ju
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Jing
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Ryu Ji-hye
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Women's doublesFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Ju
Wang Nan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Chan Tan Lui
Song Ah Sim
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Ryu Ji-hye
Lee Eun-sil
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Xu Jing
Chen Chiu-tan
Women's teamFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Li Ju
Wang Nan
Wu Na
Yang Ying
Zhang Yining
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Kim Hyang-mi
Kim Hyon-hui
Tu Jong-sil
Wi Bok-sun
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Kim Moo-kyo
Lee Eun-sil
Lee Kyoung-sun
Park Hae-jung
Ryu Ji-hye
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Chan Tan Lui
Song Ah Sim
Tong Wun
Wong Ching
Mixed doublesFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Liqin
Wang Nan
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Oh Sang-eun
Kim Moo-kyo
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Kim Song-hui
Kim Hyon-hui
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Ryo Yuzawa
Keiko Okazaki

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)6219
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea  (KOR)1348
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong  (HKG)0112
Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea  (PRK)0112
5Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei  (TPE)0055
6Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan  (JPN)0022
Totals (6 entries)771428

References

  1. "Table tennis – Past Medals". doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website). Wayback Machine. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2011.