| Table tennis at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | State Sports Centre |
| Dates | 16 – 25 September 2000 |
| Competitors | 171 from 48 nations |
| Table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
The table tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics consisted of four events. [1]
A total of 171 athletes (86 men and 85 women), representing 48 NOCs, competed in four events. [2]
Algeria (2)
Argentina (2)
Australia (9)
Austria (5)
Belarus (5)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (3)
Canada (6)
Chile (5)
China (9)
Croatia (4)
Cuba (5)
Czech Republic (2)
Denmark (2)
Egypt (5)
France (5)
Germany (8)
Great Britain (1)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (3)
India (3)
Indonesia (2)
Iran (1)
Japan (9)
Jordan (1)
Lithuania (2)
Luxembourg (2)
Mauritius (1)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (3)
Nigeria (7)
Poland (2)
Qatar (1)
Romania (3)
Russia (3)
Singapore (2)
South Korea (8)
Sweden (6)
Chinese Taipei (7)
Thailand (1)
Tunisia (1)
Turkmenistan (1)
Uganda (1)
Ukraine (1)
United States (8)
Venezuela (2)
FR Yugoslavia (2)| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles | Kong Linghui  China | Jan-Ove Waldner  Sweden | Liu Guoliang China |
| Men's doubles | Wang Liqin and Yan Sen (CHN) | Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui (CHN) | Jean-Philippe Gatien and Patrick Chila (FRA) |
| Women's singles | Wang Nan China | Li Ju China | Chen Jing  Chinese Taipei |
| Women's doubles | Li Ju and Wang Nan (CHN) | Sun Jin and Yang Ying (CHN) | Kim Moo-Kyo and Ryu Ji-Hae (KOR) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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