| Table Tennis - Men's Singles 8 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Paralympic Table Tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Galatsi Olympic Hall | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18–21 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 15 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Singles | ||
| Men | Women | |
| C1 | C1–2 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | C3 | |
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| C6 | C6–8 | |
| C7 | ||
| C8 | ||
| C9 | C9 | |
| C10 | C10 | |
| Teams | ||
| Men | Women | |
| C1–2 | C1–3 | |
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4–5 | |
| C5 | ||
| C6–7 | C6–10 | |
| C8 | ||
| C9 | ||
| C10 | ||
The Men's Singles 8 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall. [1]
Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball back and forth across a table using small rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net. Except for the initial serve, the rules are generally as follows: players must allow a ball played toward them to bounce one time on their side of the table, and must return it so that it bounces on the opposite side at least once. A point is scored when a player fails to return the ball within the rules. Play is fast and demands quick reactions. Spinning the ball alters its trajectory and limits an opponent's options, giving the hitter a great advantage.
The 2004 Summer Paralympics, the 12th Summer Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee, held in Athens, Greece from 17 September to 28 September 2004. 3,806 athletes from 136 National Paralympic Committees competed. 519 medal events were held in 19 sports.
The Galatsi Olympic Hall is a mult-use indoor arena that is located in Galatsi, Athens, Greece. It was the site of table tennis and rhythmic gymnastics at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The Galatsi Olympic Hall has a seating capacity of 6,200, which includes 5,141 permanent seats in the upper tier, and the removable lower tier seats.
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Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete’s ability to compete.
The event was won by Mathieu Loicq, representing 
Belgium competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 25 athletes, 24 men and one woman. Competitors from Belgium won 7 medals, including 3 gold, 2 silver and 2 bronze to finish 36th in the medal table.
