Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

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Table tennis
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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Venue Peking University Gymnasium
DatesAugust 13 to August 23, 2008
Competitors171 from 56 nations
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Peking University Gymnasium as the venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics Ping pong olympics (2731464056).jpg
Peking University Gymnasium as the venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Inside the Peking University Gymnasium Peking University Gymnasium.jpg
Inside the Peking University Gymnasium

Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games. A total of four sets of medals were awarded for the four events contested. China, as the host country, would win every medal possible, claiming the podium in both the Men's and Women's Singles events and claiming Gold in both the Men's and Women's Team Event, leading the IOC and ITTF, to change the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to ensure that countries could only enter 2, instead of 3 athletes into the Singles event.

Contents

Qualification

Competition schedule

PPreliminary rounds¼QuarterfinalsBBronze playoff½SemifinalsFFinal
Event↓/Date →Wed 13Thu 14Fri 15Sat 16Sun 17Mon 18Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21Fri 22Sat 23
Men's singles P¼½F
Men's team PB½BF
Women's singles P ¼½F
Women's team PB½BF

Participating nations

A total of 171 athletes (86 men and 85 women), representing 56 NOCs, competed in four events. [1]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 4228
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0101
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 0101
4Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 0022
Totals (4 entries)44412

Events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles
details
Ma Lin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Hao
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Liqin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Men's team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Christian Suss
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Timo Boll
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min
Yoon Jae-young
Women's singles
details
Zhang Yining
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Wang Nan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Guo Yue
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Women's team
details
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Guo Yue
Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore
Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Wang Yuegu
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Dang Ye-seo
Kim Kyung-ah
Park Mi-young

See also

References

  1. "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.