At the 2009 Jeux de la Francophonie , the table tennis events were hosted at the club facilities of Homenetmen Beirut from 28 September to 4 October. A total of 54 competitors, 28 men and 26 women, took part in four different tournaments: a men's individual competition, a women's individual competition, a mixed doubles competition, and a team tournament. [1]
Tournament | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
Men's singles [2] | Kien Quoc Doan (VIE) | Ahmed Ali Saleh (EGY) | Nicolas Mohler (SUI) Suraju Saka (CGO) |
Women's singles [3] | Zhang Mo (CAN) | Hoang My Trang Mai (VIE) | Audrey Mattenet (FRA) Cristina Hîrîci (ROU) |
Mixed doubles [4] | Romania | Canada | France French Community of Belgium |
Team [5] | Canada | Vietnam | Switzerland France |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada (CAN) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Romania (ROU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
6 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Congo (CGO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
French Community of Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (8 nations) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
Key: Country (no. of athletes)
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