Table tennis at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | |
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Venue | Centro Eventos Puerta de Oro |
Location | |
Dates | 19–24 July |
The table tennis competition at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games was held in Barranquilla, Colombia from 19 to 24 July at the Centro Eventos Puerta de Oro.
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.
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles [1] | |||
Doubles [2] | Jorge Campos Andy Pereira | Marcos Madrid Ricardo Villa | Brian Afanador Daniel González Cecilio Correa Marco Navas |
Team [3] | Jorge Campos Livan Martínez Andy Pereira Juan Rondón | Brian Afanador Daniel González Yomar González Ricardo Jiménez | Dario Arce Miguel Lara Marcos Madrid Ricardo Villa Samuel Galvez Mariano Lockward Emil Santos Isaac Vila |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles [4] | |||
Doubles [5] | Adriana Diaz Melanie Díaz | Paula Medina Luisa Zuluaga | Gremlis Arvelo Neridee Niño Lisi Castillo Idalys Lovet |
Team [6] | Adriana Díaz Fabiola Díaz Melanie Díaz Daniely Rios | Gremlis Arvelo Neridee Niño Camila Obando Lisa Palacios | Manuela Echeverry Paula Medina Luisa Zuluaga Lisi Castillo Idalys Lovet Shelly Machado Lizdainet Rodríguez |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Doubles [7] | Brian Afanador Adriana Díaz | Daniel González Melanie Díaz | Andy Pereira Idalys Lovet Joaquin Villegas Paula Medina |
* Host nation (Colombia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 nations) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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