| Table tennis at the 1974 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Aryamehr Sport Complex |
| Dates | 8–15 September 1974 |
Table tennis was contested at the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran from 8 to 15 September 1974.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. China finished first in medal table with six gold medals.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liang Geliang  China | Mitsuru Kono  Japan | Yun Chol  North Korea |
| Men's doubles | Japan Nobuhiko Hasegawa Mitsuru Kono |  China Li Zhenshi Liang Geliang | China Xi Enting Xu Shaofa |
| Men's team | China Li Zhenshi Liang Geliang Xi Enting Xu Shaofa Zeng Boxiong | Japan Nobuhiko Hasegawa Mitsuru Kono Kenji Koyama Masayuki Kuze Takashi Tamura |  North Korea Jo Yong-ho Kong Jae-gyu O Sung-sam Yun Chol |
| Women's singles | Zhang Li China | Chung Hyun-sook  South Korea | Hu Yulan China |
| Women's doubles | China Zhang Li Zheng Huaiying | Japan Tomie Edano Yukie Ozeki | North Korea Kim Chang-ae Pak Yung-sun |
| Women's team | China Hu Yulan Huang Xiping Zhang Li Zheng Huaiying |  South Korea Chung Hyun-sook Kim Jin-hi Kim Soon-ok Lee Ailesa | Japan Tomie Edano Yukie Ozeki Fumiko Shinpo Shoko Takahashi |
| Mixed doubles | China Liang Geliang Zheng Huaiying | South Korea Kang Moon-soo Kim Soon-ok | Japan Mitsuru Kono Tomie Edano |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
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