Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's singles

Last updated

Contents

Table tennis – Men's singles
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Venue Galatsi Olympic Hall
Date14 to 23 August 2004
Competitors64 from 39 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ryu Seung-min Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svg Wang Hao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Bronze medal icon.svg Wang Liqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
  2000
2008  

These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. [1]

Qualifying Athletes

AthleteCountry
Mohamed Gueye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Torben Wosik Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Liu Song Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Shu Arai Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Sharath Kamal Flag of India.svg  India
Mohamaed Boudjadja Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Monday Merotohun Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Momo Babungu Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Kien Quoc Doan Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Min Yang Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
Khoa Nguyen Flag of the United States.svg  United States
William Henzell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Ryo Yuzawa Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Lin Ju Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Tomasz Krzeszewski Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Hugo Hoyama Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Koji Matsushita Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Trevor Brown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Juan Papic Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Ilija Lupulesku Flag of the United States.svg  United States
O Il Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea
Jose Luyindula Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2003-2006).svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo
Panagiotis Gionis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
He Zhi Wen Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Mohammad Reza Akhlaghpasand Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Thiago Monteiro Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Segun Toriola Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Pablo Tabachnik Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Aleksandar Karakašević Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro
Khalid Al-Harbi Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Russ Lavale Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Srdjan Milicevic Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Trinko Keen Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Slobodan Grujić Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro
Ko Lai Chak Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Jörgan Persson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Peter Karlsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Chen Weixing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Alexey Smirnov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Jörg Roßkopf Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Danny Heister Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Adrian Crişan Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
Leung Chu Yan Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Lucjan Błaszczyk Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Li Ching Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Patrick Chila Flag of France.svg  France
Wenguan Johnny Huang Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Zoran Primorac Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Wang Liqin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Joo Se-Hyuk Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Petr Korbel Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Kalinikos Kreanga Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Chuang Chih-yuan Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Oh Sang-Eun Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Jean-Michel Saive Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Wang Hao Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Ryu Seung-Min Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Chian Peng-lung Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Michael Maze Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Vladimir Samsonov Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Werner Schlager Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Timo Boll Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Jan-Ove Waldner Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Ma Lin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

Seeds

The top 16 seeded players qualified directly to the third round. [2]

  1. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Liqin  (CHN)(semifinals, bronze medalist)
  2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma Lin  (CHN)(fourth round)
  3. Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ryu Seung-min  (KOR)(champion, gold medalist)
  4. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (CHN)(final, silver medalist)
  5. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang Chih-yuan  (TPE)(quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Vladimir Samsonov  (BLR)(fourth round)
  7. Flag of Austria.svg  Werner Schlager  (AUT)(fourth round)
  8. Flag of Greece.svg  Kalinikos Kreanga  (GRE)(third round)
  9. Flag of Germany.svg  Timo Boll  (GER)(quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chiang Peng-lung  (TPE)(fourth round)
  11. Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Joo Se-hyuk  (KOR)(fourth round)
  12. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Michel Saive  (BEL)(third round)
  13. Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Oh Sang-eun  (KOR)(fourth round)
  14. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Petr Korbel  (CZE)(third round)
  15. Flag of Denmark.svg  Michael Maze  (DEN)(third round)
  16. Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan-Ove Waldner  (SWE)(semifinals, fourth place)

The players seeded from 17 to 32 qualified directly to the second round.

  1. Flag of Austria.svg  Chen Weixing  (AUT)(third round)
  2. Flag of Sweden.svg  Jörgen Persson  (SWE)(fourth round)
  3. Flag of Sweden.svg  Peter Karlsson  (SWE)(third round)
  4. Flag of Russia.svg  Alexey Smirnov  (RUS)(second round)
  5. Flag of Croatia.svg  Zoran Primorac  (CRO)(third round)
  6. Flag of Poland.svg  Lucjan Błaszczyk  (POL)(third round)
  7. Flag of Germany.svg  Jörg Roßkopf  (GER)(third round)
  8. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Trinko Keen  (NED)(third round)
  9. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ko Lai Chak  (HKG)(quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of Romania.svg  Adrian Crișan  (ROU)(third round)
  11. Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Slobodan Grujić  (SCG)(second round)
  12. Flag of France.svg  Patrick Chila  (FRA)(third round)
  13. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Li Ching  (HKG)(third round)
  14. Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Leung Chu Yan  (HKG)(quarterfinals)
  15. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Wenguan Johnny Huang  (CAN)(second round)
  16. Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Danny Heister  (NED)(second round)

Draw

Finals

Semifinals Gold medal match
                  
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Liqin  (CHN)8 5 119 3
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (CHN)11116 1111
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Hao  (CHN)3 119 9 139
3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ryu Seung-min  (KOR)119 111111 11
3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ryu Seung-min  (KOR)119 111111
16 Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan-Ove Waldner  (SWE)9 119 5 5 Bronze medal match
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang Liqin  (CHN)10 11111111
16 Flag of Sweden.svg  Jan-Ove Waldner  (SWE)123 8 7 9

Top half

Section 1

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang L  (CHN)6 11111111
24 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Keen  (NED)1110 7 115 131124 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  T Keen  (NED)111 8 4 2
33 Flag of Germany.svg  T Wosik  (GER)9 12115 1111 9 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang L  (CHN)11119 1111
11 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Joo S-h  (KOR)7 8 116 6
11 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Joo S-h  (KOR)14111111
27 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  S Grujić  (SCG)4 7 112 12 41 Flag of Argentina.svg  Liu S  (ARG)12 9 6 8
41 Flag of Argentina.svg  Liu S  (ARG)11114 11141 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang L  (CHN)11136 1111
25 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ko LC  (HKG)9 11 118 4
14 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  P Korbel  (CZE)7 117 116 117
25 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ko LC  (HKG)1111111125 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ko LC  (HKG)119 112 119 11
49 Flag of India.svg  Achanta SK  (IND)9 5 9 6 25 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Ko LC  (HKG)11118 1112
18 Flag of Sweden.svg  J Persson  (SWE)7 6 114 10
8 Flag of Greece.svg  K Kreanga  (GRE)5 7 9 8
18 Flag of Sweden.svg  J Persson  (SWE)9 1111111118 Flag of Sweden.svg  J Persson  (SWE)11111111
52 Flag of Nigeria.svg  M Merotohun  (NGR)115 5 7 8

Section 2

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)16 118 111111
19 Flag of Sweden.svg  P Karlsson  (SWE)1111119 7 11 1119 Flag of Sweden.svg  P Karlsson  (SWE)186 117 3 8
35 Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  M Yang  (ITA)9 4 8 1111139 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)12126 129 11
13 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Oh S-e  (KOR)10 10 1110 115
13 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Oh S-e  (KOR)7 1111115 9 11
17 Flag of Austria.svg  Chen W  (AUT)1111121117 Flag of Austria.svg  Chen W  (AUT)116 7 8 11112
51 Flag of Australia.svg  W Henzell  (AUS)7 3 10 6 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chuang C-y  (TPE)1110 114 6 7
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang H  (CHN)5 129 111111
12 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  J-M Saive  (BEL)5 4 111316 8
20 Flag of Russia.svg  A Smirnov  (RUS)9 114 5 6 48 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Lin J  (DOM)11115 11 1811
48 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Lin J  (DOM)117 11111148 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Lin J  (DOM)5 7 1110 7
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang H  (CHN)11117 1211
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Wang H  (CHN)11121111 11
23 Flag of Germany.svg  J Roßkopf  (GER)6 1111171323 Flag of Germany.svg  J Roßkopf  (GER)5 10 5 136
37 Flag of Poland.svg  T Krzeszewski  (POL)118 7 15 11

Bottom half

Section 3

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ryu S-m  (KOR)11111111
32 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  D Heister  (NED)7 7 8 4 34 Flag of Japan.svg  K Matsushita  (JPN)9 6 6 2
34 Flag of Japan.svg  K Matsushita  (JPN)111111113 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ryu S-m  (KOR)11117 8 116 11
10 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chiang P-l  (TPE)6 6 11113 114
10 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chiang P-l  (TPE)1111122 11
26 Flag of Romania.svg  A Crişan  (ROU)1111151126 Flag of Romania.svg  A Crişan  (ROU)9 5 10 118
44 Flag of the United States.svg  I Lupulesku  (USA)9 8 13 8 3 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  Ryu S-m  (KOR)6 10 11111111
30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Leung CY  (HKG)11126 6 9 5
15 Flag of Denmark.svg  M Maze  (DEN)115 3 8 9
30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Leung CY  (HKG)111111 111130 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Leung CY  (HKG)6 11111111
47 Flag of North Korea.svg  O I  (PRK)3 9 134 8 30 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Leung CY  (HKG)116 116 117 11
6 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  V Samsonov  (BLR)7 119 115 118
6 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  V Samsonov  (BLR)115 128 1111
22 Flag of Poland.svg  L Błaszczyk  (POL)1110 118 7 111122 Flag of Poland.svg  L Błaszczyk  (POL)5 1110 114 9
36 Flag of Spain.svg  He Z  (ESP)5 122 11116 9

Section 4

Second round Third round Fourth round Quarterfinals
7 Flag of Austria.svg  W Schlager  (AUT)8 1112 111111
29 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Li C  (HKG)119 11111129 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Li C  (HKG)119 149 9 6
45 Flag of Brazil.svg  T Monteiro  (BRA)6 117 9 5 7 Flag of Austria.svg  W Schlager  (AUT)2 145 9 11116
9 Flag of Germany.svg  T Boll  (GER)1112 11116 4 11
9 Flag of Germany.svg  T Boll  (GER)1114 111111
28 Flag of France.svg  P Chila  (FRA)118 10 11111128 Flag of France.svg  P Chila  (FRA)3 169 3 9
39 Flag of Nigeria.svg  S Toriola  (NGR)3 11127 8 9 9 Flag of Germany.svg  T Boll  (GER)7 11 117 11
16 Flag of Sweden.svg  J-O Waldner  (SWE)11136 1113
16 Flag of Sweden.svg  J-O Waldner  (SWE)13115 1110 11
31 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  WJ Huang  (CAN)118 5 119 9 38 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  A Karakašević  (SCG)11 9 116 129
38 Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  A Karakašević  (SCG)7 11119 111116 Flag of Sweden.svg  J-O Waldner  (SWE)11127 1111
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)9 10 115 9
2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  Ma L  (CHN)1111119 11
21 Flag of Croatia.svg  Z Primorac  (CRO)8 1111111121 Flag of Croatia.svg  Z Primorac  (CRO)5 3 3 115
50 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  S Milicevic  (BIH)116 7 8 8

Preliminary round

Related Research Articles

These are the results of the men's doubles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

These are the results of the women's singles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

These are the results of the women's doubles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's singles</span>

The Men's singles table tennis event was a part of the Table Tennis program and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 19 and the finals took place on August 23.

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis program at the 2008 Summer Olympics and took place at the Peking University Gymnasium. The tournament started on August 18 with the final on August 22.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles</span>

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Thursday 2 August 2012 at ExCeL London. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists. In the 2008 event all three medals were won by Chinese athletes with Ma Lin taking gold.

The women's singles table tennis event was a part of the table tennis programme at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. The event took place from Saturday 28 July to Wednesday 1 August 2012 at ExCeL London. The tournament was a single elimination tournament with a third place playoff played between the two losing semi-finalists.

These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

These are the results of the women's singles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

These are the results of the women's doubles competition, one of two events for female competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

These are the results of the men's doubles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fan Zhendong</span> Chinese table tennis player

Fan Zhendong is a Chinese professional table tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 for men's singles by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). After joining the Chinese National Table Tennis Team in 2012 as the youngest member of the team, he went on to become the youngest ITTF World Tour Champion and the youngest World Table Tennis Champion. He achieved the top spot in the world rankings after holding position No. 2 for 29 consecutive months, starting from November 2015.

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 11 August 2016 at Riocentro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles</span>

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from 6 August to 10 August 2016 at Riocentro.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lin Gaoyuan</span> Chinese table tennis player

Lin Gaoyuan is a Chinese table tennis player. He was the Asian Cup champion in 2017, and was a member of the Chinese teams that took the gold medals at the World Team Championships in 2018 and 2022.

The men's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 30 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

The women's singles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 29 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

The mixed doubles table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The event took place from 24 July to 26 July 2021 at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. This was the first time ever mixed doubles event contested in the Summer Olympics. Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito won Japan's first-ever table tennis Olympic gold medal.

The women's singles tennis event at the 2019 Summer Universiade was held from 5 to 13 July at the Circolo Tennis and Lungomare in Naples, Italy.

The men's singles tennis event at the 2019 Summer Universiade was held from 5 to 13 July at the Circolo Tennis and Lungomare in Naples, Italy.

References

  1. "Table Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics: Singles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "Seeding List". ITTF. 29 July 2004. Archived from the original on 19 January 2012.