Table tennis at the Summer Paralympics | |
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Governing body | ITTF |
Events | 29 (men: 16; women: 13) |
Games | |
Paralympic table tennis has been competed at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. Men and women compete in singles and team events in ten different classes according to the extent of their disability.
Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
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1 | 1960 | 11 | Italy |
2 | 1964 | 12 | Great Britain |
3 | 1968 | 15 | Israel |
4 | 1972 | 19 | West Germany |
5 | 1976 | 27 | Switzerland |
6 | 1980 | 32 | West Germany |
7 | 1984 | 36 | West Germany |
8 | 1988 | 38 | West Germany |
9 | 1992 | 36 | Germany |
10 | 1996 | 28 | France |
11 | 2000 | 30 | France |
12 | 2004 | 28 | China |
13 | 2008 | 24 | China |
14 | 2012 | 29 | China |
15 | 2016 | 29 | China |
16 | 2020 | 31 | China |
Table of medals won by nations, updated after the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]
Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 78 | 31 | 20 | 129 |
2 | West Germany | 43 | 28 | 26 | 97 |
3 | France (FRA) | 36 | 45 | 54 | 135 |
4 | Austria (AUT) | 29 | 23 | 29 | 81 |
5 | South Korea (KOR) | 27 | 36 | 36 | 99 |
6 | Great Britain (GBR) | 26 | 32 | 47 | 105 |
7 | Germany (GER) | 25 | 27 | 29 | 81 |
8 | Netherlands (NED) | 19 | 14 | 23 | 56 |
9 | Sweden (SWE) | 16 | 28 | 23 | 67 |
10 | United States (USA) | 14 | 15 | 24 | 53 |
11 | Switzerland (SUI) | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
12 | Belgium (BEL) | 10 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
13 | Poland (POL) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
14 | Israel (ISR) | 10 | 4 | 10 | 24 |
15 | Finland (FIN) | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
16 | Slovakia (SVK) | 6 | 8 | 9 | 23 |
17 | Denmark (DEN) | 6 | 5 | 8 | 19 |
18 | Italy (ITA) | 5 | 12 | 19 | 36 |
19 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
20 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
21 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
22 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
23 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
24 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
25 | Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 |
Japan (JPN) | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | |
27 | Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 |
28 | Romania (ROM) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
29 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
30 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
31 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
32 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
33 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
34 | RPC | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
35 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
36 | Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
37 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
38 | Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
39 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
40 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
41 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
42 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 |
43 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
45 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
46 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Unified Team | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
49 | Malta (MLT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
51 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Independent Paralympic Participants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Rhodesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (60 entries) | 433 | 430 | 543 | 1406 |
Table tennis players who have won two gold medals or five medals. Active players are in bold.
No. | Athlete | Country | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Zhang Xiaoling | China (CHN) | 1988-2008 | 7 | F | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
2 | Tommy Taylor | Great Britain (GBR) | 1960-1980 | 6 | M | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
3 | Jochen Wollmert | Germany (GER) | 1992-2012 | 6 | M | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Natalia Partyka | Poland (POL) | 2004-2016 | 4 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
5 | Baruch Hagai | Israel (ISR) | 1964-1976 | 4 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Irene Schmidt | Netherlands (NED) | 1972-1980 | 3 | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
7 | Ján Riapoš | Slovakia (SVK) | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
8 | Michael Dempsey | United States (USA) | 1972-2000 | 8 | M | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
9 | Rainer Küschall | Switzerland (SUI) | 1972-1984 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Christophe Durand | France (FRA) | 1996-2008 | 4 | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
11 | James Rawson | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992-2008 | 5 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
12 | Gerda Becker | Netherlands (NED) | 1976-1980 | 2 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Mati Angel | Israel (ISR) | 1960-1980 | 4 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Holger Nikelis | Germany (GER) | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
14 | Carol Bryant | Great Britain (GBR) | 1968-1972 | 2 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
15 | Peter Rosenmeier | Denmark (DEN) | 2004-2016 | 4 | M | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
16 | Kelly van Zon | Netherlands (NED) | 2008-2016 | 3 | F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
17 | Neil Robinson | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992-2008 | 5 | M | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
18 | Thu Kamkasomphou | France (FRA) | 2000-2016 | 5 | F | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
19 | Zlatko Kesler | Yugoslavia (YUG) Serbia (SRB) | 1992-2012 | 6 | M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
20 | José Manuel Ruiz Reyes | Spain (ESP) | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Nation | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total | ||||||||||||
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Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Australia (AUS) | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Austria (AUT) | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Bahamas (BAH) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bahrain (BRN) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Brazil (BRA) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canada (CAN) | 16 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chile (CHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
China (CHN) | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Colombia (COL) | 8 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Costa Rica (CRC) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Croatia (CRO) | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba (CUB) | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech Republic (CZE) | 9 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denmark (DEN) | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Egypt (EGY) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Faroe Islands (FRO) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fiji (FIJ) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland (FIN) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
France (FRA) | 13 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Great Britain (GBR) | 10 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Greece (GRE) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Guatemala (GUA) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Iceland (ISL) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
India (IND) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Independent Paralympic Participants (IPP) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Iran (IRI) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ireland (IRL) | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Israel (ISR) | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||
Italy (ITA) | 9 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
Jamaica (JAM) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Japan (JPN) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Jordan (JOR) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kuwait (KUW) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Libya (LBA) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liechtenstein (LIE) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Luxembourg (LUX) | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Malta (MLT) | 1 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mexico (MEX) | 4 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Moldova (MDA) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |||||||||||||
New Zealand (NZL) | 7 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Norway (NOR) | 1 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Oman (OMA) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peru (PER) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Poland (POL) | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Puerto Rico (PUR) | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhodesia (RHO) | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia (SRB) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sierra Leone (SLE) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovakia (SVK) | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Africa (RSA) | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Spain (ESP) | 2 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sudan (SUD) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sweden (SWE) | 10 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 13 | |||||||||||||||
Switzerland (SUI) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
Syria (SYR) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thailand (THA) | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Unified Team (EUN) | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
United States (USA) | 6 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
West Germany (FRG) | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 33 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Venezuela (VEN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Yemen (YEM) | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia (YUG) | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 2 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nations | 10 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | ||||||||||||||
Competitors | 35 | 51 | 279 | 112 | 265 | 270 | 101 | 294 | 265 | 210 | 270 | 239 | 264 | 276 | 269 | ||||||||||||||
Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
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