Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Table tennis
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DatesAugust 13 to August 23, 2008
Competitors171 from 56 nations
Peking University Gymnasium as the venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics

Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games. A total of four sets of medals were awarded for the four events contested. China, as the host country, would win every medal possible, claiming the podium in both the Men's and Women's Singles events and claiming Gold in both the Men's and Women's Team Event, leading the IOC and ITTF, to change the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to ensure that countries could only enter 2, instead of 3 athletes into the Singles event.

Qualification

Competition schedule

PPreliminary rounds ¼Quarterfinals BBronze playoff ½Semifinals FFinal
Event↓/Date →Wed 13Thu 14Fri 15Sat 16Sun 17Mon 18Tue 19Wed 20Thu 21Fri 22Sat 23
Men's singlesP¼½F
Men's teamPB½BF
Women's singlesP ¼½F
Women's teamPB½BF

Participating nations

A total of 171 athletes (86 men and 85 women), representing 56 NOCs, competed in four events.[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)4228
2 Germany (GER)0101
 Singapore (SIN)0101
4 South Korea (KOR)0022
Totals (4 entries)44412

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Ma Lin
 China
Wang Hao
 China
Wang Liqin
 China
Men's team
 China (CHN)
Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin
 Germany (GER)
Christian Suss
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Timo Boll
 South Korea (KOR)
Oh Sang-Eun
Ryu Seung-Min
Yoon Jae-Young
Women's singles
Zhang Yining
 China
Wang Nan
 China
Guo Yue
 China
Women's team
 China (CHN)
Guo Yue
Wang Nan
Zhang Yining
 Singapore (SIN)
Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Wang Yuegu
 South Korea (KOR)
Dang Ye-Seo
Kim Kyung-Ah
Park Mi-Young

See also

References

  1. "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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