Table Tennis at the Olympics

The table tennis competitions at the Summer Olympics first appeared at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and have since been included in the program of each subsequent Games. The competition was initially held in singles and doubles, team level was introduced at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing instead of doubles.

Until the 2016 Games, four sets of awards were played in this sport. In 2017, it was announced that mixed-double competitions would be included in the 2020 Olympic program in Tokyo ^[1] . Thus, for the first time in table tennis, 5 sets of awards will be raffled, not 4.

Throughout history, between 1988 and 2016, 32 sets of awards were awarded. Chinese athletes won 28 gold medals, representatives of the Republic of Korea won three victories, and one victory was won by the Swedes.

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Competition

Competition	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	Total
Men's Singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	eight
Men's Doubles	•	•	•	•	•				five
Men's Team Rank						•	•	•	3
Women's Singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	eight
Women's Doubles	•	•	•	•	•				five
Women's Team Rank						•	•	•	3
Total	four	four	four	four	four	four	four	four

Medal standings (after 2016)

A place	A country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Total number of medals
one	China	28	17	eight	53
2	South Korea	3	3	12	18
3	Sweden	one	one	one	3
four	Germany	0	3	four	7
five	Japan	0	2	2	four
6	DPRK	0	one	3	four
7	Singapore	0	one	2	3
eight	Taiwan	0	one	one	2
	France	0	one	one	2
	Yugoslavia	0	one	one	2
eleven	Hong Kong	0	one	0	one
12	Denmark	0	0	one	one

Countries

A country	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	Total
Australia	3	2	five	9	6	6	6
Austria	2	2	four	five	four	6	6
Algeria				2	five	one	3
Argentina	one	2		2	3	2	five
Belarus			2	five	five	four	four
Belgium	2	2	2	2	one	one	6
Bulgaria	2	one					2
Bosnia and Herzegovina			one		one		2
Brazil	2	four	four	3	five	four	6
Vanuatu						one	one
Great Britain	four	6	four	one			four
Hungary	five	one	four	3	3	four	6
Venezuela	2		one	2	2	one	five
Vietnam					one	one	2
Ghana	one	2	2				3
Germany		five	7	eight	eight	6	five
Honduras					one		one
Hong Kong	6	four	four	four	eight	6	6
Greece			2	2	four	3	four
Denmark				2	2	one	3
DR Congo					2		one
Dominican Republic	3		one		2	four	four
Egypt	3	2		five		five	four
Israel					one		one
India	3	four	2	3	2	2	6
Indonesia	one	3	2	2			four
Spain		four			one	five	3
Italy	one	one	3		five	3	five
Jordan	one	one		one	one	one	five
Iraq	one						one
Iran		one		one	one	one	four
Kazakhstan						one	one
Cameroon						one	one
Canada	3	2	five	6	four	five	6
Qatar			one	one			2
China	7	eight	eight	9	9	6	6
DPRK		eight	7		four	five	four
Colombia						one	one
Cuba		four		five			2
Kuwait			one			one	2
Lebanon			one				one
Libya		one					one
Lithuania			one	2		one	3
Luxembourg				2		one	2
Mauritius	2			one			2
Malaysia	2						one
Morocco		one					one
Mexico			one			one	2
Independent Olympic members		five					one
Nigeria	6	6	four	7	eight	6	6
Netherlands	2	3	6	2	2	3	6
New Zealand	2	3	one	3	2		five
United team		6					one
Pakistan	one						one
Paraguay						one	one
Peru	one	four	2		one		four
Poland	3	3	2	2	2	four	6
Portugal						3	one
Republic of the Congo						2	one
Russia			four	3	6	five	four
Romania		four	five	3	four	four	five
Saudi Arabia		one			one		2
Senegal					one		one
Serbia						one	one
Serbia and Montenegro			3	2	3		3
Singapore			one	2	four	6	6
Slovakia			one			one	2
Slovenia		one				one	2
the USSR	five						one
Sudan			one				one
USA	3	five	6	eight	7	four	6
Thailand				one	one	one	3
Taiwan	6		6	7	four	five	five
Trinidad and Tobago			one			one	2
Tunisia	four	3	one	one	2		five
Turkmenistan			one	one			2
Turkey						2	one
Uganda		one	3	one			3
Uzbekistan					one		one
Ukraine				one		3	2
France	2	6	6	five	one	four	6
Germany	6						one
Croatia		2	four	four	3	6	five
Czech			3	2	four	2	four
Czechoslovakia	four	five					2
Chile	3	3	four	five	four		five
Switzerland			one				one
Sweden	four	6	7	6	3	3	6
Ecuador		one					one
Estonia		one					one
South Africa		2					one
Yugoslavia	five						one
South Korea	7	eight	eight	eight	9	6	6
Jamaica	one	one	2				3
Japan	7	eight	eight	9	eight	6	6
Total countries: 95	41	48	51	48	50	56
Total Athletes	129	159	166	171	172	171

Notes

↑ Table Tennis Mixed Doubles Added to Tokyo 2020 on the ITTF website

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