List of Olympic medalists in table tennis

Table tennis is among the sports contested at the Summer Olympic Games. It was introduced at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, where singles and doubles tournaments were held for both genders.[1] The doubles events were dropped from the 2008 Summer Olympics program and replaced by team events.[2] The competitions are conducted in accordance with the rules established by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).[3]

Wang Nan (China) is the all-time Olympic medal leader, having won four golds—a figure shared with fellow Chinese players Deng Yaping and Zhang Yining—and one silver medal. Wang Hao (China) have won the most medals in the men's competitions, with five, while Ma Lin, Ma Long and Zhang Jike (China) are the male with three gold medals. Eleven players have won four medals and six have won three.[4] Chen Jing competed for China when she won her first two medals in 1988, and for Chinese Taipei when she gained her most recent two medals at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics.[5] Since 1992, the winner of the women's singles has also won the doubles or team event: Deng Yaping, in 1992 and 1996; Wang Nan, in 2000; Zhang Yining, in 2004 and 2008; Li Xiaoxia, in 2012; and Ding Ning, in 2016. In the men's competition, Liu Guoliang (1996), Ma Lin (2008), Zhang Jike (2012), and Ma Long (2016) have achieved this feat. Besides Deng and Zhang, no other female or male player has successfully defended their singles title, while in the doubles, back-to-back victories were achieved by Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong (1992, 1996), and Wang Nan (with Li Ju in 2000, and Zhang Yining in 2004).

China has been the most successful nation in Olympic table tennis, winning 53 medals (28 gold, 17 silver, and 8 bronze). Since 1992, Chinese players have won at least one medal in every event. At the 2008 Games, China achieved an unprecedented medal sweep in both the men's and women's singles tournaments,[6] and won both team tournaments.[7][8] With 18 medals, South Korea is second to China in the overall medal count, and is the only other nation to have won double-digit medals. As of the 2016 Summer Olympics, 100 medals (32 gold, 32 silver, and 36 bronze) have been awarded to 90 players selected from 12 National Olympic Committees (NOC). Third-place matches were not held at the 1992 Summer Olympics, so all losing semifinalists were given bronze medals, resulting in four additional bronze medalists.[9]

Table of contents
Men

Singles Teams

Women

Singles Teams

Discontinued

Doubles (men women)

Statistics    See also    References

Men

Singles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Seoul
Yoo Nam-kyu
 South Korea
Kim Ki-taik
 South Korea
Erik Lindh
 Sweden
1992 Barcelona
Jan-Ove Waldner
 Sweden
Jean-Philippe Gatien
 France
Kim Taek-soo
 South Korea
Ma Wenge
 China
1996 Atlanta
Liu Guoliang
 China
Wang Tao
 China
Jörg Roßkopf
 Germany
2000 Sydney
Kong Linghui
 China
Jan-Ove Waldner
 Sweden
Liu Guoliang
 China
2004 Athens
Ryu Seung-min
 South Korea
Wang Hao
 China
Wang Liqin
 China
2008 Beijing
Ma Lin
 China
Wang Hao
 China
Wang Liqin
 China
2012 London
Zhang Jike
 China
Wang Hao
 China
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
 Germany
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Ma Long
 China
Zhang Jike
 China
Jun Mizutani
 Japan

Teams

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing
 China (CHN)
Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin
 Germany (GER)
Timo Boll
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Christian Süß
 South Korea (KOR)
Oh Sang-eun
Ryu Seung-min
Yoon Jae-young
2012 London
 China (CHN)
Wang Hao
Zhang Jike
Ma Long
 South Korea (KOR)
Oh Sang-eun
Joo Se-hyuk
Ryu Seung-min
 Germany (GER)
Timo Boll
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Bastian Steger
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 China (CHN)
Ma Long
Xu Xin
Zhang Jike
 Japan (JPN)
Koki Niwa
Jun Mizutani
Maharu Yoshimura
 Germany (GER)
Bastian Steger
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Timo Boll

Women

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Chinese Li Ju, Olympic doubles champion and singles runner-up in 2000

Singles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Seoul
Chen Jing
 China
Li Huifen
 China
Jiao Zhimin
 China
1992 Barcelona
Deng Yaping
 China
Qiao Hong
 China
Ri Pun-hui
 North Korea
Hyun Jung-hwa
 South Korea
1996 Atlanta
Deng Yaping
 China
Chen Jing
 Chinese Taipei
Qiao Hong
 China
2000 Sydney
Wang Nan
 China
Li Ju
 China
Chen Jing
 Chinese Taipei
2004 Athens
Zhang Yining
 China
Kim Hyang-mi
 North Korea
Kim Kyung-ah
 South Korea
2008 Beijing
Zhang Yining
 China
Wang Nan
 China
Guo Yue
 China
2012 London
Li Xiaoxia
 China
Ding Ning
 China
Feng Tianwei
 Singapore
2016 Rio de Janeiro
Ding Ning
 China
Li Xiaoxia
 China
Kim Song-i
 North Korea

Teams

Games Gold Silver Bronze
2008 Beijing
 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
2012 London
 China (CHN)
Ding Ning
Guo Yue
Li Xiaoxia
 Japan (JPN)
Ai Fukuhara
Kasumi Ishikawa
Sayaka Hirano
 Singapore (SIN)
Feng Tianwei
Li Jiawei
Wang Yuegu
2016 Rio de Janeiro
 China (CHN)
Liu Shiwen
Ding Ning
Li Xiaoxia
 Germany (GER)
Han Ying
Petrissa Solja
Shan Xiaona
 Japan (JPN)
Ai Fukuhara
Kasumi Ishikawa
Mima Ito

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Men's doubles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Seoul
Chen Longcan
and Wei Qingguang
 China
Ilija Lupulesku
and Zoran Primorac
 Yugoslavia
Ahn Jae-hyung
and Yoo Nam-kyu
 South Korea
1992 Barcelona
Lü Lin
and Wang Tao
 China
Steffen Fetzner
and Jörg Roßkopf
 Germany
Kang Hee-chan
and Lee Chul-seung
 South Korea
Kim Taek-soo
and Yoo Nam-kyu
 South Korea
1996 Atlanta
Liu Guoliang
and Kong Linghui
 China
Lü Lin
and Wang Tao
 China
Lee Chul-seung
and Yoo Nam-kyu
 South Korea
2000 Sydney
Wang Liqin
and Yan Sen
 China
Liu Guoliang
and Kong Linghui
 China
Jean-Philippe Gatien
and Patrick Chila
 France
2004 Athens
Chen Qi
and Ma Lin
 China
Ko Lai Chak
and Li Ching
 Hong Kong
Michael Maze
and Finn Tugwell
 Denmark

Women's doubles

Games Gold Silver Bronze
1988 Seoul
Hyun Jung-hwa
and Yang Young-ja
 South Korea
Chen Jing
and Jiao Zhimin
 China
Jasna Fazlić
and Gordana Perkučin
 Yugoslavia
1992 Barcelona
Deng Yaping
and Qiao Hong
 China
Chen Zihe
and Gao Jun
 China
Li Bun-hui
and Yu Sun-bok
 North Korea
Hyun Jung-hwa
and Hong Cha-ok
 South Korea
1996 Atlanta
Deng Yaping
and Qiao Hong
 China
Liu Wei
and Qiao Yunping
 China
Park Hae-jung
and Ryu Ji-hae
 South Korea
2000 Sydney
Li Ju
and Wang Nan
 China
Sun Jin
and Yang Ying
 China
Kim Moo-kyo
and Ryu Ji-hae
 South Korea
2004 Athens
Wang Nan
and Zhang Yining
 China
Lee Eun-sil
and Seok Eun-mi
 South Korea
Guo Yue
and Niu Jianfeng
 China

Statistics

Athlete medal leaders

Athlete Nation Gender Olympics[a] Gold Silver Bronze Total
Wang Nan  China (CHN) Female 2000–2008 4 1 0 5
Deng Yaping  China (CHN) Female 1992–1996 4 0 0 4
Zhang Yining  China (CHN) Female 2004–2008 4 0 0 4
Ding Ning  China (CHN) Female 2012–2016 3 1 0 4
Li Xiaoxia  China (CHN) Female 2012–2016 3 1 0 4
Zhang Jike  China (CHN) Male 2012–2016 3 1 0 4
Ma Lin  China (CHN) Male 2004–2008 3 0 0 3
Ma Long  China (CHN) Male 2012–2016 3 0 0 3
Wang Hao  China (CHN) Male 2004–2012 2 3 0 5
Liu Guoliang  China (CHN) Male 1996–2000 2 1 1 4
Qiao Hong  China (CHN) Female 1992–1996 2 1 1 4
Kong Linghui  China (CHN) Male 1996–2000 2 1 0 3
Guo Yue  China (CHN) Female 2004–2012 2 0 2 4
Wang Liqin  China (CHN) Male 2000–2008 2 0 2 4
Chen Jing  China (CHN)
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)
Female 1988
1996–2000
1 2 1 4
Wang Tao  China (CHN) Male 1992–1996 1 2 0 3
Ryu Seung-min  South Korea (KOR) Male 2004–2012 1 1 1 3
Lü Lin  China (CHN) Male 1992, 1996 1 1 0 2
Jan-Ove Waldner  Sweden (SWE) Male 1992, 2000 1 1 0 2
Yoo Nam-kyu  South Korea (KOR) Male 1988–1996 1 0 3 4
Hyun Jung-hwa  South Korea (KOR) Female 1988–1992 1 0 2 3
Chen Longcan  China (CHN) Male 1988 1 0 0 1
Chen Qi  China (CHN) Male 2004 1 0 0 1
Li Ju  China (CHN) Female 2000 1 0 0 1
Liu Shiwen  China (CHN) Female 2016 1 0 0 1
Wei Qingguang  China (CHN) Male 1988 1 0 0 1
Xu Xin  China (CHN) Male 2016 1 0 0 1
Yan Sen  China (CHN) Male 2000 1 0 0 1
Yang Young-ja  South Korea (KOR) Female 1988 1 0 0 1

a The years indicate the Olympics at which the medals were won.

Medals per year

Nation 1896–1984 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 Total
 China (CHN) 5688686653
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 112
 Denmark (DEN) 11
 France (FRA) 112
 Germany (GER) 111227
 Hong Kong (HKG) 11
 Japan (JPN) 134
 North Korea (PRK) 2114
 Singapore (SIN) 123
 South Korea (KOR) 452132118
 Sweden (SWE) 1113
 Yugoslavia (YUG) 22

See also

References

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