Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis at the Olympics
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Venue | Seoul National University Gymnasium |
Dates | 23 September to 1 October 1988 |
Competitors | 129 from 41 nations |
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Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested.[1]
Participating nations
A total of 129 athletes (81 men and 48 women), representing 41 NOCs, competed in four events.[2]
Argentina (1)
Australia (3)
Austria (2)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (3)
Chile (3)
China (7)
Czechoslovakia (4)
Dominican Republic (3)
Egypt (3)
France (2)
Ghana (1)
Great Britain (4)
Hong Kong (6)
Hungary (5)
India (3)
Indonesia (1)
Iraq (1)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (7)
Jordan (1)
Malaysia (2)
Mauritius (2)
Netherlands (2)
New Zealand (2)
Nigeria (6)
Pakistan (1)
Peru (1)
Poland (3)
South Korea (7)
Soviet Union (5)
Sweden (4)
Chinese Taipei (6)
Tunisia (4)
United States (3)
Venezuela (2)
Yugoslavia (5)
West Germany (6)
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles details | Yoo Nam-Kyu![]() | Kim Ki-Taik![]() | Erik Lindh![]() |
Men's doubles details | ![]() and Wei Qingguang (CHN) | ![]() and Zoran Primorac (YUG) | ![]() and Yoo Nam-Kyu (KOR) |
Women's singles details | Chen Jing![]() | Li Huifen![]() | Jiao Zhimin![]() |
Women's doubles details | ![]() and Yang Young-Ja (KOR) | ![]() and Jiao Zhimin (CHN) | ![]() and Gordana Perkučin (YUG) |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
References
Sources
- "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 5 December 2006.
- International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- "Table Tennis at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.