Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women.[1][2] Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 60 medals in 37 events, including 32 out of a possible 37 gold medals, and only failing to win at least one medal in one event, the inaugural Men's Singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
| Table tennis at the Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC Discipline Code | TTE |
| Governing body | ITTF |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
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Summary
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Events
In 1992 (only), two bronze medals were awarded in each event. In 2008, the doubles events were replaced by team events to lessen the emphasis on doubles play. Chinese table tennis team won 8 medals and made podium sweeps on the men's and woman's singles events at the 2008 Summer Olympics. Due to China's dominance in the sport, the format was changed for the 2012 Olympics so that each NOC may enter up to two competitors in singles events. With gender equality a big focus, mixed doubles event became one of the nine new mixed-gender events at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3]
| Event | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 24 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 |
| Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | |||||
| Mixed doubles | X | X | 2 | ||||||||
| Events | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Medal table
Sources:[4]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 32 | 20 | 8 | 60 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| 3 |  Japan (JPN) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 6 |  North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 9 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 37 | 37 | 41 | 115 | |
Number of athletes by nation
In addition to independent Olympians and the Unified Team in 1992, athletes from 104 NOCs had competed in the Olympic table tennis tournaments.[5]
| Nation | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria (ALG) | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 4 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7 |
 Australia (AUS) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Austria (AUT) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Belarus (BLR) | – | – | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 7 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
 Cameroon (CMR) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
 Canada (CAN) | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
 Chile (CHI) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 |
| China (CHN) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
 Colombia (COL) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
 Republic of the Congo (CGO) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 3 |
 Croatia (CRO) | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
 Cuba (CUB) | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | – | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 4 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Denmark (DEN) | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 Djibouti (DJI) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 3 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 5 |
 Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Ecuador (ECU) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
 Egypt (EGY) | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | – | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
 Estonia (EST) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Fiji (FIJ) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Finland (FIN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| Germany (GER) | – | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
 Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
 Greece (GRE) | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
 Guyana (GUY) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
 Honduras (HON) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
 India (IND) | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
 Independent Olympic Athletes (IOA) | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Iran (IRI) | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
 Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Israel (ISR) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 7 |
 Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Japan (JPN) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 5 |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 3 |
 Latvia (LAT) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
 Lebanon (LBN) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
 Libya (LBA) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Lithuania (LTU) | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 3 |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Mauritius (MRI) | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Mexico (MEX) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 4 |
 Monaco (MON) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
 Mongolia (MGL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
 New Zealand (NZL) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 5 |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| North Korea (PRK) | – | 8 | 7 | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | – | 6 |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Paraguay (PAR) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
 Peru (PER) | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 4 |
 Philippines (PHI) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
 Poland (POL) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
 Portugal (POR) | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 2 |
 Qatar (QAT) | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 4 |
 ROC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | – | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
 Russia (RUS) | – | – | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | – | 6 |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 3 |
 Senegal (SEN) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
 Serbia (SRB) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | – | – | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Singapore (SGP) | – | – | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | 4 |
 Slovenia (SLO) | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
 South Africa (RSA) | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Soviet Union (URS) | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | – | 4 | – | – | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
 Sudan (SUD) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
 Syria (SYR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | – | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
 Thailand (THA) | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
 Togo (TOG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
 Tunisia (TUN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Turkey (TUR) | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 3 |
 Turkmenistan (TKM) | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
 Uganda (UGA) | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | – | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Unified Team (EUN) | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 United States (USA) | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
 Uzbekistan (UZB) | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
 Vanuatu (VAN) | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7 |
 Vietnam (VIE) | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Nations | 41 | 48 | 51 | 48 | 50 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 57 | |
| Athletes | 129 | 159 | 166 | 171 | 172 | 171 | 174 | 172 | 173 | |
| Year | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
Winners
Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's doubles
Women's doubles
Mixed doubles
| Year | Host City | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Tokyo |  Jun Mizutani Mima Ito |  Xu Xin Liu Shiwen |  Lin Yun-ju Cheng I-ching |
Men's team
Women's team
See also
References
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