Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Table tennis at the Olympics

Table tennis
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
VenueSeoul National University Gymnasium
Dates23 September to 1 October 1988
Competitors129 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]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details
Yoo Nam-Kyu
 South Korea
Kim Ki-Taik
 South Korea
Erik Lindh
 Sweden
Men's doubles
details
 Chen Longcan
and Wei Qingguang (CHN)
 Ilija Lupulesku
and Zoran Primorac (YUG)
 Ahn Jae-Hyung
and Yoo Nam-Kyu (KOR)
Women's singles
details
Chen Jing
 China
Li Huifen
 China
Jiao Zhimin
 China
Women's doubles
details
 Hyun Jung-Hwa
and Yang Young-Ja (KOR)
 Chen Jing
and Jiao Zhimin (CHN)
 Jasna Fazlić
and Gordana Perkučin (YUG)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China2215
2 South Korea2114
3 Yugoslavia0112
4 Sweden0011
Totals (4 entries)44412

References

  1. ^ "Table Tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.

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.