Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Table tennis at the Olympics
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| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 20 July to 4 August 1996 |
| Competitors | 166 from 51 nations |
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The table tennis competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics consisted of four events.[1]
Participating nations
A total of 166 athletes (85 men and 81 women), representing 51 NOCs, competed in four events.[2]
Australia (5)
Austria (4)
Belarus (2)
Belgium (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Brazil (4)
Canada (5)
Chile (4)
China (8)
Croatia (4)
Czech Republic (3)
Dominican Republic (1)
France (6)
Germany (7)
Ghana (2)
Great Britain (4)
Greece (2)
Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (4)
India (2)
Indonesia (2)
Italy (3)
Jamaica (2)
Japan (8)
Kuwait (1)
Lebanon (1)
Lithuania (1)
Mexico (1)
Netherlands (6)
New Zealand (1)
Nigeria (4)
North Korea (7)
Peru (2)
Poland (2)
Qatar (1)
Romania (5)
Russia (4)
Singapore (1)
Slovakia (1)
South Korea (8)
Sudan (1)
Sweden (7)
Switzerland (1)
Chinese Taipei (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Tunisia (1)
Turkmenistan (1)
Uganda (3)
United States (6)
Venezuela (1)
FR Yugoslavia (3)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles details | Liu Guoliang China | Wang Tao China | Jörg Roßkopf Germany |
| Men's doubles details | Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui (CHN) | Lü Lin and Wang Tao (CHN) | Lee Chul-Seung and Yoo Nam-Kyu (KOR) |
| Women's singles details | Deng Yaping China | Chen Jing Chinese Taipei | Qiao Hong China |
| Women's doubles details | Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong (CHN) | Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping (CHN) | Park Hae-Jung and Ryu Ji-Hae (KOR) |
References
Sources
- Official Olympic Report
- International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- "Table Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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