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Table tennis
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
DatesAugust 13 to August 23, 2008
Competitors171 from 56 nations
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Table tennis at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Qualification
Singlesmenwomen
Teamsmenwomen
Peking University Gymnasium as the venue of the 2008 Summer Olympics
Inside the Peking University Gymnasium

Table tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games. A total of four sets of medals were awarded for the four events contested. China, as the host country, would win every medal possible, claiming the podium in both the Men's and Women's Singles events and claiming Gold in both the Men's and Women's Team Event, leading the IOC and ITTF, to change the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics, to ensure that countries could only enter 2, instead of 3 athletes into the Singles event.

Qualification

Further information: Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Competition schedule

P Preliminary rounds ¼ Quarterfinals B Bronze playoff ½ Semifinals F Final
Event↓/Date → Wed 13 Thu 14 Fri 15 Sat 16 Sun 17 Mon 18 Tue 19 Wed 20 Thu 21 Fri 22 Sat 23
Men's singles P ¼ ½ F
Men's team P B ½ B F
Women's singles P   ¼ ½ F
Women's team P B ½ B F

Participating nations

A total of 171 athletes (86 men and 85 women), representing 56 NOCs, competed in four events.[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)4228
2 Germany (GER)0101
 Singapore (SIN)0101
4 South Korea (KOR)0022
Totals (4 entries)44412

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details 		Ma Lin
 China 		Wang Hao
 China 		Wang Liqin
 China
Men's team
details 		 China (CHN)
Ma Lin
Wang Hao
Wang Liqin 		 Germany (GER)
Christian Suss
Dimitrij Ovtcharov
Timo Boll 		 South Korea (KOR)
Oh Sang-Eun
Ryu Seung-Min
Yoon Jae-Young
Women's singles
details 		Zhang Yining
 China 		Wang Nan
 China 		Guo Yue
 China
Women's team
details 		 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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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