Table tennis at the Summer Olympics

{{short description|Olympic sport}}

{{Infobox Olympic sport

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|code = TTE

|sport = table tennis

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|womenevents = 2

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Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women.{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/TTN/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042332/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/TTN/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com - Table Tennis |access-date=2010-06-25 |work=sports-reference.com/ |publisher=Sports Reference}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org/en/content/All-Olympic-results-since-1896/ |title=Olympics Medalists|access-date=2010-06-25 |work=olympic.org/ |publisher=International Olympic Committee}} Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 66 medals in 42 events, including 37 out of a possible 42 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.

Summary

{|class=wikitable
width=50|Games

!width=50|Year

!width=50|Events

!width=150|Best Nation

align=center|24align=center|1988align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|1988 Summer Olympics}} (1)
align=center|25align=center|1992align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|1992 Summer Olympics}} (2)
align=center|26align=center|1996align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|1992 Summer Olympics}} (3)
align=center|27align=center|2000align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|2000 Summer Olympics}} (4)
align=center|28align=center|2004align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|2004 Summer Olympics}} (5)
align=center|29align=center|2008align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|2008 Summer Olympics}} (6)
align=center|30align=center|2012align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|2012 Summer Olympics}} (7)
align=center|31align=center|2016align=center|4{{flagIOC2|CHN|2016 Summer Olympics}} (8)
align=center|32align=center|2020align=center|5{{flagIOC2|CHN|2020 Summer Olympics}} (9)
align=center|33align=center|2024align=center|5{{flagIOC2|CHN|2024 Summer Olympics}} (10)
align=center|34align=center|2028align=center|6

|}

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 women'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.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/tokyo-olympics-101-new-sports|title=Tokyo Olympics 101: What are the new sports?|last=Smith|first=Shawn|date=6 April 2021|publisher=NBC Universal|access-date=27 October 2021}} The IOC will introduce the mixed team event for the 2028 Summer Olympics, while the men's and women's team events will be droped and in their places are scheduled to be reinstated as men's and women's doubles events.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympics.com/ioc/news/la28-event-programme-marks-strong-commitment-towards-innovation-and-gender-equality|title=LA28 event programme marks strong commitment towards innovation and gender equality|work=olympics.com|date=10 April 2025|access-date=11 April 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.ittf.com/2025/04/09/ittf-celebrates-historic-inclusion-of-mixed-team-event-at-los-angeles-2028-olympic-games/|title=ITTF Celebrates Historic Inclusion of Mixed Team Event at Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games|website=ittf.com|date=9 April 2025|access-date=11 April 2025}}

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! Event

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align=left| Men's singlesXXXXXXXXXXX11
align=left| Men's doublesXXXXX     X6
align=left| Men's teamXXXXX 5
align=left| Women's singlesXXXXXXXXXXX11
align=left| Women's doublesXXXXX     X6
align=left| Women's teamXXXXX 5
align=left| Mixed doublesXXX3
align=left| Mixed teamX1
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Events44444444556

Medal table

{{see also|List of Olympic medalists in table tennis}}

Updated after the 2024 Olympics.

{{Medals table

| source = {{cite web |url=http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByCountries¶m_dbversion=¶m_country=¶m_games=ALL¶m_sport=Table+Tennis |title=Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries |website=olympanalyt.com |access-date=2022-01-31}}

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| gold_CHN = 37 | silver_CHN = 21 | bronze_CHN = 8

| gold_KOR = 3 | silver_KOR = 3 | bronze_KOR = 14

| gold_JPN = 1 | silver_JPN = 4 | bronze_JPN = 5

| gold_SWE = 1 | silver_SWE = 3 | bronze_SWE = 1

| gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 4 | bronze_GER = 5

| gold_PRK = 0 | silver_PRK = 2 | bronze_PRK = 3

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 1 | bronze_FRA = 3

| gold_SIN = 0 | silver_SIN = 1 | bronze_SIN = 2

| gold_TPE = 0 | silver_TPE = 1 | bronze_TPE = 2

| gold_YUG = 0 | silver_YUG = 1 | bronze_YUG = 1 | name_YUG = {{FlagIOCteam|YUG}}

| gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 1

| gold_DEN = 0 | silver_DEN = 0 | bronze_DEN = 1

}}

Number of athletes by nation

In addition to independent Olympians and the Unified Team in 1992, athletes from 108 NOCs had competed in the Olympic table tennis tournaments.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/counts/sport/TTE|title=Athlete count for Table Tennis|publisher=Olympedia|access-date=28 October 2021}}

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! Nation

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style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ARG}}122321218
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|AUS}}325966666610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|AUT}}224546666210
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|BLR}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URSstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUN255433style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|AIN6
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|BEL}}222211128
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|BIH}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|YUG112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|BRA}}244354666610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|BUL}}2113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CMR}}11114
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CAN}}325645423410
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CHI}}334541138
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CHN}}788996667610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TPE}}6674536669
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|COL}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CGO}}23314
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|COD}}21
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CRO}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|YUG2443641349
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CUB}}4512236
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|CZE}}colspan="2" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|TCH324224218
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TCH}}45colspan="8" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|Dissolved2
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|DEN}}22131137
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|DJI}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|DOM}}312415
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ECU}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|EGY}}325565678
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|EST}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URS11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|FIJ}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|FIN}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|FRA}}266514346610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|GER}}5788666679
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|GHA}}1223
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|GBR}}464163328
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|GRE}}224321118
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|GUY}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|HON}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|HKG}}644486666410
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|HUN}}514334436310
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|IOA}}51
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|IND}}342322244610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|INA}}13224
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|IRI}}111123138
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|IRQ}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ISR}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ITA}}113532128
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|JAM}}1123
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|JPN}}788986666610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|JOR}}1111116
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|KAZ}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URSstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUN11214
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|KUW}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|LAT}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URS11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|LBN}}11114
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|LBA}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|LTU}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URS1213
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|LUX}}2111236
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MAD}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MAS}}21
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MDV}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MRI}}212
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MEX}}111225
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MDA}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URSstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUN11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MON}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MGL}}21
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|MAR}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|NEP}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|NED}}236223331110
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|NZL}}231325
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|NGR}}664786454410
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|PRK}}87456337
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|PAK}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|PAR}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|PER}}14214
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|PHI}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|POL}}332224463510
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|POR}}345555
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|PUR}}2333
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|QAT}}11114
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ROC|2020 Summer}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URSstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUNcolspan="6" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|RUS3style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|AIN1
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ROU}}4534435459
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|RUS}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URSstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUN436553colspan="2" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|ROC6
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|KSA}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SEN}}1113
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SRB}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|YUGstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|IOPcolspan="3" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|SCG121315
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SCG}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|YUGstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|IOP323colspan="5" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|Dissolved3
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SGP}}124665438
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SVK}}colspan="2" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|TCH113315
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SLO}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|YUG1111336
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|RSA}}21
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|KOR}}788896766610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|URS}}5style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUNcolspan="8" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|Dissolved1
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|ESP}}41553327
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SUD}}11
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SWE}}467633355610
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SUI}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|SYR}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|THA}}11113237
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TOG}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TTO}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TUN}}43112127
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TUR}}22214
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|TKM}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|UGA}}1313
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|UKR}}1342336
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|EUN}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URS6colspan="8" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|Dissolved1
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|USA}}356874466410
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|UZB}}style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|URSstyle="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|EUN112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|VAN}}121115
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|VEN}}21221117
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|VIE}}112
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|FRG}}6colspan="9" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|GER1
style="text-align: left;"| {{flagIOCteam|YUG}}5colspan="9" style="background:#e0e0e0;" data-sort-value="–"|Dissolved1
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!Nations

| 41

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!Athletes

| 129

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!Year

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Winners

{{see|List of Olympic medalists in table tennis}}

See also

References

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