Table tennis at the 1996 Summer 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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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
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 |
Liu Guoliang China
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Wang Tao China
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Jörg Roßkopf Germany
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| Men's doubles |
Liu Guoliang / Kong Linghui (CHN) |
Lü Lin / Wang Tao (CHN) |
Lee Chul-seung / Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) |
| Women's singles |
Deng Yaping China
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Chen Jing Chinese Taipei
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Qiao Hong China
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| Women's doubles |
Deng Yaping / Qiao Hong (CHN) |
Liu Wei / Qiao Yunping (CHN) |
Park Hae-jung / Ryu Ji-hae (KOR) |
References
- ^ "Table Tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
- ^ "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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.
