Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women. 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
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. The IOC has planned to introduce one mixed team event for the 2028 Summer Olympics, while the men's and women's team events were to be reinstated as men's and women's doubles events.
Medal table
Updated after the 2024 Olympics.
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.
Winners
See also
- List of Olympic venues in table tennis
- List of naturalised Olympic table tennis players from China
- Table tennis at the Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis at the Youth Olympic Games
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