Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Georgia World Congress Center |
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| 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.
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 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Liu Guoliang China (CHN) |
Wang Tao China (CHN) |
Jörg Roßkopf Germany (GER) |
| Men's doubles |
Liu Guoliang and Kong Linghui China (CHN) |
Lü Lin and Wang Tao China (CHN) |
Lee Chul-Seung and Yoo Nam-Kyu South Korea (KOR) |
| Women's singles |
Deng Yaping China (CHN) |
Chen Jing Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
Qiao Hong China (CHN) |
| Women's doubles |
Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong China (CHN) |
Liu Wei and Qiao Yunping China (CHN) |
Park Hae-Jung and Ryu Ji-Hae South Korea (KOR) |
Controversy
During the women's singles final match between the People's Republic of China and Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), police arrested two Taiwanese spectators for waving the flag of the Republic of China, which has been banned at the Olympic games.[1]
References
- ↑ "WashingtonPost.com: Taiwanese Spectators Arrested". The Washington Post. 1 August 1996. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- Official Olympic Report
- International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- "Table Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". www.sports-reference.com.
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