Table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's singles
These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
Medalists
Group stage
Group A
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| CHN | HUN | GBR | BEL | FRA | USA | BRA | TUN |
1 | Jiang Jialiang (CHN) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 459 | 323 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
2 | Tibor Klampár (HUN) | 6 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 543 | 445 | 1-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Alan Cooke (GBR) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 462 | 372 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
4 | Jean-Michel Saive (BEL) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 470 | 431 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
5 | Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 512 | 484 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
6 | Sean O'Neill (USA) | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 332 | 424 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 |
7 | Carlos Kawai Issamu (BRA) | 1 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 368 | 456 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 |
8 | Joudi Lofti (TUN) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 230 | 441 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X |
Group B
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| SWE | CHN | FRG | FRA | TPE | INA | NZL | MRI |
1 | Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 465 | 327 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
2 | Xu Zengcai (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 460 | 290 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Georg Böhm (FRG) | 5 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 446 | 369 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
4 | Patrick Birocheau (FRA) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 422 | 436 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 3-0 |
5 | Chih Chin-Long (TPE) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 407 | 417 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
6 | Tonny Meringgi (INA) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 363 | 469 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 |
7 | Barry Griffiths (NZL) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 452 | 522 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-1 |
8 | Gilany Hosnani (MRI) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 271 | 456 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X |
Group C
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| AUT | CHN | HKG | TPE | HUN | NGR | IRQ | MRI |
1 | Ding Yi (AUT) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 476 | 336 | X | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
2 | Chen Longcan (CHN) | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 495 | 366 | 1-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Lo Chuen Tsung (HKG) | 5 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 500 | 382 | 2-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
4 | Wu Wen-Chia (TPE) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 417 | 391 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 1-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
5 | Zsolt Harczi (HUN) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 401 | 436 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-1 | X | 2-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
6 | Yom Bankole (NGR) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 390 | 448 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-2 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 |
7 | Ali Hussain (IRQ) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 345 | 459 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 |
8 | Alain Choo Choy (MRI) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 252 | 458 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X |
Group D
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| POL | YUG | FRG | JPN | NGR | AUS | IND | VEN |
1 | Andrzej Grubba (POL) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 460 | 310 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
2 | Zoran Primorac (YUG) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 452 | 389 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Jörg Roßkopf (FRG) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 514 | 462 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
4 | Yoshihito Miyazaki (JPN) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 407 | 398 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
5 | Atanda Musa (NGR) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 484 | 473 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
6 | Gary Haberl (AUS) | 2 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 448 | 490 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 |
7 | Sujay Ghorpade (IND) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 383 | 515 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-2 |
8 | Francisco López (VEN) | 0 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 361 | 472 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | X |
Group E
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| KOR | SWE | JPN | IND | BUL | POL | CHI | EGY |
1 | Kim Ki-taik (KOR) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 514 | 394 | X | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
2 | Jörgen Persson (SWE) | 6 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 516 | 384 | 2-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Kiyoshi Saito (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 499 | 397 | 2-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
4 | Kamlesh Mehta (IND) | 4 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 470 | 457 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
5 | Mariano Domuschiev (BUL) | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 425 | 473 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 |
6 | Piotr Molenda (POL) | 2 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 405 | 474 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-1 |
7 | Jorge Gambra (CHI) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 413 | 490 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 |
8 | Sherif El-Saket (EGY) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 324 | 497 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | X |
Group F
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| SWE | GBR | TPE | PAK | YUG | BRA | EGY | DOM |
1 | Erik Lindh (SWE) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 558 | 414 | X | 3-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
2 | Desmond Douglas (GBR) | 6 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 451 | 350 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Huang Huei-Chieh (TPE) | 5 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 469 | 388 | 2-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
4 | Farjad Saif (PAK) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 439 | 485 | 1-3 | 0 3 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 1-3 | 3-1 |
5 | Zoran Kalinić (YUG) | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 503 | 493 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
6 | Cláudio Kano (BRA) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 452 | 488 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 |
7 | Ashraf Helmy (EGY) | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 381 | 475 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-1 |
8 | Raymundo Fermín (DOM) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 331 | 491 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X |
Group G
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| KOR | POL | TCH | GBR | HKG | CAN | DOM | TUN |
1 | Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 463 | 308 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
2 | Leszek Kucharski (POL) | 6 | 1 | 18 | 8 | 504 | 445 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-1 |
3 | Jindřich Panský (TCH) | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 501 | 480 | 0-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
4 | Carl Prean (GBR) | 4 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 508 | 445 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 |
5 | Vong Vong Ju (HKG) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 496 | 524 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-2 | 3-0 |
6 | Joe Ng (CAN) | 2 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 481 | 500 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 |
7 | Mario Álvarez (DOM) | 1 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 404 | 487 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-0 |
8 | Mourad Sta (TUN) | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 289 | 457 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X |
Group H
Rank |
Athlete |
W |
L |
GW |
GL |
PW |
PL |
| YUG | JPN | HKG | KOR | URS | ITA | CHI | JAM |
1 | Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 514 | 388 | X | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
2 | Seiji Ono (JPN) | 5 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 557 | 515 | 1-3 | X | 3-2 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
3 | Liu Fuk Man (HKG) | 5 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 495 | 411 | 0-3 | 2-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
4 | Kim Wan (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 477 | 423 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-1 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
5 | Andrey Mazunov (URS) | 4 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 542 | 401 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 |
6 | Massimo Costantini (ITA) | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 471 | 521 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-0 | 3-2 |
7 | Marcos Núñez (CHI) | 1 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 331 | 435 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | X | 3-1 |
8 | Garfield Jones (JAM) | 0 | 7 | 3 | 21 | 293 | 486 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 1-3 | X |
Knockout stage
Round of 16 |
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Quarterfinals |
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Semifinals |
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Gold/Bronze medal match |
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Jiang Jialiang (CHN) |
3 |
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Jiang Jialiang (CHN) |
1 |
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Desmond Douglas (GBR) |
1 |
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Erik Lindh (SWE) |
3 |
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21-18, 21-18, 22-24, 21-13 |
21-16, 12-21, 13-21, 20-22 |
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Seiji Ono (JPN) |
0 |
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Erik Lindh (SWE) |
0 |
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Erik Lindh (SWE) |
3 |
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Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) |
3 |
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22-24, 17-21, 16-21 |
10-21, 22-24, 9-21 |
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Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) |
3 |
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Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) |
3 |
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Zoran Primorac (YUG) |
0 |
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Jörgen Persson (SWE) |
1 |
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21-19, 21-7, 21-15 |
19-21, 21-16, 21-15, 21-9 |
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Jörgen Persson (SWE) |
3 |
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Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) |
3 |
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Andrzej Grubba (POL) |
1 |
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Kim Ki-taik (KOR) |
1 |
21-18, 21-10, 19-21, 21-19 |
17-21, 21-19, 21-11, 23-21 |
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Yi Ding (AUT) |
1 |
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Tibor Klampár (HUN) |
3 |
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Tibor Klampár (HUN) |
3 |
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Chen Longcan (CHN) |
2 |
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6-21, 14-21,21-16, 11-21 |
21-19, 7-21, 11-21, 21-19, 21-19 |
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Chen Longcan (CHN) |
3 |
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Tibor Klampár (HUN) |
0 |
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Ilija Lupulesku (YUG) |
0 |
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Kim Ki-taik (KOR) |
3 |
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21-13, 21-18, 21-11 |
18-21, 9-21, 14-21 |
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Kim Ki-taik (KOR) |
3 |
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Kim Ki-taik (KOR) |
3 |
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Erik Lindh (SWE) |
3 |
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Xu Zengcai (CHN) |
2 |
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Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) |
2 |
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Tibor Klampár (HUN) |
1 |
17-21, 19-21, 21-10, 21-19, 21-7 |
17-21, 21-17, 20-22, 21-17, 21-18 |
14-21, 21-17, 21-17, 21-16 |
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Leszek Kucharski (POL) |
2 |
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Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE) |
3 |
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23-21, 20-22, 21-17, 17-21, 14-21 |
References