Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis at the XIII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table tennis
Venue	Peking University Gymnasium
Dates	7-15 September 2008

Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Singles
Men			Women
	C1			C1–2
	C2			C3
	C3			C4
	C4–5			C5
	C6			C6–7
	C7			C8
	C8			C9
	C9-10			C10
Teams
Men			Women
	C1–2			C1–3
	C3			C4–5
	C4–5			C6–10
	C6–8
	C9–10

Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.

Classfication

Players are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. Table tennis has ten numbered classes, with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Classes one through five compete in wheelchairs and classes six through ten compete while standing.

Events

Twenty-four events will be contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.

Men's singles Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4–5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9–10

Men's team Class 1–2 Class 3 Class 4–5 Class 6–8 Class 9–10

Women's singles Class 1–2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6–7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10

Women's team Class 1–3 Class 4–5 Class 6–10

Qualification

There will be 264 athletes (168 male, 96 female) taking part in this sport.

Medal summary

Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	13	6	3	22
2	France (FRA)	4	3	5	12
3	South Korea (KOR)	1	2	4	7
4	Germany (GER)	1	2	1	4
4	Slovakia (SVK)	1	2	1	4
6	Poland (POL)	1	2	0	3
7	Russia (RUS)	1	1	0	2
8	Austria (AUT)	1	0	0	1
8	Denmark (DEN)	1	0	0	1
10	Italy (ITA)	0	2	1	3
11	Spain (ESP)	0	1	2	3
12	Sweden (SWE)	0	1	1	2
13	Brazil (BRA)	0	1	0	1
13	Serbia (SRB)	0	1	0	1
15	Netherlands (NED)	0	0	2	2
16	Jordan (JOR)	0	0	1	1
16	Norway (NOR)	0	0	1	1
16	Slovenia (SLO)	0	0	1	1
16	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	1	1
Total		24	24	24	72

Men's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's Individual - Class 1	Andreas Vevera Austria (AUT)	Cho Jae-Kwan South Korea (KOR)	Lee Hae-Kon South Korea (KOR)
Men's Individual - Class 2	Vincent Boury France (FRA)	Stephane Molliens France (FRA)	Kim Kyung-Mook South Korea (KOR)
Men's Individual - Class 3	Feng Panfeng China (CHN)	Jean-Philippe Robin France (FRA)	Tomas Piñas Spain (ESP)
Men's Individual - Class 4–5	Christophe Durand France (FRA)	Jung Eun-Chang South Korea (KOR)	Tommy Urhaug Norway (NOR)
Men's Individual - Class 6	Peter Rosenmeier Denmark (DEN)	Daniel Arnold Germany (GER)	Nico Blok Netherlands (NED)
Men's Individual - Class 7	Jochen Wollmert Germany (GER)	Ye Chaoqun China (CHN)	Álvaro Valera Spain (ESP)
Men's Individual - Class 8	Chen Gang China (CHN)	Piotr Grudzien Poland (POL)	Miroslav Jambor Slovakia (SVK)
Men's Individual - Class 9–10	Ge Yang China (CHN)	Ma Lin China (CHN)	Fredrick Andersson Sweden (SWE)
Team Class 1–2	Slovakia (SVK) Rastislav Revucky Jan Riapos	France (FRA) Vincent Boury Jean-Francois Ducay Damien Mennella Stephane Molliens	South Korea (KOR) Cho Jae-Kwan Kim Kong-Yong Kim Kyung-Mook Lee Hae-Kon
Team Class 3	France (FRA) Yann Guilhem Florian Merrien Jean-Phillipe Robin	Brazil (BRA) Welder Knaf Luiz Algacir Silva	China (CHN) Feng Panfeng Gao Yanming Zhao Ping
Team Class 4–5	South Korea (KOR) Jung Eun-chang Kim Byoung-young	China (CHN) Guo Xingyuan Zhang Yan	France (FRA) Christophe Durand Emeric Martin
Team Class 6–8	China (CHN) Ye Chaqun Chen Gang	Slovakia (SVK) Miroslav Jambor Richard Csejtey	France (FRA) Stephane Messi Francois Serignat
Team Class 9–10	China (CHN) Ge Yang Ma Lin	Spain (ESP) José Manuel Ruiz Reyes Jorge Cardona	France (FRA) Gilles de la Bourdonnaye Jeremy Rousseau

Women's events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Women's Individual - Class 1–2	Liu Jing China (CHN)	Pamela Pezzutto Italy (ITA)	Clara Podda Italy (ITA)
Women's Individual - Class 3	Li Qian China (CHN)	Alena Kanova Slovakia (SVK)	Mateja Pintar Slovenia (SLO)
Women's Individual - Class 4	Zhou Ying China (CHN)	Borislava Perić Serbia (SRB)	Moon Sung-Hye South Korea (KOR)
Women's Individual - Class 5	Ren Guixiang China (CHN)	Gu Gai China (CHN)	Andrea Zimmerer Germany (GER)
Women's Individual - Class 6–7	Natalia Martyasheva Russia (RUS)	Yulia Ovsyannikova Russia (RUS)	Kelly van Zon Netherlands (NED)
Women's Individual - Class 8	Thu Kamkasomphou France (FRA)	Josefin Abrahamsson Sweden (SWE)	Zhang Xiaoling China (CHN)
Women's Individual - Class 9	Lei Lina China (CHN)	Liu Meili China (CHN)	Neslihan Kavas Turkey (TUR)
Women's Individual - Class 10	Natalia Partyka Poland (POL)	Fan Lei China (CHN)	Hou Chunxiao China (CHN)
Team Class 1–3	China (CHN) Li Qian Liu Jing	Italy (ITA) Michela Brunelli Federica Cudia Pamela Pezzutto Clara Podda	France (FRA) Fanny Bertrand Marie-Christine Fillou Isabelle Lafeye Stephanie Mariage
Team Class 4–5	China (CHN) Ren Guixiang Gu Gai	Germany (GER) Monika Sikora-Weinmann Andrea Zimmerer	Jordan (JOR) Khetam Abuawad Fatmeh Al-Azzam
Team Class 6–10	China (CHN) Lei Lina Fan Lei	Poland (POL) Natalia Partyka Malgorzata Grzelak	France (FRA) Thu Kamkasomphou Audrey le Morvan Claire Mairie

References

• "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Retrieved 2008-09-10.

External links

• Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics