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 GamesYear EventsBest nation24 1988 4 (1)25 1992 4 (2)26 1996 4 (3)27 2000 4 (4)28 2004 4 (5)29 2008 4 (6)30 2012 4 (7)31 2016 4 (8)32 2020 5 (9)33 2024 5 (10)34 2028 6
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 will introduce the mixed team event for the 2028 Summer Olympics, while the men's and women's team events will be dropped and in their places are scheduled to be reinstated as men's and women's doubles events. Event 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 28 Years Men's singles X X X X X X X X X X X 11 Men's doubles X X X X X X 6 Men's team X X X X X 5 Women's singles X X X X X X X X X X X 11 Women's doubles X X X X X X 6 Women's team X X X X X 5 Mixed doubles X X X 3 Mixed team X 1 Events 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 6
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. Nation 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 28 Years – – – 2 5 1 – – 1 2 5 1 2 – 2 3 2 1 – 2 1 8 3 2 5 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 10 2 2 4 5 4 6 6 6 6 2 10 URS EUN 2 5 5 4 3 3 – AIN 6 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 – – 2 8 YUG – 1 – 1 – – – – – 2 2 4 4 3 5 4 6 6 6 6 10 2 1 – – – – – – 1 – 3 – – – – – 1 1 – 1 1 4 3 2 5 6 4 5 4 2 3 4 10 3 3 4 5 4 – 1 – 1 3 8 7 8 8 9 9 6 6 6 7 6 10 6 – 6 7 4 5 3 6 6 6 9 – – – – – 1 1 1 – – 3 – – – – – 2 3 3 – 1 4 – – – – 2 – – – – – 1 YUG 2 4 4 3 6 4 1 3 4 9 – 4 – 5 – – 1 2 2 3 6 TCH 3 2 4 2 2 4 2 1 8 4 5 Dissolved 2 – – – 2 2 1 3 1 1 3 7 – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 3 – 1 – 2 4 1 – – – 5 – 1 – – – – – – 1 1 3 3 2 – 5 – 5 6 5 6 7 8 URS 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 1 1 3 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 2 6 6 5 1 4 3 4 6 6 10 – 5 7 8 8 6 6 6 6 7 9 1 2 2 – – – – – – – 3 4 6 4 1 – – 6 3 3 2 8 – – 2 2 4 3 2 1 1 1 8 – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 6 4 4 4 8 6 6 6 6 4 10 5 1 4 3 3 4 4 3 6 3 10 – 5 – – – – – – – – 1 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 10 1 3 2 2 – – – – – – 4 – 1 – 1 1 1 2 3 1 3 8 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 1 1 3 – 5 3 2 – 1 2 8 1 1 2 – – – – – – – 3 7 8 8 9 8 6 6 6 6 6 10 1 1 – 1 1 1 – – – 1 6 URS EUN – – – 1 – 1 2 1 4 – – 1 – – 1 1 – – – 3 URS – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – 1 – – – 1 1 – 1 4 – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 URS – 1 2 – 1 – – – – 3 – – – 2 – 1 1 1 2 3 6 – – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 – – 1 – – – – – – 2 – – 1 – – 1 1 2 – 2 5 URS EUN – – – – – – – 1 1 – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 – – – – – – – – 2 – 1 – 1 – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 1 2 3 6 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 10 2 3 1 3 2 – – – – – 5 6 6 4 7 8 6 4 5 4 4 10 – 8 7 – 4 5 6 3 – 3 7 1 – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – – 1 1 1 – – 3 1 4 2 – 1 – – – – – 4 – – – – – – – 1 – – 1 3 3 2 2 2 4 4 6 3 5 10 – – – – – 3 4 5 5 5 5 – – – – – – – 2 3 3 3 – – 1 1 – – 1 1 – – 4 URS EUN RUS 3 AIN 1 – 4 5 3 4 4 3 5 4 5 9 URS EUN 4 3 6 5 5 3 ROC 6 – 1 – – 1 – – – 1 – 3 – – – – 1 – – – 1 1 3 YUG IOP SCG 1 2 1 3 1 5 YUG IOP 3 2 3 Dissolved 3 – – 1 2 4 6 6 5 4 3 8 TCH 1 – – 1 – 3 3 1 5 YUG 1 – – – 1 1 1 3 3 6 – 2 – – – – – – – – 1 7 8 8 8 9 6 7 6 6 6 10 5 EUN Dissolved 1 – 4 – – 1 5 5 3 3 2 7 – – 1 – – – – – – – 1 4 6 7 6 3 3 3 5 5 6 10 – – 1 – – – – – 1 – 2 – – – – – – – 1 1 – 2 – – – 1 1 1 1 3 2 3 7 – – – – – – 1 – 1 – 2 – – 1 – – 1 – – – – 2 4 3 1 1 2 – – 1 2 – 7 – – – – – 2 2 2 – 1 4 – – 1 1 – – – – – – 2 – 1 3 1 – – – – – – 3 – – – 1 – 3 4 2 3 3 6 URS 6 Dissolved 1 3 5 6 8 7 4 4 6 6 4 10 URS EUN – – 1 – – 1 – – 2 – – – – – 1 2 1 1 1 5 2 – 1 2 2 1 1 1 – – 7 – – – – 1 1 – – – – 2 6 GER 1 5 Dissolved 1Nations 41 48 51 48 50 56 57 56 57 60 Athletes 129 159 166 171 172 171 174 172 173 175 Year 88 92 96 00 04 08 12 16 20 24 28
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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