Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.
Classification 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 were contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.
Men's individual Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4–5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9–10Men's team Class 1–2 Class 3 Class 4–5 Class 6–8 Class 9–10Women's individual Class 1–2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6–7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10Women's team Class 1–3 Class 4–5 Class 6–10
Participating countries 264 athletes (168 male, 96 female) took 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.
Men's events
Men's Individual – Class 1 Men's Individual – Class 2 Men's Individual – Class 3 Men's Individual – Class 4–5 Men's Individual – Class 6 Men's Individual – Class 7 Men's Individual – Class 8 Men's Individual – Class 9–10 Team Class 1–2 Rastislav Revúcky Jan Riapos Vincent Boury Jean-François Ducay Damien Mennella Stephane Molliens Cho Jae-Kwan Kim Kong-Yong Kim Kyung-Mook Lee Hae-Kon Team Class 3 Yann Guilhem Florian Merrien Jean-Phillipe Robin Welder Knaf Luiz Algacir Silva Feng Panfeng Gao Yanming Zhao Ping Team Class 4–5 Jung Eun-chang Kim Byoung-young Guo Xingyuan Zhang Yan Christophe Durand Emeric Martin Team Class 6–8 Ye Chaoqun Chen Gang Miroslav Jambor Richard Csejtey Stephane Messi François Sérignat Team Class 9–10 Ge Yang Ma Lin José Manuel Ruiz Reyes Jorge Cardona Gilles de la Bourdonnaye Jeremy Rousseau
Women's events
Women's Individual – Class 1–2 Women's Individual – Class 3 Women's Individual – Class 4 Women's Individual – Class 5 Women's Individual – Class 6–7 Women's Individual – Class 8 Women's Individual – Class 9 Women's Individual – Class 10 Team Class 1–3 Li Qian Liu Jing Michela Brunelli Federica Cudia Pamela Pezzutto Clara Podda Fanny Bertrand Marie-Christine Fillou Isabelle Lafaye Stephanie Mariage Team Class 4–5 Ren Guixiang Gu Gai Monika Sikora-Weinmann Andrea Zimmerer Khetam Abuawad Fatmeh Al-Azzam Team Class 6–10 Lei Lina Fan Lei Natalia Partyka Malgorzata Grzelak Thu Kamkasomphou Audrey Le Morvan Claire Mairie
See also Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
References
External links Official site of the 2008 Summer Paralympics