The 1967 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 29th edition of the men's team championship.
Japan won the gold medal defeating North Korea 5–3 in the final. Sweden won the bronze medal after winning third place play off.
The Chinese team were unable to defend their title because of the Cultural Revolution.
Medalists
Team Nobuhiko HasegawaHajime KagimotoSatoru KawaharaKoji KimuraMitsuru Kono Jung Ryang-WoongKang Neung-HwaKim Chang-HoKim Jung-SamPak Sin IlHans AlsérCarl-Johan BernhardtChrister JohanssonKjell JohanssonBo Persson
Swaythling Cup tables
Semifinal round
Group 1 Pos Team P W L Pts1 North Korea 3 3 062 Sweden 3 2 1 43 Czechoslovakia 3 1 2 24 England 3 0 3 0
Group 2 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 33 0 62 West Germany 3 2 1 43 Soviet Union 3 1 2 24 Yugoslavia 3 0 3 0
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score Sweden West Germany 5–2
Final Japan 5 North Korea 3 Score Kono lost to Kim Chang-Ho 20–22 10–21 Hasegawa bt Jung Ryang-Woong 21–16 20–22 21–16 Kagimoto bt Pak Sin Il 21–19 21–15 Hasegawa lost to Kim Chang-Ho 21–18 18–21 14–21 Kono bt Pak Sin Il 21–17 21–7 Kagimoto lost to Jung Ryang-Woong 18–21 16–21 Hasegawa bt Pak Sin Il 21–16 21–16 Kagimoto bt Kim Chang-Ho 21–18 21–18
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
References