The 1969 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (men's team) was the 30th edition of the men's team championship.
Japan won the gold medal defeating West Germany 5–3 in the final. Yugoslavia won the bronze medal after winning the third place play off. The Chinese team were again absent.
Medalists Nobuhiko HasegawaTetsuo InoueShigeo ItohKenji KasaiMitsuru Kono Bernt JansenWilfried LieckMartin NessEberhard Schöler Zlatko CordasIstvan KorpaAntun StipančićDragutin ŠurbekEdvard Vecko
Swaythling Cup tables
Second stage round
Group 1 Pos Team P W L Pts1 Japan 5 5 0102 Yugoslavia 5 4 1 83 England 5 3 2 64 Soviet Union 5 2 3 45 Hungary 5 1 4 26 Denmark 5 05 0
Group 2 Pos Team P W L Pts1 West Germany 55 0 102 South Korea 5 3 3 63 Sweden 5 3 2 64 Czechoslovakia 5 3 2 65 France 5 1 4 26 Ireland 5 05 0
Third-place playoff Team One Team Two Score Yugoslavia South Korea 5–0
Final Japan 5 West Germany 3 Score Kono bt Jansen 15–21 21–16 12–21 Hasegawa bt Lieck 22–20 21–13 Itoh lost to Schöler 17–21 21–8 12–21 Kono bt Schöler 23–21 14–21 21–17 Hasegawa lost to Jansen 18–21 17–21 Itoh bt Lieck 21–16 21–17 Hasegawa lost to Schöler 21–15 13–21 17–21 Kono bt Lieck 21–13 21–16
See also List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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