Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
| Table tennis at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
Paralympic Table tennis | |
| Competitors | 210 from 31 nations |
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 17 for men and 11 for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (FRA) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 28 | 28 | 45 | 101 | |
Source: [1]
Participating nations
- Argentina (8)
- Austria (10)
- Belgium (9)
- Brazil (4)
- China (2)
- Chinese Taipei (3)
- Czech Republic (9)
- Denmark (5)
- Finland (5)
- France (21)
- Germany (27)
- Great Britain (10)
- Hong Kong (5)
- Hungary (6)
- Ireland (4)
- Israel (4)
- Italy (4)
- Japan (5)
- Mexico (3)
- Moldova (1)
- Netherlands (7)
- Nigeria (2)
- Poland (2)
- Russia (1)
- Slovakia (5)
- South Korea (12)
- Spain (5)
- Sweden (14)
- Switzerland (3)
- United States (12)
- Yugoslavia (2)
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open 1–5 | Thomas Kreidel Germany |
Dimitri Ghion Belgium |
Nasiru Sule Nigeria |
| Bruno Benedetti France | |||
| Open 6–10 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria |
Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia |
Chih Shan Hsu Chinese Taipei |
| Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France | |||
| Singles 1 | Hae Gon Lee South Korea |
Matti Launonen Finland |
José Daniel Haylan Argentina |
| Kang Sung-hoon South Korea | |||
| Singles 2 | Kyung Mook Kim South Korea |
Vincent Boury France |
Gerhard Scharf Austria |
| Jari Kurkinen Finland | |||
| Singles 3 | Zlatko Kesler Yugoslavia |
Neil Robinson Great Britain |
James Rawson Great Britain |
| Fritz Altendorfer Austria | |||
| Singles 4 | Bruno Benedetti France |
Michal Stefanu Czech Republic |
Thomas Kreidel Germany |
| Christian Sutter Austria | |||
| Singles 5 | Guy Tisserant France |
Kam Shing Kwong Hong Kong |
Chang Shen Chou Chinese Taipei |
| Ernst Bolldén Sweden | |||
| Singles 6 | Brian Nielsen Denmark |
Mattias Karlsson Sweden |
Harold Kersten Netherlands |
| Singles 7 | Tahl Leibovitz United States |
Jochen Wollmert Germany |
Thomas Kurfess Germany |
| Singles 8 | Magnus Andree Sweden |
Mitchell Seidenfeld United States |
Vladimir Polkanov Moldova |
| Kenichi Suzuki Japan | |||
| Singles 9 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria |
Olivier Chateigner France |
Alain Pichon France |
| Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia | |||
| Singles 10 | Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France |
Robert Bader Sweden |
Enrique Agudo Spain |
| Kwang Hoon Jung South Korea | |||
| Teams 1–2 | Finland (FIN) Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen |
Austria (AUT) Rudolf Hajek Gerhard Scharf |
Germany (GER) Dieter Essbach Werner Knaak Udo Pohle Otto Vilsmeier |
| South Korea (KOR) Kyung Mook Kim Haun Park Hae Gon Lee Kang Sung-hoon | |||
| Teams 3 | South Korea (KOR) Young Soo Kim Jong Dae An Ki Hoon Kim |
Austria (AUT) Peter Starl Fritz Altendorfer Manfred Dollmann |
Great Britain (GBR) James Rawson Neil Robinson |
| Germany (GER) Jan Guertler Werner Dorr | |||
| Teams 4–5 | Sweden (SWE) Ernst Bolldén Patrik Högstedt Jörgen Johansson Jan-Krister Gustavsson |
France (FRA) Christophe Pinna Bruno Benedetti Christophe Durand Guy Tisserant |
Belgium (BEL) Dimitri Ghion Alain Ledoux Jean-Marc Pletinckx |
| Austria (AUT) Christian Sutter Franz Mandl | |||
| Teams 6–8 | Germany (GER) Thomas Kurfess Jochen Wollmert Thomas Schmitt Werner Maissenbacher |
Sweden (SWE) Thomas Larsson Magnus Andree Mikael Vestling |
United States (USA) Tahl Leibovitz Mitchell Seidenfeld |
| Teams 9–10 | France (FRA) Alain Pichon Olivier Chateigner Gilles de la Bourdonnaye |
Austria (AUT) Stanisław Frączyk Thomas Goeller |
Germany (GER) Bernd Mueller Peter Faehnrich Andre Schmandt |
| Slovakia (SVK) Ladislav Gáspár Emil Dovalovszki |