Table tennis at the 1980 Summer Paralympics

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Table tennis
at the VI Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table tennis
1976
1984

Table tennis at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 32 events, 22 for men and 10 for women.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 West Germany (FRG)92617
2 Switzerland (SUI)5207
3 Netherlands (NED)44614
4 Great Britain (GBR)4307
5 Austria (AUT)2507
6 United States (USA)2125
7 Yugoslavia (YUG)2103
8 South Korea (KOR)1214
9 Ireland (IRL)1113
 Norway (NOR)1113
11 Sweden (SWE)0516
12 France (FRA)0257
13 Egypt (EGY)0112
 Finland (FIN)0112
15 Zimbabwe (ZIM)0101
16 Canada (CAN)0011
 Hong Kong (HKG)0011
 Italy (ITA)0011
 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (19 entries)31322992

Medal summary

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles 1A
Hans Rosenast
 Switzerland
Rolf Zumkehr
 Switzerland
Matti Launonen
 Finland
Singles 1B
Tommy Taylor
 Great Britain
G. Frank
 Austria
Bruno Hassler
 West Germany
Singles 1C
Manfred Emmel
 West Germany
B. Boerstler
 West Germany
Daniel Jeannin
 France
Singles 2
Franz Mandl
 Austria
Tae Am Choi
 South Korea
Gary Kerr
 United States
Singles 3
Dong Sik Chou
 South Korea
Engelbert Rangger
 Austria
Rob Brand
 Netherlands
Singles 4
Michael Dempsey
 United States
Grady Uyt de Boogaardt
 Netherlands
Loek van den Leur
 Netherlands
Singles C
Manfred Knabe
 West Germany
Ed Baas
 Netherlands
H. J. Hoppe
 West Germany
Singles C1
M. Stephens
 United States
Salem Mohamed El Zeini
 Egypt
Ahmed Mohamed Salama
 Egypt
Singles D
P. Kroll
 West Germany
P. Chassagne
 France
G. Chrak
 Canada
Singles E
Svetislav Dimitrijevic
 Yugoslavia
Franc Simunic
 Yugoslavia
H. Lieven
 West Germany
Singles F
K. Kelzenberg
 West Germany
E. Larsson
 Sweden
L. Mauelshagen
 West Germany
Singles J
G. Majer
 West Germany
Tom Suters
 Netherlands
Jacques Berings
 Netherlands
Teams 1A
 Switzerland (SUI)
Hans Rosenast
Rolf Zumkehr
 Finland (FIN)
Pekka Hatinen
Matti Launonen
 Norway (NOR)
Casper Caspersen
Jan Erik Stenberg
Teams 1B
 Great Britain (GBR)
S. Bradshaw
Tommy Taylor
 Austria (AUT)
G. Frank
Walter Sailer
 United States (USA)
Kenneth Brooks
Bernard McNichol
Teams 1C
 West Germany (FRG)
B. Boerstler
G. Laner
 South Korea (KOR)
Si Un Kim
Jong Hoe Uh
 Netherlands (NED)
Fred Broos
Paul Suijkerbuijk
Teams 2
 West Germany (FRG)
Manfred Emmel
R. Loercher
 Austria (AUT)
Fritz Altendorfer
Franz Mandl
 France (FRA)
G. Caillon
Michel Peeters
Teams 3
 West Germany (FRG)
H. Gentner
Heinz Simon
 Switzerland (SUI)
Erich Buehler
Peter Mrose
 France (FRA)
Andre Hennaert
Daniel Jeannin
Teams 4
 Netherlands (NED)
Grady Uyt de Boogaardt
Loek van den Leur
 United States (USA)
Michael Dempsey
T. Kaus
Gary Kerr
 South Korea (KOR)
Dong Sik Choi
So Boo Kim
Teams C
 Netherlands (NED)
Ed Baas
Cock Hill
 West Germany (FRG)
H. J. Hoppe
Manfred Knabe
P. Kroll
 Hong Kong (HKG)
Hon Keung Tong
Shek Kau Wong
Teams D
 France (FRA)
Pierre Cathelineau
P. Chassagne
 Netherlands (NED)
Victor Hertog
Theo van Kessel
 Belgium (BEL)
Jozef de Vriese
Noel van Dooren
Teams E
 Yugoslavia (YUG)
Svetislav Dimitrijevic
Franc Simunic
 Sweden (SWE)
S. Johansson
A. Pettersson
 West Germany (FRG)
W. Huhnerbein
H. Lieven
Teams F
 West Germany (FRG)
K. Kelzenberg
L. Mauelshagen
 Sweden (SWE)
K. Bergstrom
E. Larsson
 Netherlands (NED)
Jacques Berings
Tom Suters

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles 1A
Julie Toomey
 Ireland
Sandra James
 Zimbabwe
Josefina Cornejo
 Mexico
Singles 1B
Jane Blackburn
 Great Britain
M. Lijsen
 Norway
Rosa Sicari
 Italy
Singles 2
Elisabeth Bisquolm
 Switzerland
Rosa Schweizer
 Austria
Ruth Lamsbach
 West Germany
Singles 3
Verena Chiari
 Switzerland
J. Swann
 Great Britain
R. Andre
 France
Singles 4
Irene Schmidt
 Netherlands
L. Karlsson
 Sweden
Gerda Becker
 Netherlands
Singles C
A. Smith
 Great Britain
G. Bosrup
 Sweden
N. Kabous
 France
Teams 1B
 Norway (NOR)
A. Klausen
Marit Lysen
 Ireland (IRL)
Frances O'Sullivan
John Twomey
None
Teams 2
 Austria (AUT)
Rosa Schweizer
A. Wicher
 Great Britain (GBR)
Jane Blackburn
G. Matthews
 Ireland (IRL)
Angela Hendra
Anne Sinnott
Teams 3
 Switzerland (SUI)
Elisabeth Bisquolm
Verena Chiari
 France (FRA)
R. Andre
Maguy Ramousse
 Jamaica (JAM)
Jennifer Brown
Quida White
Teams 4
 Netherlands (NED)
Gerda Becker
Irene Schmidt
 Great Britain (GBR)
B. Gibbs
J. Swann
 Sweden (SWE)
L. Karlsson
R. Soderberg

References