Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Estació del Nord Sports Hall |
| Dates | 28 July to 6 August 1992 |
| Competitors | 159 from 48 nations |
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | women |
The table tennis competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics consisted of four events. Bronze medal match was dropped with both losing semi-finalists receiving bronze medals, but it was brought back in Atlanta 1996.
Participating nations
A total of 159 athletes (80 men and 79 women), representing 48 NOCs, competed in four events.
Argentina (2)
Australia (2)
Austria (2)
Belgium (2)
Brazil (4)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (2)
Chile (3)
China (8)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (4)
Czechoslovakia (5)
Ecuador (1)
Egypt (2)
Estonia (1)
France (6)
Germany (5)
Ghana (2)
Great Britain (6)
Hong Kong (4)
Hungary (1)
India (4)
Independent Olympic Athletes (5)
Indonesia (3)
Iran (1)
Italy (1)
Jamaica (1)
Japan (8)
Jordan (1)
Libya (1)
Morocco (1)
Netherlands (3)
New Zealand (3)
Nigeria (6)
North Korea (8)
Peru (4)
Poland (3)
Romania (4)
Saudi Arabia (1)
Slovenia (1)
South Africa (2)
South Korea (8)
Spain (4)
Sweden (6)
Tunisia (3)
Uganda (1)- Unified Team (6)
United States (5)
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles |
Jan-Ove Waldner Sweden
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Jean-Philippe Gatien France
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Kim Taek-soo South Korea
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Ma Wenge China
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| Men's doubles |
 Lü Linand Wang Tao (CHN) |
 Steffen Fetznerand Jörg Roßkopf (GER) |
 Kang Hee-chanand Lee Chul-seung (KOR) |
| Kim Taek-soo and Yoo Nam-kyu (KOR) | |||
| Women's singles |
Deng Yaping China
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Qiao Hong China
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Li Bun-hui North Korea
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| Hyun Jung-hwa South Korea
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| Women's doubles |
Deng Yaping and Qiao Hong (CHN) |
Chen Zihe and Gao Jun (CHN) |
 Li Bun-huiand Yu Sun-bok (PRK) |
| Hyun Jung-hwa and Hong Cha-ok (KOR) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
References
- ^ "Table Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Athlete count for Table Tennis". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
Sources
- Official Olympic Report
- International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
- "Table Tennis at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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