List of Olympic champions in table tennis
The list of Olympic champions in table tennis lists all winners as well as the second and third placed at the Olympic Summer Games in table tennis since 1988, broken down by men and women. All gold medalists follow. The individual nation ratings conclude.
Men
singles
Double
Team competition
Women
singles
Double
Team competition
The most successful participants
- Place: Indicates the order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals in individual and team competitions. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared, then the bronze medals.
- Name: Name of the athlete
- Country: Country for which the athlete started. When changing nationality, the country for which the athlete won the last medal is named.
- From: Year in which the athlete won the first World Championship medal.
- Until: Year in which the athlete won the last World Championship medal.
- Gold: Number of gold medals won.
- Silver: Number of silver medals won.
- Bronze: Number of bronze medals won.
- Total: Number of all medals won.
Men
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Jike |
|
2012 | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4th |
| 2 | Ma Lin |
|
2004 | 2008 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ma Long |
|
2012 | 2016 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4th | Wang Hao |
|
2004 | 2012 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Liu Guoliang |
|
1996 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 6th | Kong Linghui |
|
1996 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7th | Wang Liqin |
|
2000 | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4th |
| 8th | Wang Tao |
|
1992 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Ryu Seung-min |
|
2004 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Lü Lin |
|
1992 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan-Ove Waldner |
|
1992 | 2004 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 | Yoo Nam-kyu |
|
1988 | 1996 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4th |
| 13 | Chen Longcan |
|
1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wei Qingguang |
|
1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Yan Sen |
|
2000 | 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chen Qi |
|
2004 | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Xu Xin |
|
2016 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Women
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wang Nan |
|
2000 | 2008 | 4th | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Deng Yaping |
|
1992 | 1996 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th |
| Zhang Yining |
|
2004 | 2008 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 4th | |
| 4th | Ding Ning |
|
2012 | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4th |
| Li Xiaoxia |
|
2012 | 2016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4th | |
| 6th | Qiao Hong |
|
1992 | 1996 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 7th | Guo Yue |
|
2004 | 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8th | Chen Jing |
|
1988 | 2000 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4th |
| 9 | Li Ju |
|
2000 | 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hyun Jung-hwa |
|
1988 | 1992 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Yang Young-yes |
|
1988 | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Liu Shiwen |
|
2016 | 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nations ratings
total
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
People's Republic of China
|
28 | 17th | 8th | 53 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
3 | 3 | 12 | 18th |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Germany
|
- | 3 | 4th | 7th |
| 5 |
 Japan
|
- | 2 | 2 | 4th |
| 6th |
 North Korea
|
- | 1 | 3 | 4th |
| 7th |
 Singapore
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 8th |
 France
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Chinese Taipei
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 11 |
 Hong Kong
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 12 |
 Denmark
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Men
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
People's Republic of China
|
13 | 7th | 4th | 24 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
2 | 2 | 6th | 10 |
| 3 |
Sweden
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4th |
Germany
|
- | 2 | 4th | 6th |
| 5 |
France
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Japan
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7th |
Hong Kong
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
|
Yugoslavia
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | |
| 9 |
Denmark
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
Women
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
People's Republic of China
|
15th | 10 | 4th | 29 |
| 2 |
South Korea
|
1 | 1 | 6th | 8th |
| 3 |
North Korea
|
- | 1 | 3 | 4th |
| 4th |
Singapore
|
- | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |
Chinese Taipei
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 |
|
Japan
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7th |
Germany
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| 8th |
Yugoslavia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 |
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