1968 Summer Paralympics / table tennis

At the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv , medals were awarded in a total of 15 table tennis competitions. Single and double competitions were held.

Classes

There were four different table tennis classes. The women played singles in classes A1, A2, B and C, and in classes A2, B and C in doubles. The men play singles as well as doubles in classes A1, A2, B and C.

Medalists women

singles

Class A1

space	country	player
1	Netherlands	Noordam
2	Ireland	White
3	United States	Moors
	Rhodesia	Sandra Coppard

Class A2

space	country	player
1	Israel	fishing rod
2	Norway	Torah Lysoe
3	South Africa	Hattingh
	Ireland	Rosaleen Gallagher

class B

space	country	player
1	Austria	R. Kuhnel
2	Israel	M. Escapa
3	Austria	Ingrid Voboril
	United Kingdom	Marsham

Class C

space	country	player
1	Sweden	Lindstrom
2	United Kingdom	Carol Bryant
3	Belgium	Lampo
	Israel	Mishani

Double

Class A2

space	country	player
1	Israel	Angel Tora Lysoe
2	United Kingdom	Ruth Brooks Levers
3	United States	Gorman Moore
	Ireland	White Rosaleen Gallagher

class B

space	country	player
1	Austria	Ingrid Voboril R. Kuhnel
2	United Kingdom	Gwen Buck Marsham
3	United Kingdom	J. Swann Finnegan
	Italy	Gabriella Monaco Elena Monaco

Class C

space	country	player
1	United Kingdom	Carol Bryant Barnard
2	Australia	Marion O'Brien Elaine Schreiber
3	Belgium	Lampo Bruyndonck
	Italy	Irene Monaco Rosaria La Corte

Medalists men

singles

Class A1

space	country	player
1	Netherlands	post Office
2	Norway	Jan Erik Stenberg
3	Switzerland	Rainer Kueschall
	United States	McNichol

Class A2

space	country	player
1	BR Germany	Manfred Emmel
2	Sweden	Nilsson
3	Austria	Walter Sailer
	Israel	J. Sharav

class B

space	country	player
1	United Kingdom	P. Lyall
2	BR Germany	Heinz Simon
3	United Kingdom	G. Monoghan
	Italy	Giovanni Ferraris

Class C

space	country	player
1	Israel	Baruch Hagai
2	Belgium	Richard de Zutter
3	Ireland	Jimmy Gibson
	Italy	Giovanni Berghella

Double

Class A1

space	country	player
1	United States	McNichol Dunn
2	Netherlands	Post Noordam
3	United States	Crase Donaldson

Class A2

space	country	player
1	United Kingdom	Taylor S. Bradshaw
2	BR Germany	Manfred Emmel Gert Tullius
3	Switzerland	Andreas Senn Rainer Kueschall
	Israel	J. Sharav Gabriel

class B

space	country	player
1	BR Germany	Heinz Simon Fritz Krimmel
2	United Kingdom	G. Monoghan P. Lyall
3	Italy	Giovanni Ferrari's Federico Zarilli
	Israel	Abeles Gamishida

Class C

space	country	player
1	Israel	Baruch Hagai Arieh Ruby
2	Belgium	Richard de Zutter Stevens
3	Italy	Aroldo Ruschioni Giovanni Berghella
	BR Germany	Franz Brozozowski Erich Schropp

Table tennis medal table

Table tennis medal table
space	country	G	S.	B.	total
1	Israel	4th	1	4th	9
2	United Kingdom	3	4th	3	10
3	BR Germany	2	2	1	5
4th	Netherlands	2	1	-	3
5	Austria	2	-	2	4th
6th	Sweden	1	1	-	2
7th	United States	1	-	4th	5
8th	Belgium	-	2	2	4th
9	Norway	-	2	-	2
10	Ireland	-	1	3	4th
11	Australia	-	1	-	1
12	Italy	-	-	6th	6th
13	Switzerland	-	-	2	2
14th	South Africa	-	-	1	1
	Rhodesia	-	-	1	1

literature

• International Paralympic Committee: Selection fields under "General Search": Competition = "1968 Tel Aviv", Sports = "Table Tennis", Event = select (accessed on January 17, 2016)