Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan took place at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.[1] There were 280 qualified slots (174 male, 106 female) which competed in male and female events.[2]

Table tennis
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Table tennis pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Dates25 August – 3 September 2021
Competitors280 in 31 events
2016
2024

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[3][4]

Classification

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There are 11 classifications in table tennis. Classes 1 – 5 are assigned to athletes who sit in a wheelchair while competing. Classes 6 – 10 are assigned to athletes who stands while competing. The lower number indicates a greater degree of impairment. Class 11 is for athletes with intellectual impairment.

Qualification

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Events

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31 events were contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.

  • Men's singles
    • Class 1
    • Class 2
    • Class 3
    • Class 4
    • Class 5
    • Class 6
    • Class 7
    • Class 8
    • Class 9
    • Class 10
    • Class 11
  • Men's team
    • Class 1–2
    • Class 3
    • Class 4–5
    • Class 6–7
    • Class 8
    • Class 9–10
  • Women's singles
    • Class 1–2
    • Class 3
    • Class 4
    • Class 5
    • Class 6
    • Class 7
    • Class 8
    • Class 9
    • Class 10
    • Class 11
  • Women's team
    • Class 1–3
    • Class 4–5
    • Class 6–8
    • Class 9–10

Participating nations

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As of 25 August 2021.[5]

Schedule

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Q Qualification ¼ Quarterfinals ½ Semifinals F Final
Men
Events Dates
Wed
25 Aug
Thurs
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tues
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sept
Thurs
2 Sept
Fri
3 Sept
Men's individual C1 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C2 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C3 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C4 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C5 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C6 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C7 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C8 Q ½ F
Men's individual C9 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's individual C10 Q ½ F
Men's individual C11 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's team C1-2 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's team C3 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's team C4-5 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's team C6-7 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's team C8 Q ¼ ½ F
Men's team C9-10 Q ¼ ½ F
Women
Events Dates
Wed
25 Aug
Thurs
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tues
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sept
Thurs
2 Sept
Fri
3 Sept
Women's individual C1-2 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's individual C3 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's individual C4 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's individual C5 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's individual C6 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's individual C7 Q ½ F
Women's individual C8 Q ½ F
Women's individual C9 Q ½ F
Women's individual C10 Q ½ F
Women's individual C11 Q ½ F
Women's team C1-3 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's team C4-5 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's team C6-8 Q ¼ ½ F
Women's team C9-10 Q ¼ ½ F

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Japan)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)164626
2  Australia (AUS)2406
3  France (FRA)22711
4  Poland (POL)2147
5  South Korea (KOR)16613
6  RPC (RPC)1247
7  Ukraine (UKR)1236
8  Germany (GER)1225
9  Netherlands (NED)1102
10  Turkey (TUR)1034
11  Belgium (BEL)1012
  Hungary (HUN)1012
  United States (USA)1012
14  Great Britain (GBR)0257
15  Brazil (BRA)0123
  Slovakia (SVK)0123
17  Denmark (DEN)0101
  India (IND)0101
  Sweden (SWE)0101
20  Thailand (THA)0022
21  Chinese Taipei (TPE)0011
  Croatia (CRO)0011
  Czech Republic (CZE)0011
  Hong Kong (HKG)0011
  Indonesia (INA)0011
  Italy (ITA)0011
  Japan (JPN)*0011
  Jordan (JOR)0011
  Montenegro (MNE)0011
  Nigeria (NGR)0011
  Norway (NOR)0011
  Serbia (SRB)0011
  Spain (ESP)0011
Totals (33 entries)313162124

Medalists

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Men's individual 1
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Joo Young-dae
  South Korea
Kim Hyeon-uk
  South Korea
Nam Ki-won
  South Korea
Thomas Matthews
  Great Britain
2
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Fabien Lamirault
  France
Rafał Czuper
  Poland
Cha Soo-yong
  South Korea
Park Jin-cheol
  South Korea
3
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Feng Panfeng
  China
Thomas Schmidberger
  Germany
Jenson Van Emburgh
  United States
Zhai Xiang
  China
4
details
Abdullah Öztürk
  Turkey
Kim Young-gun
  South Korea
Maxime Thomas
  France
Nesim Turan
  Turkey
5
details
Valentin Baus
  Germany
Cao Ningning
  China
Ali Öztürk
  Turkey
Jack Hunter Spivey
  Great Britain
6
details
Ian Seidenfeld
  United States
Peter Rosenmeier
  Denmark
Paul Karabardak
  Great Britain
Rungroj Thainiyom
  Thailand
7
details
Yan Shuo
  China
Will Bayley
  Great Britain
Maksym Chudzicki
  Poland
Liao Keli
  China
8
details
Zhao Shuai
  China
Viktor Didukh
  Ukraine
Peng Weinan
  China
Maksym Nikolenko
  Ukraine
9
details
Laurens Devos
  Belgium
Ma Lin
  Australia
Ivan Mai
  Ukraine
Iurii Nozdrunov
  RPC
10
details
Patryk Chojnowski
  Poland
Matéo Bohéas
  France
Filip Radović
  Montenegro
David Jacobs
  Indonesia
11
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Péter Pálos
  Hungary
Samuel Von Einem
  Australia
Lucas Créange
  France
Florian Van Acker
  Belgium
Men's team 1–2
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  France
Fabien Lamirault
Stéphane Molliens
 
  South Korea
Cha Soo-yong
Park Jin-cheol
Kim Hyeon-uk
  Slovakia
Martin Ludrovský
Ján Riapoš
  Poland
Rafał Czuper
Tomasz Jakimczuk
3
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  China
Feng Panfeng
Zhai Xiang
Zhao Ping
  Germany
Thomas Brüchle
Thomas Schmidberger
 
  Czech Republic
Petr Svatoš
Jiři Suchánek
  Thailand
Anurak Laowong
Yuttajak Glinbancheun
Thirayu Chueawong
4–5
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  China
Cao Ningning
Guo Xingyuan
Zhang Yan
  South Korea
Kim Jung-gil
Kim Young-gun
Baek Young-bok
  Slovakia
Boris Trávníček
Peter Mihálik
  France
Florian Merrien
Nicolas Savant-Aira
Maxime Thomas
6–7
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  China
Yan Shuo
Liao Keli
Chen Chao
  Great Britain
Will Bayley
Paul Karabardak
 
  Germany
Thomas Rau
Björn Schnake
  Spain
Jordi Morales
Álvaro Valera
8
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  China
Zhao Shuai
Peng Weinan
Ye Chaoqun
  Ukraine
Viktor Didukh
Maksym Nikolenko
 
  France
Thomas Bouvais
Clément Berthier
  Great Britain
Ross Wilson
Aaron McKibbin
Billy Shilton
9–10
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  China
Lian Hao
Zhao Yiqing
 
  Australia
Ma Lin
Joel Coughlan
Nathan Pellissier
  Ukraine
Ivan Mai
Lev Kats
  Nigeria
Tajudeen Agunbiade
Alabi Olufemi
Victor Farinloye

Women

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Event Class Gold Silver Bronze
Women's individual 1–2
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Liu Jing
  China
Seo Su-yeon
  South Korea
Cátia Oliveira
  Brazil
Nadezhda Pushpasheva
  RPC
3
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Xue Juan
  China
Alena Kánová
  Slovakia
Lee Mi-gyu
  South Korea
Yoon Ji-yu
  South Korea
4
details
Zhou Ying
  China
Bhavina Patel
  India
Gu Xiaodan
  China
Zhang Miao
  China
5
details
Zhang Bian
  China
Pan Jiamin
  China
Jung Young-a
  South Korea
Khetam Abuawad
  Jordan
6
details
Maryna Lytovchenko
  Ukraine
Maliak Alieva
  RPC
Raisa Chebanika
  RPC
Stephanie Grebe
  Germany
7
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Kelly van Zon
  Netherlands
Viktoriia Safonova
  RPC
Anne Barnéoud
  France
Kübra Korkut
  Turkey
8
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Mao Jingdian
  China
Huang Wenjuan
  China
Aida Dahlen
  Norway
Thu Kamkasomphou
  France
9
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Lei Lina
  Australia
Xiong Guiyan
  China
Karolina Pęk
  Poland
Alexa Szvitacs
  Hungary
10
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Yang Qian
  Australia
Bruna Costa Alexandre
  Brazil
Natalia Partyka
  Poland
Tien Shiau-wen
  Chinese Taipei
11
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Elena Prokofeva
  RPC
Léa Ferney
  France
Wong Ting Ting
  Hong Kong
Maki Ito
  Japan
Women's team 1–3
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  China
Xue Juan
Li Qian
Liu Jing
  South Korea
Yoon Ji-yu
Lee Mi-gyu
Seo Su-yeon
  Italy
Michela Brunelli
Giada Rossi
  Croatia
Anđela Mužinić
Helena Dretar Karić
4–5
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  China
Zhang Bian
Zhou Ying
Zhang Miao
  Sweden
Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Ingela Lundbäck
 
  Great Britain
Megan Shackleton
Sue Bailey
  Serbia
Borislava Perić
Nada Matić
6–8
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  China
Mao Jingdian
Huang Wenjuan
Wang Rui
  Netherlands
Frederique van Hoof
Kelly van Zon
 
  France
Anne Barnéoud
Thu Kamkasomphou
  RPC
Viktoriia Safonova
Maliak Alieva
Raisa Chebanika
9–10
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  Poland
Natalia Partyka
Karolina Pęk
 
  Australia
Yang Qian
Lei Lina
Melissa Tapper
  Brazil
Bruna Costa Alexandre
Danielle Rauen
Jennyfer Marques Parinos
  China
Zhao Xiaojing
Xiong Guiyan

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Venues". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 7 November 2018.
  2. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 13 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Tokyo 2020 final list of athletes and teams" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. 9 July 2021.
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