Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] in Rio happened in September 2016. 276 people competed in 29 events. This included 174 men and 102 women. Table tennis has been at the Paralympics since the first Games in 1960.[2] There were 2 kinds of table tennis played. These were singles and doubles. China got the most medals.

Medal table[change | change source]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)137121
2 Poland (POL)2338
3 France (FRA)2125
4 Great Britain (GBR)2013
 Ukraine (UKR)2013
6 Belgium (BEL)2002
7 South Korea (KOR)1359
8 Serbia (SRB)1124
9 Turkey (TUR)1113
10 Croatia (CRO)1102
 Netherlands (NED)1102
12 Denmark (DEN)1001
13 Germany (GER)0404
14 Spain (ESP)0202
15 Brazil (BRA)0134
16 Hungary (HUN)0112
 Sweden (SWE)0112
18 Australia (AUS)0101
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0101
20 Italy (ITA)0022
 Thailand (THA)0022
22 Austria (AUT)0011
 Czech Republic (CZE)0011
 Hong Kong (HKG)0011
 Philippines (PHI)0011
Totals (25 nations)29292987

References[change | change source]

  1. "Paralympic Table Tennis". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. "Paralympic Table Tennis - overview, rules and classification". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.