Table tennis

Table tennis

Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...

competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 were held from August 13 to August 23, at the Peking University Gymnasium

Peking University Gymnasium

Peking University Gymnasium , nicknamed China's Spine , is an indoor arena located in the southeastern part of Peking University in Beijing, China....

. The competition featured the team events for the first time, replacing the doubles events competed in previous games. A total of four sets of medals were awarded for the four events contested.

Men

Group	1	2	3	4
A	China	Austria	Greece	Australia
B	Germany	Singapore	Croatia	Canada
C	Korea Republic	Chinese Taipei	Sweden	Brazil
D	Hong Kong, China	Japan	Russia	Nigeria

Women

Group	1	2	3	4
A	China	Austria	Croatia	Dominican Republic
B	Singapore	Netherlands	USA	Nigeria
C	Hong Kong, China	Germany	Poland	Romania
D	Korea Republic	Japan	Spain	Australia

Competition schedule

August	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23
Men's singles							Preliminary / First Rounds	Second Round	Third / Fourth Rounds	Quarterfinal	Semifinal / Bronze / Final
Women's singles						Preliminary Round	First / Second Rounds	Second / Third Rounds	Fourth Round / Quarterfinal	Semifinal / Bronze / Final
Men's team Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 18, at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool...	Group First / Second Rounds	Group Second / Third Rounds	Bronze Playoff First Round	Semifinal	Bronze Playoff Second Round	Bronze / Final
Women's team Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team The women's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme and took place between August 13 and 17 at the Peking University Gymnasium. Teams consisted of three members. The sixteen teams were divided into four groups of four teams each, playing a round-robin within their pool...	Group First / Second Rounds	Group Second / Third Rounds	Bronze Playoff First Round / Semifinal	Bronze Playoff Second Round	Bronze / Final

Medal table

Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.

1		4	2	2	8
2		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
4		0	0	2	2
Total		4	4	4	12

Events

Men's singles
Women's singles
Men's team	Wang Hao Wang Hao (table tennis) Wáng Hào is a Chinese table tennis player. He became the World Champion in Men's Singles in Yokohama, Japan in May 2009, defeating 3-time World Champion Wang Liqin 4-0. Other notable accomplishments are the 3-time World Cup Champion in 2007, 2008 and 2010, Singles Silver medalist at the 2004... Ma Lin Ma Lin (table tennis) Ma Lin is a male table tennis player. He is the world's number four ranked player as of June, 2011 in the International Table Tennis Federation .... Wang Liqin Wang Liqin Wang Liqin is a Chinese table tennis player. As of October, 2011, he is ranked 8th in the International Table Tennis Federation . He began playing at the age of 6 and was picked for the Chinese men's national squad in 1993 when he was only 15 years old. Wang is the last man since Jiang Jialiang to...	Dimitrij Ovtcharov Dimitrij Ovtcharov Dimitrij Ovtcharov is a Ukrainian-born German table tennis player.As of February 2011, he is ranked #15 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation .... Timo Boll Timo Boll Timo Boll is a German professional table tennis player who currently plays with Borussia Düsseldorf and is the German No.1 of the German Table Tennis National League... Christian Suss	Oh Sang-Eun Ryu Seung-Min Yoon Jae-Young Yoon Jae-Young Yoon Jae-Young is a South Korean table tennis player. He won a bronze medal with the South Korean men's team at the 2008 Summer Olympics.- External links :*...
Women's team	Guo Yue Guo Yue Guo Yue is a Chinese table tennis player and the 2007 women's world champion.As of August 2011, she is ranked 5th in the ITTF Women's World ranking.... Wang Nan Zhang Yining Zhang Yining Zhang Yining is a female Chinese table tennis player. She is considered one of the greatest female table tennis players in the history of the sport.-History:...	Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei Feng Tianwei is a Singaporean table tennis player, ranked sixth in the world as a singles player as of April 2011. Born in China, she began training in Singapore in March 2007 and commenced her international career in competitive table tennis the following month... Li Jiawei Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu Wang Yuegu is a China-born Singaporean table tennis player who is ranked among the top ten players in the world. Wang made her inaugural appearance as a Singaporean on the International Table Tennis Federation Pro Tour in June 2005 at the Volkswagen Korean Open in Suncheon, South Korea, where she...	Dang Ye-Seo Dang Ye-Seo Dang Ye-Seo is a naturalized South Korean table tennis player. She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... Kim Kyung-Ah Kim Kyung-Ah Kim Kyung-Ah is a female South Korean table tennis player. Bronze medalist in Women's singles at 2004 Athens Olympics... Park Mi-Young Park Mi-Young Park Mi-Young is a female South Korean table tennis player.She was part of the table tennis team that won a bronze medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Park currently plays for the Samsung Life Insurance Table Tennis team and is ranked 24th in the world as of October 2011...