Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
| Table tennis at the X Paralympic Games | |
|---|---|
 Paralympic Table tennis | |
| Competitors | 210 from 31 nations |
Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 17 for men and 11 for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France (FRA) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
| 2 |  Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 13 | .svg.png){kind=small} Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 14 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 17 |  Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 21 | .svg.png){kind=small} Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 28 | 28 | 45 | 101 | |
Source: [1]
Participating nations
- Argentina (8)
- Austria (10)
- Belgium (9)
Brazil (4)- China (2)
- Chinese Taipei (3)
- Czech Republic (9)
- Denmark (5)
- Finland (5)
- France (21)
- Germany (27)
- Great Britain (10)
- Hong Kong (5)
- Hungary (6)
Ireland (4)
Israel (4)- Italy (4)
- Japan (5)
- Mexico (3)
- Moldova (1)
- Netherlands (7)
- Nigeria (2)
- Poland (2)
Russia (1)- Slovakia (5)
- South Korea (12)
- Spain (5)
- Sweden (14)
Switzerland (3)- United States (12)
- Yugoslavia (2)
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open 1–5 | Thomas Kreidel Germany
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Dimitri Ghion Belgium
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Nasiru Sule Nigeria
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| Bruno Benedetti France
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| Open 6–10 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria
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Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia
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Chih Shan Hsu Chinese Taipei
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| Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France
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| Singles 1 | Hae Gon Lee South Korea
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Matti Launonen Finland
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José Daniel Haylan Argentina
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| Kang Sung-hoon South Korea
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| Singles 2 | Kyung Mook Kim South Korea
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Vincent Boury France
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Gerhard Scharf Austria
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| Jari Kurkinen Finland
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| Singles 3 | Zlatko Kesler Yugoslavia
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Neil Robinson Great Britain
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James Rawson Great Britain
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| Fritz Altendorfer Austria
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| Singles 4 | Bruno Benedetti France
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Michal Stefanu Czech Republic
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Thomas Kreidel Germany
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| Christian Sutter Austria
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| Singles 5 | Guy Tisserant France
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Kam Shing Kwong Hong Kong
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Chang Shen Chou Chinese Taipei
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| Ernst Bolldén Sweden
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| Singles 6 | Brian Nielsen Denmark
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Mattias Karlsson Sweden
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Harold Kersten Netherlands
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| Singles 7 | Tahl Leibovitz United States
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Jochen Wollmert Germany
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Thomas Kurfess Germany
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| Singles 8 | Magnus Andree Sweden
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Mitchell Seidenfeld United States
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Vladimir Polkanov Moldova
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| Kenichi Suzuki Japan
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| Singles 9 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria
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Olivier Chateigner France
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Alain Pichon France
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| Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia
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| Singles 10 | Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France
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Robert Bader Sweden
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Enrique Agudo Spain
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| Kwang Hoon Jung South Korea
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| Teams 1–2 | Finland (FIN) Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen |
Austria (AUT) Rudolf Hajek Gerhard Scharf |
Germany (GER) Dieter Essbach Werner Knaak Udo Pohle Otto Vilsmeier |
| South Korea (KOR) Kyung Mook Kim Haun Park Hae Gon Lee Kang Sung-hoon | |||
| Teams 3 | South Korea (KOR) Young Soo Kim Jong Dae An Ki Hoon Kim |
Austria (AUT) Peter Starl Fritz Altendorfer Manfred Dollmann |
Great Britain (GBR) James Rawson Neil Robinson |
| Germany (GER) Jan Guertler Werner Dorr | |||
| Teams 4–5 | Sweden (SWE) Ernst Bolldén Patrik Högstedt Jörgen Johansson Jan-Krister Gustavsson |
France (FRA) Christophe Pinna Bruno Benedetti Christophe Durand Guy Tisserant |
Belgium (BEL) Dimitri Ghion Alain Ledoux Jean-Marc Pletinckx |
| Austria (AUT) Christian Sutter Franz Mandl | |||
| Teams 6–8 | Germany (GER) Thomas Kurfess Jochen Wollmert Thomas Schmitt Werner Maissenbacher |
Sweden (SWE) Thomas Larsson Magnus Andree Mikael Vestling |
United States (USA) Tahl Leibovitz Mitchell Seidenfeld |
| Teams 9–10 | France (FRA) Alain Pichon Olivier Chateigner Gilles de la Bourdonnaye |
Austria (AUT) Stanisław Frączyk Thomas Goeller |
Germany (GER) Bernd Mueller Peter Faehnrich Andre Schmandt |
| Slovakia (SVK) Ladislav Gáspár Emil Dovalovszki |