Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 4

The Men's Singles 4 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.[1]

Table Tennis - Men's Singles 4
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table Tennis
VenueGalatsi Olympic Hall
Dates18–21 September
Competitors20 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Zhang Yan  China
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Michal Stefanu  Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Choi Kyoung Sik  South Korea
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2008

Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.

The event was won by Zhang Yan, representing  China. [2]

Results edit

Preliminaries edit

Qualified for final round

Group A edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   KOR TPE GER VEN
1   Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) 3 2 1 8:3 x 2:3 3:0 3:0
2   Lin Wen Hsin (TPE) 3 2 1 7:5 3:2 x 1:3 3:0
3   Werner Burkhardt (GER) 3 2 1 6:4 0:3 3:1 x 3:0
4   Gustavo Sandoval (VEN) 3 0 3 0:9 0:3 0:3 0:3 x

Group B edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN CZE GBR BRA
1   Zhang Yan (CHN) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:0 3:1 3:0
2   Michal Stefanu (CZE) 3 2 1 6:3 0:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Arnie Chan (GBR) 3 1 2 4:8 1:3 0:3 x 3:2
4   Ivanildo Freitas (BRA) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 0:3 2:3 x

Group C edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   BEL FRA POL KOR
1   Dimitri Ghion (BEL) 3 3 0 9:3 x 3:1 3:0 3:2
2   Emeric Martin (FRA) 3 2 1 7:6 1:3 x 3:2 3:1
3   Rafal Lis (POL) 3 1 2 5:7 0:3 2:3 x 3:1
4   Park Jun-young (KOR) 3 0 3 4:9 2:3 1:3 1:3 x

Group D edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   ITA SUI FRA EGY
1   Salvatore Caci (ITA) 3 2 1 8:5 x 2:3 3:2 3:0
2   Christian Sutter (SUI) 3 2 1 8:6 3:2 x 2:3 3:1
3   Bruno Benedetti (FRA) 3 2 1 8:7 2:3 3:2 x 3:2
4   Sameh Mohammad Eid (EGY) 3 0 3 3:9 0:3 1:3 2:3 x

Group E edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA GER KOR CHN
1   Sebastien Pechard (FRA) 3 3 0 9:4 x 3:1 3:2 3:1
2   Dietmar Kober (GER) 3 2 1 7:6 1:3 x 3:1 3:2
3   Um Tae Hyung (KOR) 3 1 2 6:8 2:3 1:3 x 3:2
4   Zhang Jie (CHN) 3 0 3 5:9 1:3 2:3 2:3 x

Competition bracket edit

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) 3
  Christian Sutter (SUI) 0
  Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) 0
  Sebastien Pechard (FRA) 1   Michal Stefanu (CZE) 3
  Michal Stefanu (CZE) 3   Michal Stefanu (CZE) 3
  Dimitri Ghion (BEL) 1
  Michal Stefanu (CZE) 2
  Zhang Yan (CHN) 3
  Salvatore Caci (ITA) 1
  Lin Wen Hsin (TPE) 0   Emeric Martin (FRA) 3
  Emeric Martin (FRA) 3   Emeric Martin (FRA) 1 Third place
  Zhang Yan (CHN) 3
  Dietmar Kober (GER) 2   Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) 3
  Zhang Yan (CHN) 3   Emeric Martin (FRA) 1

References edit

  1. ^ "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". Official Website of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Men's Singles 4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.