Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 1–2

The Men's Teams 1-2 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 23 to 27 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.[1]

Table Tennis - Men's Teams 1-2
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table Tennis
VenueGalatsi Olympic Hall
Dates23–27 September
Competitors7
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kim Gong Yong
Kim Kyung Mook
Kang Seong Hoon
Lee Hae Gon
 South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Rastislav Revucky
Jan Riapos
 Slovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Otto Vilsmaier
Holger Nikelis
Walter Kilger
Thorsten Gruenkemeyer
 Germany
2000
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 the team representing  South Korea. [2]

Results edit

Preliminaries edit

Qualified for final round

Group A edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA GER AUT
1   France 2 2 0 6:3 x 3:1 3:2
2   Germany 2 1 1 4:4 1:3 x 3:1
3   Austria 2 0 2 3:6 2:3 1:3 x

Group B edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   KOR SVK FIN ARG
1   South Korea 3 3 0 9:2 x 3:2 3:0 3:0
2   Slovakia 3 2 1 8:3 2:3 x 3:0 3:0
3   Finland 3 1 2 3:6 0:3 0:3 x 3:0
4   Argentina 3 0 3 0:9 0:3 0:3 0:3 x

Competition bracket edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  France 1
 
 
 
  Slovakia 3
 
  Slovakia 1
 
 
 
  South Korea 3
 
  Germany 1
 
 
  South Korea 3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  France 2
 
 
  Germany 3

Team Lists edit

  France
Vincent Boury
Erwan Fouillen
Marc Sorabella
Stéphane Molliens
  Germany
Otto Vilsmaier
Holger Nikelis
Walter Kilger
Thorsten Gruenkemeyer
  Austria
Rudolf Hajek
Hans Ruep
  South Korea
Kim Gong Yong
Kim Kyung Mook
Kang Seong Hoon
Lee Hae Gon
  Slovakia
Rastislav Revucky
Jan Riapos
  Finland
Jari Kurkinen
Matti Launonen
  Argentina
Jose Daniel Haylan
Carlos Maslup

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 Teams 1-2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.