Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 8

The Men's Singles 8 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 8
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table Tennis
VenueGalatsi Olympic Hall
Dates18–21 September
Competitors20 from 15 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mathieu Loicq  Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marc Ledoux  Belgium
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Csejtey  Slovakia
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Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete’s ability to compete.

The event was won by Mathieu Loicq, representing  Belgium. [2]

Results edit

Preliminaries edit

Qualified for final round

Group A edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   SVK BEL KOR CRO
1   Richard Csejtey (SVK) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:0 3:1 3:0
2   Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 3 2 1 6:5 0:3 x 3:1 3:1
3   Lee Cheon Sik (KOR) 3 1 2 5:7 1:3 1:3 x 3:1
4   Ratko Kovacic (CRO) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 1:3 1:3 x

Group B edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   LIE BEL FRA HUN
1   Peter Frommelt (LIE) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:0 3:1 3:0
2   Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 3 1 2 5:7 0:3 x 3:1 2:3
3   Alain Pichon (FRA) 3 1 2 5:7 1:3 1:3 x 3:1
4   Andras Csonka (HUN) 3 1 2 4:8 0:3 3:2 1:3 x

Group C edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   BEL CZE USA RSA
1   Marc Ledoux (BEL) 3 3 0 9:2 x 3:0 3:2 3:0
2   Jiri Soukup (CZE) 3 2 1 6:4 0:3 x 3:0 3:1
3   Wayne Lo (USA) 3 1 2 5:7 2:3 0:3 x 3:1
4   Johan du Plooy (RSA) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 1:3 1:3 x

Group D edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   CHN ESP TPE FRA
1   Li Manzhou (CHN) 3 3 0 9:3 x 3:1 3:1 3:1
2   Alvaro Valera (ESP) 3 2 1 7:6 1:3 x 3:2 3:1
3   Hu Ming Fu (TPE) 3 1 2 6:6 1:3 2:3 x 3:0
4   Julien Soyer (FRA) 3 0 3 2:9 1:3 1:3 0:3 x

Group E edit

Rank Competitor MP W L Points   ISR FRA POL SVK
1   Zeev Glikman (ISR) 3 3 0 9:1 x 3:1 3:0 3:0
2   Michel Schaller (FRA) 3 2 1 7:5 1:3 x 3:2 3:0
3   Marcin Skrzynecki (POL) 3 1 2 5:8 0:3 2:3 x 3:2
4   Miroslav Mitas (SVK) 3 0 3 2:9 0:3 0:3 2:3 x

Competition bracket edit

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 3
  Nico Vergeylen (BEL) 0
  Richard Csejtey (SVK) 1
  Alvaro Valera (ESP) 0   Marc Ledoux (BEL) 3
  Michel Schaller (FRA) 3   Michel Schaller (FRA) 2
  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 3
  Marc Ledoux (BEL) 0
  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 3
  Li Manzhou (CHN) 2
  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 3
  Mathieu Loicq (BEL) 3 Third place
  Peter Frommelt (LIE) 1
  Jiri Soukup (CZE) 2   Richard Csejtey (SVK) 3
  Peter Frommelt (LIE) 3   Peter Frommelt (LIE) 0

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 8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.