Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics[1] in Rio took place in September 2016. 276 athletes – 174 men and 102 women – are scheduled to compete in 29 events. Table tennis events have been held at the Paralympics since the first Games in Rome in 1960.[2] Team events will feature contests consisting of one doubles and two singles matches.
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| Venue | Riocentro Pavilion 3 |
| Dates | 8–17 September |
| Competitors | 269 (173 men, 96 women) |
Events edit
Twenty-nine events will be contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China (CHN) | 13 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 |  Poland (POL) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
 Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 6 |  Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 8 |  Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 |  Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Croatia (CRO) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 12 |  Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Germany (GER) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 |  Spain (ESP) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 18 |  Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 22 |  Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (25 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
Medalists edit
Men's events edit
Women's events edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Paralympic Table Tennis". Rio 2016 Summer Paralympics. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Paralympic Table Tennis - overview, rules and classification". British Paralympic Association. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 4 May 2011.