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Table Tennis At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested. Participating nations A total of 129 athletes (81 men and 48 women), representing 41 NOCs, competed in four events. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table References Sources * International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)* {{Table tennis at the Summer Olympics 1988 Summer Olympics events 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ... 1988 in table tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seoul National University Gymnasium
Seoul National University Gymnasium is an indoor sporting arena located in Seoul, South Korea. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 and was built in 1986 to host table tennis and badminton (demonstration) events at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References1988 Summer Olympic official report.Volume 1. Part 1. p. 192. Indoor arenas in South Korea Venues of the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic badminton venues Olympic table tennis venues Sports venues in Seoul Sports venues completed in 1986 Gymnasiums 1986 establishments in South Korea Venues of the 1986 Asian Games Asian Games table tennis venues {{Summer-Olympic-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Jing (table Tennis)
Chen Jing (; born 20 September 1968 in Wuhan, Hubei) is a retired table tennis player and Olympic champion for China, and later Olympic medalist for Chinese Taipei. Early life Chen Jing was born on September 20, 1968 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. At the age of 11, she was the champion of the youth bracket in a table tennis tournament hosted by the Children's Palace in Wuhan, and was selected for the Hubei Province team. At the age of 18, she was selected for the Chinese national team. Professional career She received a golden medal in ''singles'' and a silver medal in ''doubles'' at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul."1988 Summer Olympics – Seoul, South Korea – Tabletennis" ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 7, 2008) In 1991, sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988 Summer Olympics Events
File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian Bicentenary, Bicentennial on January 26; The 1988 Summer Olympics are held in Seoul, South Korea; Soviet Union, Soviet troops begin their Soviet-Afghan War, withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is completed the 1989, next year; The 1988 Armenian earthquake kills between 25,000-50,000 people; The 8888 Uprising in Myanmar, led by students, protests the Burma Socialist Programme Party; A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the plane to crash down on the town of Lockerbie, Scotland- the event kills 270 people., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Piper Alpha rect 200 0 400 200 Iran Air Flight 655 rect 400 0 600 200 Australian Bicentenary rect 0 200 300 400 Pan Am Flight 103 rect 300 200 600 400 1988 Summer Olympics rect 0 400 200 600 8888 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Tennis At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Table tennis was first included in the Olympic program at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, with four events contested. Participating nations A total of 129 athletes (81 men and 48 women), representing 41 NOCs, competed in four events. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal summary Medal table References Sources * International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)* {{Table tennis at the Summer Olympics 1988 Summer Olympics events 1988 File:1988 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The oil platform Piper Alpha explodes and collapses in the North Sea, killing 165 workers; The USS Vincennes (CG-49) mistakenly shoots down Iran Air Flight 655; Australia celebrates its Australian ... 1988 in table tennis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swiss Civil Code (articles 60–79). Founded by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas in 1894, it is the authority responsible for organising the modern ( Summer, Winter, and Youth) Olympic Games. The IOC is the governing body of the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and of the worldwide "Olympic Movement", the IOC's term for all entities and individuals involved in the Olympic Games. As of 2020, there are 206 NOCs officially recognised by the IOC. The current president of the IOC is Thomas Bach. The stated mission of the IOC is to promote the Olympics throughout the world and to lead the Olympic Movement: *To encourage and support the organization, development, and coordination of sport and sports competitions; *To ensure the regular c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordana Perkučin
Gordana Perkučin (born May 7, 1962 in Novi Kneževac) is a Yugoslav and Serbian table tennis player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Table tennis career In 1988 she won the bronze medal in the women's doubles together with Jasna Fazlić at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Four years later she competed as an Independent Olympic Participant but was eliminated in the first round. She won two World Championship medals; a bronze at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships in the doubles with Erzsebet Palatinus and a silver medal at the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships in the mixed doubles with Zoran Kalinić. See also * List of table tennis players * List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists Results of individual events The tables below are medalists of individual events (men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed). Men's singles Medal table Women's singles The champion of women's singles in 1937 was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jasna Fazlić
Jasna Rather born Jasna Fazlić, born December 20, 1970 in Foča, SFR Yugoslavia is former American table tennis player who played for Yugoslavia and then for United States, competing on four Olympics: in Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics, Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympics, Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics, and Athens 2004 Summer Olympics respectively. Olympics participation In 1988 she won the bronze medal for Yugoslavia in the women's doubles together with Gordana Perkučin. Four years later she competed as an Independent Olympic Participant. In 2000 and 2004 she participated for the United States. Personal life Jasna lived in Zagreb for the most of her childhood and youth. From 1992 to 1997 she was married to Ilija Lupulesku. After separating from Lupulesku in 1996, she played in Japan for a short while, then moved to the United States. After her divorce she legally changed her name to Reed. Jasna got married on August 20, 2009 to William H. Rather IV, and changed her last name to Rather. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yang Young-Ja
Yang Young-Ja (; born July 6, 1964) is a retired female table tennis player from South Korea. Table tennis career She won gold medals in women's doubles at the 1987 ITTF World Championships and the 1988 Summer Olympics, together with Hyun Jung-Hwa. She is also a two-time women's singles world champion runner-up in 1983 and 1987. sports-reference.com She retired right after the , and currently resides in Seoul working as a table tennis coach responsible for the junior team of South Korea. See also |
Hyun Jung-Hwa
Hyun Jung-hwa (; born October 6, 1969 in Busan, South Korea) is a retired table tennis player from South Korea who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. Career National South Korean table tennis player Hyun Jung-Hwa brought about the golden age of table tennis to Korea. She is one of an elite group of players who have won at least one gold medal in every discipline they were eligible to compete in at the World Table Tennis Championships. Her first gold medal came in the women's doubles (partnering Yang Young-Ja) at the 1987 World Table Tennis Championships in New Delhi. She followed it up by winning the mixed doubles title with Yoo Nam-Kyu at the 1989 World Table Tennis Championships in Dortmund. During 1988 Seoul Olympics, she led the South Korean team to victory against the unbeatable Chinese team. She was again part of the first ever Unified Korean team that stunned China to win the women's team event at the 1991 World Table Tennis Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiao Zhimin
Jiao Zhimin ( Chinese: 焦志敏; born December 1, 1963) is a Chinese-born naturalised-Korean former table tennis player. She won a bronze medal in women's singles and a silver medal in women's doubles at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. She was a semi-finalist in women's singles and doubles at the 1985 World Championships in Gothenburg. At the 1987 World Championships in New Delhi she was runner-up in the mixed doubles, and was a member of China's victorious team. Personal life In 1984, she met South Korean table tennis player Ahn Jae-hyung at the 1984 Asian Table Tennis Championships in Islamabad, Pakistan. She and Ahn married in 1989 in Sweden due to the lack of diplomatic relations between China and South Korea at that time. Their marriage generated a massive hype within the South Korean media. The couple's son, golfer An Byeong-hun, became the youngest champion in United States Amateur Championship history, winning the 2009 event at the age of 17. After her marriage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Huifen
Li Huifen (; born October 14, 1963) is a Chinese table tennis player. She won a silver medal in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games in women's singles. She also won two English Open titles. In her 15-year athletic career, she won a total of 37 gold medals, 16 silver and 16 bronze. She is now the Hong Kong women's table tennis team coach. Her husband Hui Jun is also a table tennis player-coach. References External links Profileat the International Table Tennis Federation The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tenni ... Chinese female table tennis players Olympic silver medalists for China 1963 births Living people Olympic medalists in table tennis Table tennis players from Shijiazhuang Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players of China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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