Table Tennis At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Team
The men's team table tennis event was part of the table tennis programme at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The event took place from Friday 12 August to Wednesday 17 August 2016 at Riocentro. The medals were presented by Yu Zaiqing, IOC Vice President and Melecio Rivera, Executive Vice President of the ITTF. Qualification Schedule All times are Brasília Time Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00. Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−0 ... ( UTC−3). Seeds Team ranking was based on the individual ITTF rating points of 30 July 2016 but was taken into consideration only the players qualified from each team. Bracket Results First round ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Quarterfinals ---- ---- ---- Semifinals ---- Bronze medal match Gold medal match References Exte ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Riocentro
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Notable events 1981 May Day attack On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Riocentro was the target of a terrorist attack by hardliner members of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985). Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário and then-Captain Wilson Dias Machado, nowadays a Colonel, were responsible for detonating two bombs at the venue. Around 9 p.m., however, one of the bombs exploded in the lap of Sergeant Rosário, killing him and seriously wounding Machado. A second bomb exploded a few miles away at a powerhouse responsible for providing electrical energy to Riocentro; it was thrown over the fence and exploded on the ground, and the electric power supply was never interrupted that evening. The government immediately blamed left-wing radicals for the attack. This theory had no support at the time o ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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International Table Tennis Federation
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) is the governing body for all national table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... associations. The role of the ITTF includes overseeing rules and regulations and seeking technological improvement for the sport of table tennis. The ITTF is responsible for the organization of numerous international competitions, including the World Table Tennis Championships that has continued since 1926. Founding history The ITTF was founded in 1926 by William Henry Lawes from Wymondham, the nine founding members being First Austrian Republic, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Weimar Republic, Kingdom of Hungary (1920–1946), Kingdom of Hungary, British India, Sweden, and Wales. The first international tournament was ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tristan Flore
Tristan Flore (born 2 January 1995 in Montélimar) is a French table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics as part of the French team in the men's team event. References 1995 births Living people French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for France Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in table tennis Universiade bronze medalists for France Table tennis players at the 2019 European Games European Games medalists in table tennis European Games bronze medalists for France Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade People from Montélimar Sportspeople from Drôme 21st-century French people {{France-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Emmanuel Lebesson
Emmanuel Lebesson (born 24 April 1988) is a French table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated by Adrian Crișan, and as part of the French team in the men's team event. In October 2016 he won the men's singles title at the European Table Tennis Championships, defeating compatriot Simon Gauzy Simon Gauzy (born 25 October 1994) is a French table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table ... in the final. References 1988 births Living people People from Niort French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of France Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Universiade medalists in table tennis Sportspeople from Deux-Sèvres Mediterranean Games gold medalists for France Mediterranean Games medalists in table tennis Compe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Simon Gauzy
Simon Gauzy (born 25 October 1994) is a French table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ... player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated in the third round by Kou Lei, and as part of the French team in the men's team event. References External links *Simon Gauzy at Table Tennis Media 1994 births Living people French male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of France Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics European Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 2015 European Games European Games silver medalists for France Table tennis players at the 2019 European Games Sportspeople from Toulouse Tab ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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João Monteiro (table Tennis)
João Pedro Andrade Selgas Monteiro (born 29 August 1983) is a Portuguese table tennis player. At the 2015 European Championships, he won the gold medal in the Doubles competition. He also competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's singles, Men's singles, but was defeated in the second round. This was a round further than he managed at the 2008 Summer Olympics. João Monteiro practices at the Werner Schlager Academy in Schwechat, Austria since the opening in 2011. Personal life In July 2013, Monteiro married Romanian table tennis player Daniela Dodean. References External links * * 1983 births Living people People from Guarda, Portugal Portuguese male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of Portugal Table tennis players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics World Table ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tiago Apolónia
Tiago André Barata Feio Peixoto Apolónia (born 28 July 1986) is a Portuguese table tennis player for German club TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen and Portugal. As of August 2016, he is ranked the number eighteenth player in the world. Career Born in Lisbon, Apolónia began playing table tennis aged six at his hometown club Estrela da Amadora. As a youth player, he was crowned European Junior Doubles champion in 2004 and won a silver medal in the Doubles competition at the Junior World Championships in 2003, both partnering Marcos Freitas. After playing for German clubs TTC indeland Jülich, 1. FC Saarbrücken and TTF LIEBHERR Ochsenhausen, he arrived at his current club TTC Neu-Ulm in 2019. In 2006, he won his first ITTF Pro Tour Doubles title in São Paulo, partnering João Monteiro. His first ITTF Pro Tour Singles title followed in October 2010 with the Austrian Open in Wels, where he beat Germany's Timo Boll in the final. He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beij ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marcos Freitas
Marcos André Sousa da Silva Freitas (born 8 April 1988) is a Portuguese table tennis player who has won European Championships in singles, doubles, and team events. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing where he got knocked out in the Round of 64. In the same year he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the European Championship with Tiago Apolónia. Three years later at the 2011 Table Tennis European Championships he went on to win the gold medal with his doubles partner Andrej Gaćina. In 2012 he took part on his second Olympics, reaching the Round of 32 in the singles and the quarterfinals in the team event with Tiago Apolónia and João Monteiro. In June 2015, he competed in the inaugural European Games, for Portugal in table tennis, more specifically, Men's team with João Geraldo and Tiago Apolonia. He earned a gold medal. At the European Championships 2015 he won Silver in the Singles Event. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2016 Olympi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ho Kwan Kit
Ho Kwan-kit (; born 20 April 1997) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. He qualified to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ..., and was selected to represent Hong Kong in the men's team event. References 1997 births Living people Hong Kong male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players of Hong Kong Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in table tennis Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 2020 Summer Olympics {{HongKong-tabletennis-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tang Peng
Tang Peng (; born 4 February 1981 in Beijing, China) is mainland Chinese-born table tennis player who now represents Hong Kong. He recently married Tie Yana, another Chinese-born table tennis player representing Hong Kong. As of December 2016, he is ranked the number nineteenth player in the world. Career records Singles (as of 19 January 2014) * World Championships: 1/4 finals (2015). * Pro Tour runner-up (1): 2007 Chile Open. * Asian Championships: runner-up (2003). Men's doubles * World Championships: QF (2009). * Pro Tour winner (4): 2010 Austrian Open, 2014 Spanish Open, 2014 Australian Open, 2014 Russian Open. * Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 2. Won in 2010. * Asian Championships: SF (2003). Mixed doubles * World Championships: QF (2007). * Asian Championships: SF (2003). Team * Summer Olympic: 4th (2012) * World Championships: 3rd (2008). * World Team Cup The World Team Cup was the international men's team championship of the Association of Tennis Profess ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Wong Chun Ting
Wong Chun-ting (; born 7 September 1991) is a Hong Kong table tennis player. He won his first doubles title on the ITTF World Tour in 2012 and won another three doubles titles in 2014. In 2015, he won a bronze medal in mixed doubles event with Doo Hoi Kem at the World Championships. In 2016, he won a bronze medal in the singles event at the Men's World Cup. Since February 2017, his highest rank was number 6 in the world. Wong started playing table tennis aged six against his brother. He joined a club at age nine.Chun Ting Wong nbcolympics.com About Wong Chun-ting grew up in Shajiao Village,Sha Tin
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Lee Sang-su
Lee Sang-su (born 13 August 1990) is a South Korean table tennis player. He won two singles titles at the ITTF Pro Tour, the first one was in 2010. He reached semifinals in singles event at the 2017 World Championships. Lee Sangsu represented South Korea at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the List of Olympic Games h ... in the men's team event after winning the Olympic trials held in February 2021. Singles titles References 1990 births Living people South Korean male table tennis players Table tennis players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic table tennis players for South Korea Universiade medalists in table tennis World Table Tennis Championships medalists Table tennis players at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in table tennis Asian Game ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |