Table Tennis At The 1988 Summer Olympics
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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 ...
was first included in the Olympic program 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 ...
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, 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

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International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
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