Olympic Competition Schedule

The Table Tennis competitions in Beijing start on Wednesday, 13th August 2008. Five days after the opening ceremony the team contests begin at 10:00 on all of the eight tables in the Peking University Gymnasium.

The Women’s Team final and the first gold medal will be presented on Sunday, 17th August whilst the Men’s Team final is scheduled the day after at 19:30 again.

On Saturday 23rd August 2008, the Men’s Singles medal ceremony will determine the table tennis events; one day later the Closing Ceremony in the National Stadium will conclude the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

Table Tennis Schedule in Detail

Please have a look at the pages 19 to 22 in the Olympic Explanatory Book to find the detailed schedule from the first to the last rally played in Beijing.

The Defending champions from Athens

Men’s Singles

Gold: Ryu Seung Min (KOR)

Silver: Wang Hao (CHN)

Bronze: Wang Liqin (CHN)

Women’s Singles

Gold: Zhang Yining (CHN)

Silver: Kim Hyang Mi (PRK)

Bronze: Kim Kyung Ah (KOR)

Men’s Doubles

Gold: Ma Lin/Chen Qi (CHN)

Silver: Ko Lai Chak/Li Ching (HKG)

Bronze: Michael Maze/Finn Tugwell (DEN)

Women’s Doubles

Gold: Wang Nan/Zhang Yining (CHN)

Silver: Lee Eun Sil/Suk Eun Mi (KOR)

Bronze: Guo Yue/Niu Jianfeng (CHN)

(Credit: ITTF. Click here for further information.)