title: Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
text: # Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
  
  Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Paralympics consisted of 28 events, 17 for men and 11 for women.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | France (FRA) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 |
  | 2 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 |
  | 3 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 |
  | 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
  | 5 | China (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
  | 6 | Sweden (SWE) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
  | 7 | United States (USA) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
  | 8 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
  | 9 | Finland (FIN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
  | 10 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 10 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 13 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
  | 14 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | 15 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 15 | Slovakia (SVK) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 17 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 18 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 18 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 18 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 21 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 21 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (26 entries) | Totals (26 entries) | 28 | 28 | 45 | 101 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  * Argentina (8)
  * Austria (10)
  * Belgium (9)
  * Brazil (4)
  * China (2)
  * Chinese Taipei (3)
  * Czech Republic (9)
  * Denmark (5)
  * Finland (5)
  * France (21)
  * Germany (27)
  * Great Britain (10)
  * Hong Kong (5)
  * Hungary (6)
  * Ireland (4)
  * Israel (4)
  * Italy (4)
  * Japan (5)
  * Mexico (3)
  * Moldova (1)
  * Netherlands (7)
  * Nigeria (2)
  * Poland (2)
  * Russia (1)
  * Slovakia (5)
  * South Korea (12)
  * Spain (5)
  * Sweden (14)
  * Switzerland (3)
  * United States (12)
  * Yugoslavia (2)
  
  ## Medal summary
  
  ### Men's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Open 1–5 | Thomas Kreidel Germany | Dimitri Ghion Belgium | Nasiru Sule Nigeria |
  | Open 1–5 | Thomas Kreidel Germany | Dimitri Ghion Belgium | Bruno Benedetti France |
  | Open 6–10 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria | Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia | Chih Shan Hsu Chinese Taipei |
  | Open 6–10 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria | Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia | Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France |
  | Singles 1 | Hae Gon Lee South Korea | Matti Launonen Finland | José Daniel Haylan Argentina |
  | Singles 1 | Hae Gon Lee South Korea | Matti Launonen Finland | Kang Sung-hoon South Korea |
  | Singles 2 | Kyung Mook Kim South Korea | Vincent Boury France | Gerhard Scharf Austria |
  | Singles 2 | Kyung Mook Kim South Korea | Vincent Boury France | Jari Kurkinen Finland |
  | Singles 3 | Zlatko Kesler Yugoslavia | Neil Robinson Great Britain | James Rawson Great Britain |
  | Singles 3 | Zlatko Kesler Yugoslavia | Neil Robinson Great Britain | Fritz Altendorfer Austria |
  | Singles 4 | Bruno Benedetti France | Michal Stefanu Czech Republic | Thomas Kreidel Germany |
  | Singles 4 | Bruno Benedetti France | Michal Stefanu Czech Republic | Christian Sutter Austria |
  | Singles 5 | Guy Tisserant France | Kam Shing Kwong Hong Kong | Chang Shen Chou Chinese Taipei |
  | Singles 5 | Guy Tisserant France | Kam Shing Kwong Hong Kong | Ernst Bolldén Sweden |
  | Singles 6 | Brian Nielsen Denmark | Mattias Karlsson Sweden | Harold Kersten Netherlands |
  | Singles 7 | Tahl Leibovitz United States | Jochen Wollmert Germany | Thomas Kurfess Germany |
  | Singles 8 | Magnus Andree Sweden | Mitchell Seidenfeld United States | Vladimir Polkanov Moldova |
  | Singles 8 | Magnus Andree Sweden | Mitchell Seidenfeld United States | Kenichi Suzuki Japan |
  | Singles 9 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria | Olivier Chateigner France | Alain Pichon France |
  | Singles 9 | Stanisław Frączyk Austria | Olivier Chateigner France | Ladislav Gáspár Slovakia |
  | Singles 10 | Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France | Robert Bader Sweden | Enrique Agudo Spain |
  | Singles 10 | Gilles de la Bourdonnaye France | Robert Bader Sweden | Kwang Hoon Jung South Korea |
  | Teams 1–2 | Finland (FIN) Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen | Austria (AUT) Rudolf Hajek Gerhard Scharf | Germany (GER) Dieter Essbach Werner Knaak Udo Pohle Otto Vilsmeier |
  | Teams 1–2 | Finland (FIN) Matti Launonen Jari Kurkinen | Austria (AUT) Rudolf Hajek Gerhard Scharf | South Korea (KOR) Kyung Mook Kim Haun Park Hae Gon Lee Kang Sung-hoon |
  | Teams 3 | South Korea (KOR) Young Soo Kim Jong Dae An Ki Hoon Kim | Austria (AUT) Peter Starl Fritz Altendorfer Manfred Dollmann | Great Britain (GBR) James Rawson Neil Robinson |
  | Teams 3 | South Korea (KOR) Young Soo Kim Jong Dae An Ki Hoon Kim | Austria (AUT) Peter Starl Fritz Altendorfer Manfred Dollmann | Germany (GER) Jan Guertler Werner Dorr |
  | Teams 4–5 | Sweden (SWE) Ernst Bolldén Patrik Högstedt Jörgen Johansson Jan-Krister Gustavsson | France (FRA) Christophe Pinna Bruno Benedetti Christophe Durand Guy Tisserant | Belgium (BEL) Dimitri Ghion Alain Ledoux Jean-Marc Pletinckx |
  | Teams 4–5 | Sweden (SWE) Ernst Bolldén Patrik Högstedt Jörgen Johansson Jan-Krister Gustavsson | France (FRA) Christophe Pinna Bruno Benedetti Christophe Durand Guy Tisserant | Austria (AUT) Christian Sutter Franz Mandl |
  | Teams 6–8 | Germany (GER) Thomas Kurfess Jochen Wollmert Thomas Schmitt Werner Maissenbacher | Sweden (SWE) Thomas Larsson Magnus Andree Mikael Vestling | United States (USA) Tahl Leibovitz Mitchell Seidenfeld |
  | Teams 9–10 | France (FRA) Alain Pichon Olivier Chateigner Gilles de la Bourdonnaye | Austria (AUT) Stanisław Frączyk Thomas Goeller | Germany (GER) Bernd Mueller Peter Faehnrich Andre Schmandt |
  | Teams 9–10 | France (FRA) Alain Pichon Olivier Chateigner Gilles de la Bourdonnaye | Austria (AUT) Stanisław Frączyk Thomas Goeller | Slovakia (SVK) Ladislav Gáspár Emil Dovalovszki |
  
  ### Women's events
  
  | Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Open 1–5 | Christiane Pape Germany | Wong Pui Yi Hong Kong | Susanne Schwendtner Austria |
  | Open 1–5 | Christiane Pape Germany | Wong Pui Yi Hong Kong | Yuet Wah Fung Hong Kong |
  | Open 6–10 | Zhang Xiaoling China | Ingrid Borre Belgium | Luo Fuqun China |
  | Open 6–10 | Zhang Xiaoling China | Ingrid Borre Belgium | Marie-Claire Odeide-Simian France |
  | Singles 1–2 | Isabelle Lafaye France | Anne-Marie Gibelin France | Baerbel Rode Germany |
  | Singles 3 | Ilona Sasváriné Paulik Hungary | Monica Bartheidel Germany | Marie-Line Pollet Belgium |
  | Singles 4 | Jennifer Johnson United States | Christiane Pape Germany | Gertrudis Laemers Netherlands |
  | Singles 5 | Susanne Schwendtner Austria | Maria Hoffmann Mexico | Maria Nardelli Italy |
  | Singles 5 | Susanne Schwendtner Austria | Maria Hoffmann Mexico | Gisela Pohle Germany |
  | Singles 6–8 | Ingrid Borre Belgium | Martine Thierry France | Zhang Xiaoling China |
  | Singles 9 | Luo Fuqun China | Marie-Claire Odeide-Simian France | Michiyo Nuruki Japan |
  | Singles 10 | Michelle Sévin France | Jolana Davidková Czech Republic | Krystyna Jagodzinska Poland |
  | Teams 3–5 | Germany (GER) Monica Bartheidel Monika Sikora Gisela Pohle Christiane Pape | Hong Kong (HKG) Yuet Wah Fung Pui Yi Wong | United States (USA) Terese Terranova Jennifer Johnson Jacqueline di Lorenzo |
  | Teams 6–10 | China (CHN) Xiaoling Zhang Fuqun Luo | Czech Republic (CZE) Eva Pestova Jolana Davidková | France (FRA) Martine Thierry Michelle Sévin Marie-Claire Odeide-Simian |
  