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Qualification System for the Rio Olympic Games

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Qualification System for the Rio Olympic Games

Ten thousand athletes from 206 countries will compete at the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, which commences Friday August 5th through Sunday August 21st in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Table Tennis competition begins Saturday August 6th through Tuesday August 16th at the Riocentro in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro.

Qualification System
Ticket Information
Official Olympic Website

2012 London Olympic Table Tennis Medalists

  • Men’s Singles
    • Gold: Zhang Jike (CHN)
    • Silver: Wang Hao (CHN)
    • Bronze: Dimitrij Ovtcharov (GER)
  • Women’s Singles
    • Gold: Li Xiaoxia (CHN)
    • Silver: Ding Ning (CHN)
    • Bronze: Feng Tianwei (SIN)
  • Men’s Team
    • Gold: China (Wang Hao, Zhang Jike, Ma Long)
    • Silver: South Korea (Oh Sang-Eun, Joo SeHyuk, Ryu SeungMin)
    • Bronze: Germany (Timo Boll, Dimitrij Ovtcharov, Bastian Steger)
  • Women’s Team
    • Gold: China (Ding Ning, Guo Yue, Li Xiaoxia)
    • Silver: Japan (Ai Fukuhara, Kasumi Ishikawa, Sayaka Hirano)
    • Bronze: Singapore (Feng Tianwei, Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu)

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