Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics

The XXVIII. Four competitions 2004 Olympic Games in Athens were fought in table tennis. Venue was the Galatsi Olympic Hall.

  • 3.1 Individual
  • 3.2 double
  • 4.1 Single
  • 4.2 double

Competition mode

All competitions shall be played in KO system on four winning sets. The bronze medal is played.

In each individual association may enter a maximum of three players. The first 16 players of the seedings begin in round three, which ranks 17 to 32 of the seedings go into round two. The draw will be taken to ensure that athletes from a bandage play as late as possible against each other.

Analog begin in double the first 8 -seeded in round three, which ranks 9 to 16 of the seedings in round two. Both players received a duplicate copy must belong to the same association. Each federation may enter a maximum of two double. With the draw, the double of an association be dissolved in the same half, so that in the final meet definitely double from different associations.

Cutting off the Germans

Gentlemen

Jörg Rosskopf began in round 2 with a win over the Poles Tomasz Krzeszewski. He then defeated Wang Hao with 1:4. Torben Wosik began early in round 1. Here he turned off Mohamed Gueye (Senegal), to then lose against Trinko Keen (Netherlands). Timo Boll increased due to the set list until the third round. After victories over Patrick Chila (France) and Werner Schlager ( Austria ) he reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to the Swede Jan- Ove Waldner.

Hielscher / Rosskopf won against Hugo Hanashiro / Hugo Hoyama (Brazil) and lost to Joo Sang- eun Se-hyuk/Oh (South Korea). Boll / Fejer - Konnerth resigned after defeating Shu Arai / Ryo Yuzawa (Japan ) made in the second round against Lee Seung Chul / Ryu Seung- min ( Korea).

Ladies

Nicole Struse was defeated in the first round of Thai Nanthana Komwong. The other two German players came to the next round. Jie Schoepp Nikoleta Stefanova defeated (Italy ) and lost to Aya Umemura (Japan). Elke Wosik won against Lay Jian Fay (Australia), failed thereafter to Niu Jianfeng (China).

The double Struse / Wosik lost to the New Zealand pair of siblings Chunli Li / Li Karen.

Singles

Results (in brackets the playoff position ):

Doubles

Results (in brackets the playoff position ): Finals: Chen Qi / MA Lin (1) - Ko Lai Chak / LI Ching (3): 4:2 ( 11:6 - 11:9 - 7:11 - 11:8 - 8:11 - 11:5 ) 3rd Place Match: Michael MAZE / Finn Tugwell (16) - Dmitri Masunow / Alexei Smirnov, RUS (9): 4:2 ( 11:3 - 11:8 - 12:14 to 3:11 - 11:9 - 11: 8) 1st semi-final: Chen Qi / Lin MA - Michael MAZE / Finn Tugwell: 4:2 ( 11:9 - 10:12 - 11:7 - 8:11 to 13:11 - 13:11) 2nd semi-final: Ko Lai Chak / LI Ching - Dmitri Masunow / Alexei Smirnov: 4:2 ( 11:5 - 11:9 - 5:11 to 8:11 - 11:8 - 11:6 )

Women

Singles

Results (in brackets the playoff position ):

Doubles

Results (in brackets the playoff position ): Final: Wang Nan / Zhang Yining (2) - Lee Eun- Sil / Suk Eun -mi (3): 4:0 ( 11:9 - 11:7 - 11:6 - 11:6 ) 3rd place match: Guo Yue / Niu Jianfeng (1) - Bok Rae Kim / Kim Kyung- ah, KOR (9): 4:3 ( 11:7 - 5:11 - 11:4 - 11:9 - 7: 11 - 9:11 - 11:9 ) 1st semi-final: Wang Nan / Zhang Yining - Guo Yue / Niu Jianfeng: 4:2 ( 11:7 - 13:11 to 9:11 - 13:11 to 6:11 - 13:11) 2nd semi-final: Lee Eun- Sil / Suk Eun -mi - Bok Rae Kim / Kim Kyung- ah: 4:0 ( 11:6 - 12:10 - 11:7 - 11:2 )

Medal table tennis

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  • The youngest participant was 15 -year-old Ai Fukuhara (Japan ), the oldest 42- year-old Li Chunli ( New Zealand). In the men the span of 17 years (José Luyindula, Congo ) ranged to 42 years (He Zhiwen, Spain).
  • The government of Singapore has its participants pledged $ 500,000 for a gold medal. For bronze, there should be $ 250,000. This prize money has missed when she lost in the semifinals Li Jia Wei.
  • Karl -Josef Flühr ( Bad Kreuznach) was the only German referee in this TT Olympics. He led the women's final.
  • Adham Sharara ITTF President proposed to the International Olympic Committee IOC to organize team fights instead of double in the next Olympic Summer Games in table tennis competition.
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