# Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held in the Peking University Gymnasium from September 7 to September 15.

## Classification

Players are given a classification depending on the type and extent of their disability. The classification system allows players to compete against others with a similar level of function. Table tennis has ten numbered classes, with lower numbers corresponding to more severe disability. Classes one through five compete in wheelchairs and classes six through ten compete while standing.

## Events

Twenty-four events were contested. The events are men's and women's team and individual competitions for the various disability classifications.
| Men's individual Class 1 Class 2 Class 3 Class 4–5 Class 6 Class 7 Class 8 Class 9–10 | Men's team Class 1–2 Class 3 Class 4–5 Class 6–8 Class 9–10 | Women's individual Class 1–2 Class 3 Class 4 Class 5 Class 6–7 Class 8 Class 9 Class 10 | Women's team Class 1–3 Class 4–5 Class 6–10 |

## Participating countries

There will be 264 athletes (168 male, 96 female) taking part in this sport.
* Argentina (2)
* Australia (2)
* Austria (8)
* Belgium (3)
* Brazil (11)
* Canada (1)
* China (26)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Chinese Taipei (8)
* Croatia (4)
* Cuba (4)
* Czech Republic (6)
* Denmark (3)
* Egypt (4)
* Finland (1)
* France (26)
* Germany (12)
* Great Britain (11)
* Hong Kong (4)
* Hungary (3)
* Iran (2)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (4)
* Italy (13)
* Japan (2)
* Jordan (3)
* Libya (2)
* Mexico (2)
* Netherlands (4)
* Nigeria (5)
* Norway (2)
* Poland (10)
* Russia (9)
* Serbia (4)
* Slovakia (10)
* Slovenia (5)
* South Africa (4)
* South Korea (14)
* Spain (5)
* Sweden (9)
* Thailand (2)
* Turkey (1)
* Ukraine (6)
* United States (4)
* Venezuela (1)

## Medal summary
### Medal table

This ranking sorts countries by the number of gold medals earned by their players (in this context a country is an entity represented by a National Paralympic Committee). The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze medals. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 13 | 6 | 3 | 22 |
| 2 | France (FRA) | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Slovakia (SVK) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Turkey (TUR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |

### Men's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's Individual – Class 1 details | Andreas Vevera Austria | Cho Jae-Kwan South Korea | Lee Hae-Kon South Korea |
| Men's Individual – Class 2 details | Vincent Boury France | Stephane Molliens France | Kim Kyung-Mook South Korea |
| Men's Individual – Class 3 details | Feng Panfeng China | Jean-Philippe Robin France | Tomas Piñas Spain |
| Men's Individual – Class 4–5 details | Christophe Durand France | Jung Eun-Chang South Korea | Tommy Urhaug Norway |
| Men's Individual – Class 6 details | Peter Rosenmeier Denmark | Daniel Arnold Germany | Nico Blok Netherlands |
| Men's Individual – Class 7 details | Jochen Wollmert Germany | Ye Chaoqun China | Álvaro Valera Spain |
| Men's Individual – Class 8 details | Chen Gang China | Piotr Grudzien Poland | Miroslav Jambor Slovakia |
| Men's Individual – Class 9–10 details | Ge Yang China | Ma Lin China | Fredrick Andersson Sweden |
| Team Class 1–2 details | Slovakia (SVK) Rastislav Revúcky Jan Riapos | France (FRA) Vincent Boury Jean-François Ducay Damien Mennella Stephane Molliens | South Korea (KOR) Cho Jae-Kwan Kim Kong-Yong Kim Kyung-Mook Lee Hae-Kon |
| Team Class 3 details | France (FRA) Yann Guilhem Florian Merrien Jean-Phillipe Robin | Brazil (BRA) Welder Knaf Luiz Algacir Silva | China (CHN) Feng Panfeng Gao Yanming Zhao Ping |
| Team Class 4–5 details | South Korea (KOR) Jung Eun-chang Kim Byoung-young | China (CHN) Guo Xingyuan Zhang Yan | France (FRA) Christophe Durand Emeric Martin |
| Team Class 6–8 details | China (CHN) Ye Chaoqun Chen Gang | Slovakia (SVK) Miroslav Jambor Richard Csejtey | France (FRA) Stephane Messi François Sérignat |
| Team Class 9–10 details | China (CHN) Ge Yang Ma Lin | Spain (ESP) José Manuel Ruiz Reyes Jorge Cardona | France (FRA) Gilles de la Bourdonnaye Jeremy Rousseau |

### Women's events

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women's Individual – Class 1–2 details | Liu Jing China | Pamela Pezzutto Italy | Clara Podda Italy |
| Women's Individual – Class 3 details | Li Qian China | Alena Kánová Slovakia | Mateja Pintar Slovenia |
| Women's Individual – Class 4 details | Zhou Ying China | Borislava Perić Serbia | Moon Sung-Hye South Korea |
| Women's Individual – Class 5 details | Ren Guixiang China | Gu Gai China | Andrea Zimmerer Germany |
| Women's Individual – Class 6–7 details | Natalia Martyasheva Russia | Yulia Ovsyannikova Russia | Kelly van Zon Netherlands |
| Women's Individual – Class 8 details | Thu Kamkasomphou France | Josefin Abrahamsson Sweden | Zhang Xiaoling China |
| Women's Individual – Class 9 details | Lei Lina China | Liu Meili China | Neslihan Kavas Turkey |
| Women's Individual – Class 10 details | Natalia Partyka Poland | Fan Lei China | Hou Chunxiao China |
| Team Class 1–3 details | China (CHN) Li Qian Liu Jing | Italy (ITA) Michela Brunelli Federica Cudia Pamela Pezzutto Clara Podda | France (FRA) Fanny Bertrand Marie-Christine Fillou Isabelle Lafaye Stephanie Mariage |
| Team Class 4–5 details | China (CHN) Ren Guixiang Gu Gai | Germany (GER) Monika Sikora-Weinmann Andrea Zimmerer | Jordan (JOR) Khetam Abuawad Fatmeh Al-Azzam |
| Team Class 6–10 details | China (CHN) Lei Lina Fan Lei | Poland (POL) Natalia Partyka Malgorzata Grzelak | France (FRA) Thu Kamkasomphou Audrey Le Morvan Claire Mairie |