# Table tennis at the Summer Paralympics

Paralympic table tennis has been competed at every Summer Paralympic Games since they were first held in 1960. Men and women compete in singles and team events in ten different classes according to the extent of their disability. Table tennis would later make its debut at the Summer Olympic Games in 1988.

## Summary

| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
| 1 | 1960 | 11 | Italy |
| 2 | 1964 | 12 | Great Britain |
| 3 | 1968 | 15 | Israel |
| 4 | 1972 | 19 | West Germany |
| 5 | 1976 | 27 | Switzerland |
| 6 | 1980 | 32 | West Germany |
| 7 | 1984 | 36 | West Germany |
| 8 | 1988 | 38 | West Germany |
| 9 | 1992 | 36 | Germany |
| 10 | 1996 | 28 | France |
| 11 | 2000 | 30 | France |
| 12 | 2004 | 28 | China |
| 13 | 2008 | 24 | China |
| 14 | 2012 | 29 | China |
| 15 | 2016 | 29 | China |
| 16 | 2020 | 31 | China |
| 17 | 2024 | 31 | China |

## Overall medal summary

Table of medals won by nations, updated after the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 86 | 36 | 26 | 148 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 43 | 27 | 28 | 98 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 30 | 43 | 55 | 128 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 29 | 38 | 45 | 112 |
| 5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 26 | 33 | 50 | 109 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 25 | 30 | 27 | 82 |
| 7 | Austria (AUT) | 25 | 21 | 24 | 70 |
| 8 | Netherlands (NED) | 20 | 13 | 24 | 57 |
| 9 | Switzerland (SUI) | 15 | 7 | 10 | 32 |
| 10 | Poland (POL) | 14 | 11 | 12 | 37 |
| 11 | United States (USA) | 12 | 13 | 21 | 46 |
| 12 | Sweden (SWE) | 11 | 25 | 21 | 57 |
| 13 | Belgium (BEL) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 14 | Israel (ISR) | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 |
| 15 | Italy (ITA) | 7 | 12 | 21 | 40 |
| 16 | Slovakia (SVK) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
| 17 | Finland (FIN) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| 18 | Australia (AUS) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 |
| 19 | Denmark (DEN) | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 |
| 20 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 25 |
| 21 | Czech Republic (CZE) | 4 | 9 | 5 | 18 |
| 22 | Japan (JPN) | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 |
| 23 | Ukraine (UKR) | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 |
| 24 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 25 | Hungary (HUN) | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
| 26 | Norway (NOR) | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 |
| 27 | Ireland (IRL) | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 |
| 28 | Turkey (TUR) | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| 29 | Russia (RUS) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 30 | Croatia (CRO) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 31 | Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 6 | 13 | 20 |
| 33 | Serbia (SRB) | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 34 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 35 | RPC (RPC) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 36 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 37 | Jordan (JOR) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 38 | Slovenia (SLO) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 39 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Mixed-NOCs (MIX) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 44 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 45 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 47 | Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 48 | Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 48 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 51 | India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 51 | Malta (MLT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 53 | Montenegro (MNE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 55 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Iceland (ISL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Portugal (POR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 55 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (61 entries) | Totals (61 entries) | 439 | 437 | 575 | 1,451 |

## Multi medalists

Table tennis players who have won two gold medals or five medals. Active players are in bold.
| No. | Athlete | Country | Years | Games | Gender | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Zhang Xiaoling | China (CHN) | 1988-2008 | 7 | F | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Tommy Taylor | Great Britain (GBR) | 1960-1980 | 6 | M | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Jochen Wollmert | Germany (GER) | 1992-2012 | 6 | M | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Natalia Partyka | Poland (POL) | 2004-2016 | 4 | F | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Baruch Hagai | Israel (ISR) | 1964-1976 | 4 | M | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Irene Schmidt | Netherlands (NED) | 1972-1980 | 3 | F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Ján Riapoš | Slovakia (SVK) | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Michael Dempsey | United States (USA) | 1972-2000 | 8 | M | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 9 | Rainer Küschall | Switzerland (SUI) | 1972-1984 | 4 | M | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Kelly van Zon | Netherlands (NED) | 2008-2020 | 4 | F | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Christophe Durand | France (FRA) | 1996-2008 | 4 | M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | James Rawson | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992-2008 | 5 | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 | Gerda Becker | Netherlands (NED) | 1976-1980 | 2 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Mati Angel | Israel (ISR) | 1960-1980 | 4 | F | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Holger Nikelis | Germany (GER) | 2004-2012 | 3 | M | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 16 | Carol Bryant | Great Britain (GBR) | 1968-1972 | 2 | F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Peter Rosenmeier | Denmark (DEN) | 2004-2016 | 4 | M | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Neil Robinson | Great Britain (GBR) | 1992-2008 | 5 | M | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 19 | Thu Kamkasomphou | France (FRA) | 2000-2024 | 7 | F | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 20 | Zlatko Kesler | Yugoslavia (YUG) Serbia (SRB) | 1992-2012 | 6 | M | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 21 | José Manuel Ruiz Reyes | Spain (ESP) | 2000-2016 | 5 | M | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |

## Nations

| Nation | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | Total |
| Argentina (ARG) | | 3 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 4 | | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 13 |
| Australia (AUS) | 2 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 1 | | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 5 | | 13 |
| Austria (AUT) | 6 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | | 14 |
| Bahamas (BAH) | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Bahrain (BRN) | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | | 15 |
| Brazil (BRA) | | | | | 5 | | | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 17 | | 9 |
| Bulgaria (BUL) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Canada (CAN) | | | 16 | 4 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | | | 2 | | 1 | | 1 | | 9 |
| Chile (CHI) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| China (CHN) | | | | | | | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 30 | | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei (TPE) | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | 7 |
| Colombia (COL) | | | | | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Costa Rica (CRC) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 |
| Croatia (CRO) | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | | 5 |
| Cuba (CUB) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 4 | | | | 2 |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | 6 |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Denmark (DEN) | | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | | 13 |
| Egypt (EGY) | | | | | 6 | 4 | | 1 | | | | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | | 7 |
| Ethiopia (ETH) | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Faroe Islands (FRO) | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Fiji (FIJ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Finland (FIN) | | | | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 12 |
| France (FRA) | | | 13 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 16 | | 13 |
| Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | 32 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | | 9 |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 10 | 12 | 25 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | | 15 |
| Greece (GRE) | | | | | 2 | 3 | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| Guatemala (GUA) | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | | | | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | | 11 |
| Hungary (HUN) | | | | | 1 | | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 10 |
| Iceland (ISL) | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | 1 | | | | | 5 |
| India (IND) | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Independent Paralympic Participants (IPP) | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Indonesia (INA) | | | | | 3 | 6 | | 3 | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 5 |
| Iran (IRI) | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | 4 |
| Iraq (IRQ) | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 | | | 2 |
| Ireland (IRL) | | | 5 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | | 2 | 4 | 1 | | 12 |
| Israel (ISR) | 1 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | 15 |
| Italy (ITA) | 9 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 16 | | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 7 | | 14 |
| Jamaica (JAM) | | | 5 | 2 | | 2 | | 1 | | | 1 | | | | | | 5 |
| Japan (JPN) | | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | 12 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 13 |
| Jordan (JOR) | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 6 |
| Kenya (KEN) | | | | | | 2 | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Kuwait (KUW) | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Libya (LBA) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | 1 |
| Liechtenstein (LIE) | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | | | 1 | | | | | 3 |
| Luxembourg (LUX) | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Malaysia (MAS) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Malta (MLT) | 1 | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Mexico (MEX) | | | | | 4 | 14 | | | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | 9 |
| Moldova (MDA) | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 15 |
| New Zealand (NZL) | | | 7 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Nigeria (NGR) | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 7 | | 5 | 2 | 3 | | 6 |
| Norway (NOR) | 1 | | 14 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | 13 |
| Oman (OMA) | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Peru (PER) | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Philippines (PHI) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | | 2 |
| Poland (POL) | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | | 6 |
| Portugal (POR) | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 1 | | | | | | 2 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Rhodesia (RHO) | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Romania (ROU) | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | | 3 |
| Russia (RUS) | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | | | 5 |
| Serbia (SRB) | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 3 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 1 |
| Sierra Leone (SLE) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | 1 |
| Slovakia (SVK) | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | | 6 |
| Slovenia (SLO) | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | 4 |
| South Africa (RSA) | | | 3 | | 9 | | | | 1 | | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | 6 |
| South Korea (KOR) | | | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 23 | 22 | | 13 |
| Spain (ESP) | | | 2 | | | | | 4 | 15 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | | 9 |
| Sudan (SUD) | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Sweden (SWE) | | | 10 | 1 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | | 13 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | | | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 1 | 1 | | 12 |
| Syria (SYR) | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Tanzania (TAN) | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Thailand (THA) | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 2 | 4 | 7 | | 4 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Turkey (TUR) | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | | 4 |
| Ukraine (UKR) | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | | 5 |
| Unified Team (EUN) | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| United States (USA) | | 6 | 26 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | | 14 |
| West Germany (FRG) | | | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 33 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| Venezuela (VEN) | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 5 |
| Yemen (YEM) | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Yugoslavia (YUG) | | | | | | 2 | 4 | 5 | | 2 | 1 | | | | | | 5 |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Nations | 10 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 23 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 47 | |
| Competitors | 35 | 51 | 279 | 112 | 265 | 270 | 101 | 294 | 265 | 210 | 270 | 239 | 264 | 276 | 269 | |
| Year | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 00 | 04 | 08 | 12 | 16 | 20 | |