Table tennis at the 1998 Asian Games
Table tennis was contested in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok, Thailand from December 8 to December 16, 1998. China maintained its dominance in the event and won total nine medals, with six golds. Kim Taek-soo of South Korea was the only non-Chinese player who won a gold medal, and with his medal South Korea finished second in medal table, with total eight medals. North Korea and Hong Kong both achieved one silver and one bronze, and finished tied at a third spot in a medal table rankings.[1]
| Table tennis at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 5 |
| Dates | 8–16 December 1998 |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Men's singles | Kim Taek-soo.svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Korea |
Liu Guoliang China |
Oh Sang-eun South Korea |
| Kong Linghui China | |||
| Men's doubles | China Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang |
South Korea Lee Chul-seung Oh Sang-eun |
 Chinese TaipeiWu Wen-chia Kuo Chih-hsiang |
| Chinese Taipei Chiang Peng-lung Chang Yen-shu | |||
| Men's team |
China Kong Linghui Liu Guoliang Wang Liqin Yan Sen Zhang Yong |
South Korea Kim Taek-soo Lee Chul-seung Oh Sang-eun Park Sang-joon |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} JapanSeiko Iseki Hiroshi Shibutani Toshio Tasaki Ryo Yuzawa |
| Chinese Taipei Chang Yen-shu Chiang Peng-lung Chuang Chih-yuan Kuo Chih-hsiang Wu Wen-chia | |||
| Women's singles | Wang Nan China |
Li Ju China |
Chen Jing Chinese Taipei |
| Ryu Ji-hye South Korea | |||
| Women's doubles | China Li Ju Wang Nan |
 Hong KongChan Tan Lui Song Ah Sim |
South Korea Ryu Ji-hye Lee Eun-sil |
| Chinese Taipei Xu Jing Chen Chiu-tan | |||
| Women's team | China Li Ju Wang Nan Wu Na Yang Ying Zhang Yining |
 North KoreaKim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-hui Tu Jong-sil Wi Bok-sun |
South Korea Kim Moo-kyo Lee Eun-sil Lee Kyoung-sun Park Hae-jung Ryu Ji-hye |
| Hong Kong Chan Tan Lui Song Ah Sim Tong Wun Wong Ching | |||
| Mixed doubles | China Wang Liqin Wang Nan |
South Korea Oh Sang-eun Kim Moo-kyo |
North Korea Kim Song-hui Kim Hyon-hui |
| Japan Ryo Yuzawa Keiko Okazaki |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China (CHN) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
References
- "Table tennis – Past Medals". doha-2006.com (2006 Asian Games' official website). Wayback Machine. November 26, 2006. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2011.
External links
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List of medalists | ||
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