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This list of table tennis players is alphabetically ordered by surname. The main source of the information included in this page is the official International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) database. More detailed information about their careers is available in the individual players' articles, and in the ITTF database.
Widely regarded as the greatest table tennis player of all time, [9] [10] [11] he is the only male player to complete a career Double Grand Slam as the Olympic gold medalist in men's singles in 2016 and 2020. [12] He is also the only table tennis athlete to win 6 gold medals in summer Olympics — no other table tennis player has more than four ...
Boll is the most successful German table tennis player of all time, having won several medals at Olympic Games, world cups, and world championships. [5] He was ranked world No. 1 in 2003, 2011 and in March 2018.
Sweden's Truls Möregårdh pulled off the upset of the 2024 Paris Olympics after he defeated China's Wang Chuqin, the top-ranked table tennis player in the world, in men's singles action on Wednesday.
100 Greatest of All Time was a sports television series of five one-hour episodes, produced and first aired by the Tennis Channel in March 2012. It presented a list of 100 tennis players to be considered the greatest of all time, both men and women. The series was hosted by Jack Nicklaus, Jerry Rice, Wayne Gretzky, Lisa Leslie and Carl Lewis. [1]
The ITTF Hall of Fame includes both table tennis players and officers. [5] To qualify for the ITTF Hall of Fame, an athlete must have won a minimum of five gold medals in Table Tennis World Championships, Olympic Games, and Paralympic Games. For more detailed information, see the page of each player.
The champion of women's singles in 1937 was declared vacant due to time limit rule in force at the time. In 2001, it was decided to declare the two finalists co-champions. Medal table
China has been the most successful nation in Olympic table tennis, winning 66 medals (37 gold, 21 silver, and 8 bronze). Since 1992, Chinese players have won at least one medal in every event. At the 2008 Games, China achieved an unprecedented medal sweep in both the men's and women's singles tournaments, [6] and won both team tournaments.