Table tennis – Men's singles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue	Georgia World Congress Center
Date	25 July to 1 August 1996
Competitors	64 from 39 nations
Medalists
Liu Guoliang  China Wang Tao  China Jörg Roßkopf  Germany

Table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

These are the results of the men's singles competition, one of two events for male competitors in table tennis at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.^[1]

Group stage

Group A

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		CHN	TPE	JPN	SUD
1	Kong Linghui (CHN)	3	0	6	0	126	75		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Chiang Peng-lung (TPE)	2	1	4	2	118	89		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Toshio Tasaki (JPN)	1	2	2	4	96	107		0–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Ahmed Mohamed Osama (SUD)	0	3	0	6	57	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group B

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		CHN	GRE	NED	UGA
1	Wang Tao (CHN)	3	0	6	1	148	111		X	2–0	2–1	2–0
2	Ntaniel Tsiokas (GRE)	2	1	4	2	114	98		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Danny Heister (NED)	1	2	3	4	129	120		1–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Paul Mutambuze (UGA)	0	3	0	6	64	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group C

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		BEL	ROU	GER	KUW
1	Jean-Michel Saive (BEL)	3	0	6	0	126	94		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Vasile Florea (ROU)	2	1	4	2	121	93		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Peter Franz (GER)	1	2	2	4	107	102		0–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Dukhail Al-Habashi (KUW)	0	3	0	6	61	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group D

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		SWE	SCG	KOR	GHA
1	Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)	3	0	6	0	126	85		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Lee Chul-Seung (KOR)	2	1	4	4	148	145		0–2	2-1	X	2–1
3	Ilija Lupulesku (SCG)	1	2	3	4	132	123		0–2	X	1-2	2–0
4	Isaac Opoku (GHA)	0	3	1	6	88	141		0–2	0–2	1–2	X

Group E

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		GER	JPN	HKG	MEX
1	Jörg Roßkopf (GER)	3	0	6	0	126	81		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Hiroshi Shibutani (JPN)	2	1	4	2	111	98		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Lo Chuen Tsung (HKG)	1	2	2	4	99	112		0–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Guillermo Muñoz (MEX)	0	3	0	6	81	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group F

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		CHN	SCG	BEL	AUS
1	Liu Guoliang (CHN)	3	0	6	1	147	100		X	2–1	2–0	2–0
2	Slobodan Grujić (SCG)	2	1	5	4	162	163		1–2	X	2–1	2–1
3	Philippe Saive (BEL)	1	2	3	4	133	125		0–2	1–2	X	2–0
4	Mark Smythe (AUS)	0	3	1	6	88	142		0–2	1–2	0–2	X

Group G

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		CZE	FRA	PRK	CHI
1	Petr Korbel (CZE)	3	0	6	1	141	102		X	2–0	2–1	2–0
2	Jean-Philippe Gatien (FRA)	2	1	4	2	116	75		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Choi Kyong-Sob (PRK)	1	2	3	4	115	131		1–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Augusto Morales (CHI)	0	3	0	6	62	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group H

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		BLR	RUS	GBR	JAM
1	Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)	3	0	6	1	143	74		X	2–1	2–0	2–0
2	Andrei Mazunov (RUS)	2	1	5	3	147	143		1–2	X	2–1	2–0
3	Carl Prean (GBR)	1	2	3	4	110	117		0–2	1–2	X	2–0
4	Stephen Hylton (JAM)	0	3	0	6	60	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group I

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		KOR	HUN	AUT	AUS
1	Kim Taek-Soo (KOR)	3	0	6	0	127	80		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Károly Németh (HUN)	2	1	4	3	123	122		0–2	X	2–1	2–0
3	Ding Yi (AUT)	1	2	3	5	148	147		0–2	1–2	X	2–1
4	Paul Langley (AUS)	0	3	1	6	93	142		0–2	0–2	1–2	X

Group J

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		CRO	AUT	HUN	QAT
1	Zoran Primorac (CRO)	3	0	6	1	143	95		X	2–0	2–1	2–0
2	Werner Schlager (AUT)	2	1	4	2	118	99		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Zoltán Bátorfi (HUN)	1	2	3	4	122	123		1–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Hamad Al-Hammadi (QAT)	0	3	0	6	60	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group K

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		BRA	SWE	PRK	TRI
1	Hugo Hoyama (BRA)	3	0	6	1	151	131		X	2–1	2–0	2–0
2	Jörgen Persson (SWE)	2	1	5	2	135	115		1–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Kim Song-hui (PRK)	1	2	2	4	121	116		0–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Dexter St. Louis (TRI)	0	3	0	6	82	127		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group L

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		RUS	SWE	USA	BIH
1	Dmitry Mazunov (RUS)	3	0	6	0	128	95		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Peter Karlsson (SWE)	2	1	4	3	123	124		0–2	X	2–1	2–0
3	Jim Butler (USA)	1	2	3	4	133	136		0–2	1–2	X	2–0
4	Tarik Hodžić (BIH)	0	3	0	6	97	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group M

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		CAN	GBR	USA	NGR
1	Johnny Huang (CAN)	3	0	6	0	126	76		X	2–0	2–0	2–0
2	Chen Xinhua (GBR)	2	1	4	4	142	145		0–2	X	2–1	2–1
3	David Zhuang (USA)	1	2	3	4	122	126		0–2	1–2	X	2–0
4	Sule Olaleye (NGR)	0	3	1	6	102	145		0–2	1–2	0–2	X

Group N

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		KOR	PRK	SCG	JAM
1	Yoo Nam-Kyu (KOR)	3	0	6	0	126	85		X	2–0	2–1	2–0
2	Ri Gun-sang (PRK)	2	1	4	3	134	116		0–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Aleksandar Karakašević (SCG)	1	2	3	4	120	128		1–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Michael Hyatt (JAM)	0	3	0	6	75	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group O

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		JPN	POL	INA	CAN
1	Kōji Matsushita (JPN)	3	0	6	1	143	124		X	2–1	2–0	2–0
2	Andrzej Grubba (POL)	2	1	5	2	146	116		1–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Anton Suseno (INA)	1	2	2	4	100	105		0–2	0–2	X	2–0
4	Joe Ng (CAN)	0	3	0	6	82	126		0–2	0–2	0–2	X

Group P

Rank	Athlete	W	L	GW	GL	PW	PL		FRA	GRE	NGR	IND
1	Patrick Chila (FRA)	3	0	6	2	158	120		X	2–1	2–0	2–1
2	Kalinikos Kreanga (GRE)	2	1	5	2	133	114		1–2	X	2–0	2–0
3	Segun Toriola (NGR)	1	2	2	5	98	133		0–2	0–2	X	2–1
4	Chetan Baboor (IND)	0	3	2	6	132	154		1–2	0–2	1–2	X

Knockout stage

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Gold medal match
	A1	Kong Linghui (CHN)	17	18	22	12
	I1	Kim Taek-Soo (KOR)	21	21	20	21
										I1	Kim Taek-Soo (KOR)	21	24	12	21	24
										E1	Jörg Roßkopf (GER)	12	26	21	16	26
	P1	Patrick Chila (FRA)	16	16	21
	E1	Jörg Roßkopf (GER)	21	21	23
																			E1	Jörg Roßkopf (GER)	17	21	18	18
																			F1	Liu Guoliang (CHN)	21	18	21	21
	F1	Liu Guoliang (CHN)	21	21	21
	O1	Koji Matsushita (JPN)	18	10	17
										F1	Liu Guoliang (CHN)	9	21	21	21
										M1	Johnny Huang (CAN)	21	19	16	16
	M1	Johnny Huang (CAN)	21	17	21	21
	D1	Jan-Ove Waldner (SWE)	15	21	16	17
																												F1	Liu Guoliang (CHN)	21	22	21	15	21
																												B1	Wang Tao (CHN)	12	24	19	21	6
	C1	Jean-Michel Saive (BEL)	21	21	21
	J1	Zoran Primorac (CRO)	13	16	8
										C1	Jean-Michel Saive (BEL)	10	13	19
										G1	Petr Korbel (CZE)	21	21	21
	K1	Hugo Hoyama (BRA)	21	21	17	14	13
	G1	Petr Korbel (CZE)	17	19	21	21	21
																			G1	Petr Korbel (CZE)	21	7	16
																			B1	Wang Tao (CHN)	23	21	21
	H1	Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)	21	21	21																							Bronze medal match
	L1	Dmitry Mazunov (RUS)	14	15	13
										H1	Vladimir Samsonov (BLR)	21	21	10	15	15												E1	Jörg Roßkopf (GER)	21	19	21	21
										B1	Wang Tao (CHN)	16	16	21	21	21												G1	Petr Korbel (CZE)	17	21	18	19
	N1	Yoo Nam-Kyu (KOR)	15	16	9
	B1	Wang Tao (CHN)	21	21	21

References

External links

• Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, v.3. Digitally published by the LA84 Foundation.
• 1996 Summer Olympics / Table Tennis / Singles, Men. Olympedia.