Michael Maze

48 Days to Go! Courtesy of ITTF The Table Tennis competitions in Beijing start on Wednesday August 13, 2008. Five days after the opening ceremony the team contests begin at 10:00 on all eight tables in the Peking University Gymnasium. The Women’s Team final and the first gold medal will be presented on Sunday August 17th while the Men’s Team final is scheduled the following day at 19:30.

On Saturday August 23, 2008, the Men’s Singles medal ceremony will conclude the table tennis events; one day later the Closing Ceremony in the National Stadium will draw down the curtain on the Games of the XXIX Olympiad.

Table Tennis Schedule in Detail
Refer to pages 19 to 22 in the Olympic Explanatory Book to find the detailed schedule from the first to the last rally played in Beijing.

The Defending champions from Athens 2004
Men’s Singles
Gold: Ryu Seung Min (KOR)
Silver: Wang Hao (CHN)
Bronze: Wang Liqin (CHN)

Women’s Singles
Gold: Zhang Yining (CHN)
Silver: Kim Hyang Mi (PRK)
Bronze: Kim Kyung Ah (KOR)

Men’s Doubles
Gold: Ma Lin/Chen Qi (CHN)
Silver: Ko Lai Chak/Li Ching (HKG)
Bronze: Michael Maze/Finn Tugwell (DEN)

Women’s Doubles
Gold: Wang Nan/Zhang Yining (CHN)
Silver: Lee Eun Sil/Suk Eun Mi (KOR)
Bronze: Guo Yue/Niu Jianfeng (CHN)