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
VenueThammasat Gymnasium 5
Dates8–16 December 1998
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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Kim Taek-soo
  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 Taipei
Wu Wen-chia
Kuo Chih-hsiang
  Chinese Taipei
Chiang Peng-lung
Chang Yen-shu
Men's team
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  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
  Japan
Seiko 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 Kong
Chan 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 Korea
Kim 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

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)6219
2  South Korea (KOR)1348
3  Hong Kong (HKG)0112
  North Korea (PRK)0112
5  Chinese Taipei (TPE)0055
6  Japan (JPN)0022
Totals (6 entries)771428

References

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  1. ^ "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.
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