Table tennis has been included in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with events for men's and women's singles and doubles. Chinese athletes have been exceptionally successful, securing a total of 60 medals across 37 events. Remarkably, they have claimed 32 out of 37 possible gold medals. The only event where they did not win at least one medal was the inaugural Men's Singles event in 1988.
These are the winners of the Olympics Men's Singles competition
1988 in Seoul (South Korea): Yoo Nam-Kyu (South Korea)
Final Match: Yoo Nam-Kyu vs Kim Ki-Taik (also South Korea) - 3:1 (17:21, 21:19, 21:11, 23:21)
1992 in Barcelona (Spain): Jan-Ove Waldner (Sweden)Final Match: Jan-Ove Waldner vs Jean-Philippe Gatien (France) - 3:0 (21:10, 21:18, 25:23)
1996 in Atlanta (USA): Liu Guoliang (China)Final Match: Liu Guoliang vs Wang Tao (also China) - 3:2 (21:12, 22:24, 21:19, 15:21, 21:6)
2000 in Sidney (Australia): Kong Linghui (China)Final Match: Kong Linghui vs Jan-Ove Waldner (Sweden) - 3:2 (21:16, 21:19, 17:21, 14:21, 21:13)
2004 in Athens (Greece): Ryu Seung-Min (South Korea)Final Match: Ryu Seung-Min vs Wang Hao (China) - 4:2 (11:3, 9:11, 11:9, 11:9, 11:13, 11:9)
2008 in Beijing (China): Ma Lin (China)Final Match: Ma Lin vs Wang Hao (China) - 4:1 (11:9, 11:9, 6:11, 11:7, 11:9)
2012 in London (England): Zhang Jike (China)Final Match: Zhang Jike vs Wang Hao (China) - 4:1 (18:16, 11:5, 11:6, 10:12, 13:11)
2016 in Rio (Brazil): Ma Long (China)Final Match: Ma Long vs Zhang Jike (China) - 4:0 (14:12, 11:5, 11:4, 11:4)
2020 in Tokyo (Japan): Ma Long (China)Final Match: Ma Long vs Fan Zhendong (China) - 4:2 (11:4, 10:12, 11:8, 11:9, 3:11, 11:7)
...and these are the winners of the Olympics Women's Singles competition
1988 in Seoul (South Korea): Chen Jing (China)Final Match: Chen Jing vs Li Huifen (China) - 3:2 (21:17, 21:16, 21:23, 15:21, 21:15)
1992 in Barcelona (Spain): Deng Yaping (China)Final Match: Deng Yaping vs Qiao Hong (China) - 3:1 (21:6, 21:8, 15:21, 23:21)
1996 in Atlanta (USA): Deng Yaping (China)Final Match: Deng Yaping vs Chen Jing (Chinese Taipei) - 3:2 (21:14, 21:17, 20:22, 17:21, 21:5)
2000 in Sidney (Australia): Wang Nan (China)Final Match: Wang Nan vs Li Ju (China) - 3:1 (12:21, 22:20, 21:17, 21:15)
2004 in Athens (Greece): Zhang Yining (China)Final Match: Zhang Yining vs Kim Hyang-Mi (North Korea) - 4:0 (11:8, 11:7, 11:2, 11:2)
2008 in Beijing (China): Zhang Yining (China)Final Match: Zhang Yining vs Wang Nan (China) - 4:1 (8:11, 13:11, 11:8, 11:8, 11:3)
2012 in London (England): Li Xiaoxia (China)Final Match: Li Xiaoxia vs Ding Ning - 4:1 (11:8, 14:12, 8:11, 11:6, 11:4)
2016 in Rio (Brazil): Ding Ning (China)Final Match: Ding Ning vs Li Xiaoxia (China) - 4:3 (11:9, 5:11, 14:12, 9:11, 8:11, 11:7, 11:7)
2020 in Tokyo (Japan): Chen Meng (China)Final Match: Chen Meng vs Sun Yingsha (China) - 4:2 (9:11, 11:6, 11:4, 5:11, 11:4, 11:9)