| Times held | 11 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 258 |
| Total countries | 65 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Singles, Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 8 | 7 |
| 1988 | Singles, Women | Olympic (non-medal) | 4 | 4 |
| 1992 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 52 | 27 |
| 1996 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 47 | 29 |
| 2000 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 40 | 23 |
| 2004 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 32 | 21 |
| 2008 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 47 | 43 |
| 2012 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 46 | 42 |
| 2016 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 40 | 35 |
| 2020 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 43 | 39 |
| 2024 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 39 | 35 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Republic of Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| India | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhang Ning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bang Su-Hyeon | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Susy Susanti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gong Zhichao | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Carolina Marín | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Li Xuerui | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Chen Yufei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| An Se-Yeong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |