| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 364 |
| Total countries | 96 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 35 |
| 1992 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 37 |
| 1996 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 39 |
| 2000 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 35 |
| 2004 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 39 |
| 2008 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 77 | 44 |
| 2012 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 69 | 45 |
| 2016 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 70 | 46 |
| 2020 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 43 |
| 2024 | Singles, Men | Olympic | 67 | 46 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | |
| Republic of Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Sweden | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Germany | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jan-Ove Waldner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zhang Jike | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Fan Zhendong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Liu Guoliang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |