| Times held | 9 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 333 |
| Total countries | 90 |
| 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 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Sweden | SWE |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ma Long | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jan-Ove Waldner | SWE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Jike | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Liu Guoliang | CHN |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Yu Nam-Gyu | KOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kong Linghui | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yu Seung-Min | KOR |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ma Lin | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |