Table Tennis — Doubles, Men (discontinued)
| Times held | 5 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 196 |
| Total countries | 51 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 23 |
| 1992 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 60 | 23 |
| 1996 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 62 | 25 |
| 2000 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 72 | 29 |
| 2004 | Doubles, Men | Olympic | 64 | 25 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | People's Republic of China 1 |  CHN |
Yugoslavia |  YUG |
Republic of Korea 2 |  KOR |
| 1992 | People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
Germany |  GER |
Republic of Korea 1 Republic of Korea 2 | KORKOR |
| 1996 | People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
Republic of Korea 2 | KOR |
| 2000 | People's Republic of China 2 | CHN |
People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
France 1 |  FRA |
| 2004 | People's Republic of China 1 | CHN |
Hong Kong, China 2 |  HKG |
Denmark |  DEN |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Germany | GER |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Hong Kong, China | HKG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| France | FRA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kong Linghui | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Liu Guoliang | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Lu Lin | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Wang Tao | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Longcan | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Seiko Iseki |  JPN CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wang Liqin | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yan Sen | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ma Lin | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chen Qi | CHN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria |  ALG |
2 | — | — | — | =33 | =25 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
2 | — | — | — | =25 | =25 |
| Australia |  AUS |
3 | — | — | =25 | =25, =25 | =17, =25 |
| Austria |  AUT |
5 | =17 | =17 | =9, =9 | =5 | =9 |
| Belarus |  BLR |
2 | — | — | =17 | =17 | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
2 | — | =9 | — | =17 | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
5 | =17 | =17 | =25 | =17 | =25 |
| Canada |  CAN |
4 | =13 | — | =17 | =17 | =17 |
| Chile |  CHI |
5 | =25 | =25 | =25 | =25 | =25 |
| Chinese Taipei |  TPE |
4 | =9, =13 | — | =17 | =5 | =9 |
| Croatia |  CRO |
2 | — | =9 | =17 | — | — |
| Cuba |  CUB |
2 | — | =25 | — | =33 | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
3 | — | — | =25 | =25 | =17 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea |  PRK |
2 | — | =9, =17 | =17 | — | — |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |  COD |
1 | — | — | — | — | =25 |
| Denmark | DEN |
2 | — | — | — | =9 | Bronze |
| Dominican Republic |  DOM |
1 | =25 | — | — | — | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
1 | — | — | — | =33 | — |
| France | FRA |
4 | =17 | =5, =17 | =5, =9 | Bronze, =5 | — |
| Germany | GER |
4 | — | Silver | 4 | =17 | =9, =17 |
| Ghana |  GHA |
1 | — | — | =25 | — | — |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
2 | =9, =13 | =9 | — | — | — |
| Greece |  GRE |
2 | — | — | — | =17 | =17 |
| Hong Kong, China | HKG |
4 | =21, =25 | — | =9 | =9 | Silver, =9 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
1 | =17 | — | — | — | — |
| Independent Olympic Athletes |  IOA |
1 | — | =5 | — | — | — |
| India |  IND |
3 | =21 | =25 | — | =25 | — |
| Indonesia |  INA |
1 | — | — | — | =33 | — |
| Italy |  ITA |
1 | — | — | — | — | =25 |
| Jamaica |  JAM |
1 | — | — | =25 | — | — |
| Japan | JPN |
5 | =9, =13 | =9, =17 | =5, =17 | =9, =17 | =9, =17 |
| Mauritius |  MRI |
1 | =29 | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands |  NED |
3 | — | — | =9 | =9 | =9 |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
2 | =29 | =25 | — | — | — |
| Nigeria |  NGR |
5 | =21, =29 | =17, =17 | =17 | =17 | =17, =25 |
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
5 | Gold, 5 | Gold, =5 | Gold, Silver | Gold, Silver | Gold, =9 |
| Peru |  PER |
1 | — | =25 | — | — | — |
| Poland |  POL |
5 | 6 | =9 | =9 | =9 | =5 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
5 | Bronze, 4 | Bronze, Bronze | Bronze, =5 | 4, =5 | =5, =9 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
2 | — | — | =9 | — | 4 |
| Serbia and Montenegro |  SCG |
3 | — | — | =9 | =9 | =5 |
| Soviet Union |  URS |
1 | =25 | — | — | — | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
1 | — | =17 | — | — | — |
| Sweden |  SWE |
5 | 7, 8 | =9, =9 | =5, =17 | =9, =9 | =5 |
| Tunisia |  TUN |
1 | =29 | — | — | — | — |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | =5 | — | — | — |
| United States |  USA |
4 | — | =25 | =25 | =25, =25 | =17 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
1 | =9, =21 | — | — | — | — |
| Yugoslavia | YUG |
1 | Silver | — | — | — | — |