| Times held | 10 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 371 |
| Total countries | 89 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 48 | 28 |
| 1992 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 62 | 38 |
| 1996 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 63 | 37 |
| 2000 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 64 | 33 |
| 2004 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 64 | 36 |
| 2008 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 77 | 42 |
| 2012 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 70 | 45 |
| 2016 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 70 | 43 |
| 2020 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 70 | 44 |
| 2024 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 67 | 44 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | 10 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deng Yaping | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Zhang Yining | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chen Meng | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Chen Jing | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Wang Nan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Li Xiaoxia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Ding Ning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |