| | Event type
Doubles, Women
| Date | 23 – 30 September 1988 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Che-yuk-gwan, Seo-ul Dae-hak-gyo, Seoul | |
| Participants | 30 from 15 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin qualifying pools, followed by single-elimination tournament. | |
The Korean pair of Hyun Jung-Hwa and Yang Young-Ja were the favorites, having won the 1987 World Championships and ranking #1 in the world. They dominated the Olympic tournament, winning all 10 of their matches, and 20 of 22 games. But they were extended in the final by China’s Chen Jing and Jiao Zhimin, who after narrowly losing the first game 21-19, won the second comfortably, 21-16. But Hyun and Yang crushed them in the final game, 21-10, becoming the first table tennis Olympic champions as this was the first final contested.
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | Gold | |||||
| Hyeon Jeong-Hwa • Yang Yeong-Ja | ||||||||
| 2 | People's Republic of China |  CHN | Silver | |||||
| Chen Jing • Jiao Zhimin | ||||||||
| 3 | Yugoslavia |  YUG | Bronze | |||||
| Gordana Perkučin • Jasna Fazlić | ||||||||
| 4 | Japan |  JPN | ||||||
| Kiyomi Ishida • Mika Hoshino | ||||||||
| 5 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH | ||||||
| Marie Hrachová • Renata Kasalová | ||||||||
| 6 | Soviet Union |  URS | ||||||
| Flyura Bulatova • Olena Kovtun | ||||||||
| 7 | Netherlands |  NED | ||||||
| Bettine Vriesekoop • Mirjam Kloppenburg | ||||||||
| 8 | Hungary |  HUN | ||||||
| Csilla Bátorfi • Edit Urbán | ||||||||
| =9 | Chinese Taipei |  TPE | ||||||
| Chang Hsiu-Yu • Lin Li-Ju | ||||||||
| =9 | West Germany |  FRG | ||||||
| Katja Nolten • Olga Nemes | ||||||||
| =11 | United States |  USA | ||||||
| Diana Gee • Insook Bhushan | ||||||||
| =11 | Hong Kong |  HKG | ||||||
| Hui So Hung • Mok Ka Sha | ||||||||
| =13 | Nigeria |  NGR | ||||||
| Iyabo Akanmu • Kuburat Owolabi | ||||||||
| =13 | Malaysia |  MAS | ||||||
| Lau Wai Cheng • Leong Mee Wan | ||||||||
| =15 | Australia |  AUS | ||||||
| Kerri Tepper • Nadia Bisiach | ||||||||
Preliminary Round
| Date | 23 – 28 September 1988 |
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Group A
| Date | 23 – 28 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top four finishers in group advanced to single-elimination tournament. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 7 | 0 | 14-1 | 313-169 | |||||
| Yang Yeong-Ja • Hyeon Jeong-Hwa | |||||||||||
| 2 | Soviet Union | URS | 5 | 2 | 10-6 | 295-262 | |||||
| Olena Kovtun • Flyura Bulatova | |||||||||||
| 3 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 5 | 2 | 10-4 | 267-229 | |||||
| Gordana Perkučin • Jasna Fazlić | |||||||||||
| 4 | Hungary | HUN | 4 | 3 | 9-8 | 301-312 | |||||
| Edit Urbán • Csilla Bátorfi | |||||||||||
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 4 | 3 | 10-7 | 319-290 | |||||
| Lin Li-Ju • Chang Hsiu-Yu | |||||||||||
| 6 | Hong Kong | HKG | 1 | 6 | 5-12 | 262-333 | |||||
| Hui So Hung • Mok Ka Sha | |||||||||||
| 7 | Nigeria | NGR | 1 | 6 | 2-12 | 206-288 | |||||
| Iyabo Akanmu • Kuburat Owolabi | |||||||||||
| 8 | Australia | AUS | 1 | 6 | 3-13 | 248-328 | |||||
| Nadia Bisiach • Kerri Tepper | |||||||||||
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Match #2 | Soviet Union | URS | 2 – 0 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| Match #3 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 0 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| Match #4 | Hungary | HUN | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| Match #5 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2 – 0 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Match #6 | Hungary | HUN | 2 – 0 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| Match #7 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 0 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| Match #8 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| Match #9 | Soviet Union | URS | 2 – 0 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Match #10 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| Match #11 | Hungary | HUN | 2 – 0 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| Match #12 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2 – 1 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| Match #13 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 1 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| Match #14 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2 – 0 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| Match #15 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| Match #16 | Soviet Union | URS | 2 – 0 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| Match #17 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 0 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Match #18 | Soviet Union | URS | 2 – 1 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| Match #19 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 1 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| Match #20 | Hong Kong | HKG | 2 – 0 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| Match #21 | Nigeria | NGR | 2 – 0 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Match #22 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| Match #23 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | 2 – 0 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| Match #24 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 0 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| Match #25 | Hungary | HUN | 2 – 1 | Australia | AUS | ||
| Match #26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 0 | Chinese Taipei | TPE | ||
| Match #27 | Soviet Union | URS | 2 – 1 | Hong Kong | HKG | ||
| Match #28 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Nigeria | NGR |
Group B
| Date | 23 – 28 September 1988 |
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| Format | Top four finishers in group advanced to single-elimination tournament. |
| Pos | Competitors | NOC | Wins | Losses | Games | Points | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 6 | 0 | 12-1 | 266-147 | |||||
| Chen Jing • Jiao Zhimin | |||||||||||
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 5 | 1 | 10-3 | 254-232 | |||||
| Renata Kasalová • Marie Hrachová | |||||||||||
| 3 | Netherlands | NED | 4 | 2 | 8-6 | 259-247 | |||||
| Mirjam Kloppenburg • Bettine Vriesekoop | |||||||||||
| 4 | Japan | JPN | 3 | 3 | 7-7 | 258-261 | |||||
| Kiyomi Ishida • Mika Hoshino | |||||||||||
| 5 | West Germany | FRG | 2 | 4 | 6-9 | 282-290 | |||||
| Katja Nolten • Olga Nemes | |||||||||||
| 6 | United States | USA | 1 | 5 | 5-10 | 241-276 | |||||
| Diana Gee • Insook Bhushan | |||||||||||
| 7 | Malaysia | MAS | 0 | 6 | 0-12 | 147-254 | |||||
| Leong Mee Wan • Lau Wai Cheng | |||||||||||
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| Match #2 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 0 | United States | USA | ||
| Match #3 | Japan | JPN | 2 – 1 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| Match #4 | Japan | JPN | 2 – 0 | United States | USA | ||
| Match #5 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| Match #6 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| Match #7 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| Match #8 | Japan | JPN | 2 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| Match #9 | West Germany | FRG | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | ||
| Match #10 | West Germany | FRG | 2 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| Match #11 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | Japan | JPN | ||
| Match #12 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| Match #13 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 0 | Japan | JPN | ||
| Match #14 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| Match #15 | United States | USA | 2 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | ||
| Match #16 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | ||
| Match #17 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 0 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| Match #18 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 1 | Japan | JPN | ||
| Match #19 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 1 | West Germany | FRG | ||
| Match #20 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | ||
| Match #21 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS |
Quarter-Finals
| Date | 29 September 1988 — 11:00 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to next round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Sep | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #2 | 29 Sep | Japan | JPN | 2 – 0 | Soviet Union | URS | |
| Match #3 | 29 Sep | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 0 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | |
| Match #4 | 29 Sep | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | Hungary | HUN |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 29 September 1988 — 20:00 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to next round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Sep | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 29 Sep | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 1 | Yugoslavia | YUG |
Classification Round 5-8
| Date | 29 September 1988 — 12:00 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Sep | Soviet Union | URS | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #2 | 29 Sep | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 1 | Hungary | HUN |
Final Round
| Date | 30 September 1988 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 30 Sep 20:00 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 1 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match 3/4 | 30 Sep 12:00 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 2 – 1 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match 5/6 | 30 Sep | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 2 – 1 | Soviet Union | URS | |
| Match 7/8 | 30 Sep 11:00 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 1 | Hungary | HUN |