1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's Team

1997 Swaythling Cup (Men's Team)

The 1997 World Table Tennis Championships – Swaythling Cup (Men's Team) was the 44th edition of the men's team championship.[1] [2]

China won the gold medal defeating France 3-1 in the final. South Korea won the bronze medal defeating Germany in the bronze medal play off.[3] [4]

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
 China
Ding Song
Kong Linghui
Liu Guoliang
Ma Wenge
Wang Tao		  France
Nicolas Chatelain
Patrick Chila
Damien Eloi
Jean-Philippe Gatien
Christophe Legout		  South Korea
Chu Kyo-sung
Kim Taek-soo
Lee Chul-seung
Oh Sang-eun
Yoo Nam-kyu

Final Stage knockout phase

Quarter Finals

Team One Team Two Score
GermanyGreece3-1
ChinaSweden3-1
FranceBelgium3-2
South KoreaJapan3-2

Semi Finals

Team One Team Two Score
FranceGermany3-?
ChinaSouth Korea3-1

Third Place play off

Team One Team Two Score
South KoreaGermany3-0

Final

China China 3 France France 1 Score
Kong LinghuibtGatien18-21 21-16 21-17
Liu Guolianglost toChila17-21 21-15 10-21
Wang TaobtEloi21-10 31-29
Liu GuoliangbtGatien21-19 21-14

See also

List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

  1. ↑ "List of Winners". All About Tennis.
  2. ↑ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  3. ↑ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  4. ↑ "Swaythling Cup results". tischtennis-infos.de.
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