World Para Table Tennis Championships

The World Para Table Tennis Championships are the world championships for para table tennis where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on a four-year rotation with the Paralympic Games (every four years).

The first edition was held in 1990 in Assen, Netherlands, the second in 1998, from that the championships was held every four years.[1]

Location of the Championships

EditionYearHostDatesNationsCompetitorsMost gold medalsRef
1 1990 Netherlands Assen15–21 July35226 Germany (14)[2]
2 1998 France Paris24–30 October39292 France (10)[3]
3 2002 Taipei15–22 August45319 China (8)[4]
4 2006 Switzerland Montreux22 September–1 October48346 China (14)[5]
5 2010 South Korea Gwangju25 October–3 November46296 China (14)[6]
6 2014 China Beijing6–15 September45304 China (14)[7]
7 2018 Slovenia Celje and Lasko15-21st October56330[8]

All-time medal count

As 2014

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)51211890
2 France (FRA)332443100
3 Germany (GER)32182575
4 South Korea (KOR)18201755
5 Poland (POL)1013932
6 Austria (AUT)7121231
7 Spain (ESP)75820
8 Czech Republic (CZE)611825
9 Sweden (SWE)5101732
10 Slovakia (SVK)59620
11 Netherlands (NED)57820
12 Norway (NOR)45211
13 Japan (JPN)34613
 Russia (RUS)34613
15 Hong Kong (HKG)3328
16 Great Britain (GBR)25916
17 Belgium (BEL)23712
18 Denmark (DEN)2327
19 Finland (FIN)22610
20 Serbia (SRB)2158
21 Chinese Taipei18918
22 Turkey (TUR)1449
23 Ukraine (UKR)13711
24 Jordan (JOR)1337
25  Switzerland (SUI)1236
26 Israel (ISR)1225
27 United States (USA)1179
28 Mexico (MEX)1113
29 Croatia (CRO)1023
30 Italy (ITA)04812
31 Hungary (HUN)0336
32 Yugoslavia0156
33 Brazil (BRA)0033
 Ireland (IRL)0033
35 Argentina (ARG)0022
 Slovenia (SLO)0022
37 Australia (AUS)0011
 Egypt (EGY)0011
 Indonesia (INA)0011
 Iran (IRI)0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (41 nations)211212285708

See also

References

  1. "One Family, One Sport, the Reality Realised in Korea". ittf.com. Retrieved 16 September 2012.
  2. 1990 World Championships
  3. 1998 World Championships
  4. 2002 World Championships
  5. 2006 World Championships
  6. 2010 World Championships
  7. 2014 World Championships
  8. "Press Release: Slovenia to Host 2018 World Para Table Tennis Championships". ITTF.com. 17 August 2017.
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