Major achievements in table tennis by nation

This is a list of achievements in major international table tennis events according to gold, silver and bronze medal results obtained by athletes representing different nations. The objective is not to create a combined medal table; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by athletes in major global events, ranking the countries according to the most podiums accomplished by athletes of these nations. In order to be considered for the making of the list, competitions must be ranked among the highest possible rank (R1) by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF);[1] these competitions are: 1) Summer Olympic Games, 2) Youth Olympic Games, 3) World Table Tennis Championships, 4) ITTF World Youth Championships, and 5) Table Tennis World Cup.[2] Masters, as well as Para meets, such as the Para World Championships and the Paralympic Games, were not taken into consideration, as per ITTF guidelines.

Results

The conventions used on this table follow the ITTF guidelines, namely: MS for men's singles, WS for women's singles, MD for men's doubles, WD for women's doubles, XD for mixed doubles, MT for men's team and WT for women's team. The Mixed Team event at the World Cup and the Youth Olympic Games is referred to as XT.

Notes
  • A red background   indicates that the result was achieved in doubles or mixed team events where each athlete represented a different country. These results are considered valid for both countries and accounted for in the final ranking.
  • The table is pre-sorted by total number of medal results. In case of a tie, countries are then compared according to most gold medal results, silver medal results and bronze medal results, respectively. Persisting a tie, equal ranks are given, with countries being listed in alphabetical order.

Senior

Best international results by nation (1926 – May 2025)
World Championships Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation MS WS MD WD XD MT WT MS WS MD WD XD MT WT MS WS MD WD MT WT XT
1  China
2  South Korea
3  Japan
4  Germany
5  Hong Kong
6  Chinese Taipei
7  North Korea
8  France
9  Hungary
10  Austria
11  Czechoslovakia
12  England
13  United States
14  Romania
15  Yugoslavia
16  Sweden
17  Singapore
18  Poland
19  Soviet Union
20  Belgium
21  West Germany
22  Belarus
23 Korea
24  Croatia
25  Egypt
26  Wales
27  Greece
28  Brazil
28  Russia
30  Scotland
31  East Germany
32  Luxembourg
32  Spain
34  Denmark
34  India
34  Portugal
37  Netherlands
38  Canada
38  Italy
40  New Zealand
40  Vietnam

Junior and Youth

Best international results by nation (2003 – May 2025)
Youth Olympics World Junior Championships (U18)
Rk. Nation MS WS XT MS WS MD WD XD MT WT
1  China
2  Japan
3  South Korea
4  Chinese Taipei
5  Hong Kong
6  Germany
7  Romania
8  France
9  Russia
10  Poland
10  United States
12  Hungary
12  Serbia and Montenegro
14  England
14  North Korea
14  Singapore
14  Spain
18  Croatia
18  Serbia
20  Portugal
20  Sweden
22  Brazil
22  Canada
22  Czech Republic
25  India
25  Italy
25  Slovenia
25  Tunisia1

1 The medal was officially awarded under the Olympic flag at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics to a Mixed-NOCs team consisting of one athlete from China and one athlete from Tunisia.

Further reading

See also

Major tournaments for disabled athletes
Other major world tournaments
Continental tournaments
Achievements in sports

References

  1. ^ ITTF WR Events
  2. ^ Sports 123 (archived)
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