| Event: | Table tennis |
| Games: | 1986 Asian Games |
| Venue: | Seoul National University Gymnasium |
| Dates: | 22–30 September 1986 |
| Prev: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1990 |
Table tennis was contested from 22 September 1986 to 30 September 1986 at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul, South Korea.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition. China finished first in medal table by winning four gold medals.
| Men's singles | ||||
| Men's doubles | Teng Yi Hui Jun | Kim Wan Yoo Nam-kyu | Kiyoshi Saito Juzo Nukazuka | |
Ahn Jae-hyung Park Chang-ik | ||||
| Men's team | Ahn Jae-hyung Kim Wan Park Chang-ik Park Ji-hyun Yoo Nam-kyu | valign=top | Yoshihito Miyazaki Juzo Nukazuka Kiyoshi Saito Hiroshi Shibutani | |
| Women's singles | ||||
| Women's doubles | Dai Lili Geng Lijuan | Jiao Zhimin He Zhili | Mika Hoshino Miki Kitsukawa | |
Yang Young-ja Hyun Jung-hwa | ||||
| Women's team | Dai Lili Geng Lijuan He Zhili Jiao Zhimin | Mika Hoshino Kiyomi Ishida Miki Kitsukawa Kyoko Uchiyama | ||
| Mixed doubles | Teng Yi Dai Lili | Hui Jun Geng Lijuan | Kim Wan Hyun Jung-hwa | |
Yoo Nam-kyu Yang Young-ja |