Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 1–2 explained

Event:Men's Team Class 1–2
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:13 – 16 September
Competitors:7
Gold:Rastislav Revucky
Jan Riapos
Goldnpc:SVK
Silver:Vincent Boury
Jean-Francois Ducay
Damien Mennella
Stephane Molliens
Silvernpc:FRA
Bronze:Cho Jae Kwan
Kim Kong Yong
Kim Kyung Mook
Lee Hae Kon
Bronzenpc:KOR
Prev:2004
Next:2012

The Men's Team Class 1–2 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 13 September and 16 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1] Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete's ability to compete.

The competition was a straight knock-out format. Each tie was decided by the best of a potential five matches, two singles, a doubles (not necessarily the same players) and two reverse singles.

The event was won by the team representing .[2]

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Finals

Gold medal match----
  • Bronze medal match----
  • Team Lists


    Yunier Fernandez
    Isvel Trujillo

    Rastislav Revucky
    Jan Riapos

    Hans Ruep
    Andreas Vevera

    Iranildo Espindola
    Hemerson Kovalski

    Holger Nikelis
    Otto Vilsmaier

    Vincent Boury
    Jean-Francois Ducay
    Damien Mennella
    Stephane Molliens

    Cho Jae Kwan
    Kim Kong Yong
    Kim Kyung Mook
    Lee Hae Kon

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20080926150610/http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/Schedule/TT.shtml. Schedules and Results - Table Tennis. 26 September 2008. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 8 October 2012.
    2. Web site: Men's Team Class 1–2. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.