Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 4–5 explained

Event:Men's Team Class 4–5
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:13 – 16 September
Competitors:13
Gold:Kim Byoung Young
Choi Kyoung Sik
Jung Eun Chang
Goldnpc:KOR
Silver:Guo Xingyuan
Zhang Yan
Bai Gang
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Christophe Durand
Emeric Martin
Maxime Thomas
Bronzenpc:FRA
Prev:2004
Next:2012

The Men's Team Class 4–5 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]

First round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Finals

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


    Tommy Urhaug
    Rolf Erik Paulsen

    Nicola Molitierno
    Salvatore Caci

    Zlatko Kesler
    Ilija Durasinovic

    Lin Wen Hsin
    Lin Yen Hung

    Ivanildo Pessoa Freitas
    Claudiomiro Segatto
    Alexandre Ank

    Nasiru Sule
    Oluade Egbinola

    Guo Xingyuan
    Zhang Yan
    Bai Gang

    Kim Byoung Young
    Choi Kyoung Sik
    Jung Eun Chang

    Andrej Meszároš
    Peter Mihalik
    Jan Kosco

    Orjan Kylevik
    Ernst Bolldén

    Selcuk Cetin
    Dietmar Kober

    Tsang Tit Hung
    Kwong Kam Shing

    Christophe Durand
    Emeric Martin
    Maxime Thomas

    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 4–5. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.