Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 3 explained

Event:Men's Team Class 3
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:13 – 16 September
Competitors:8
Gold:Yann Guilhem
Florian Merrien
Jean-Philippe Robin
Goldnpc:FRA
Silver:Welder Knaf
Luiz Algacir Silva
Silvernpc:BRA
Bronze:Feng Panfeng
Gao Yanming
Zhao Ping
Bronzenpc:CHN
Prev:2004
Next:2012

The Men's Team Class 3 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


    Yann Guilhem
    Florian Merrien
    Jean-Philippe Robin

    Ivan Lisac
    Bojan Lukezic

    Ali Mabrouk Ahmed
    Khaled Ahmed Abuajela

    Neil Robinson
    James Rawson
    Arnie Chan

    Gunter Unger
    Manfred Dollmann
    Egon Kramminger

    Welder Knaf
    Luiz Algacir Silva

    Feng Panfeng
    Gao Yanming
    Zhao Ping

    Kim Jeong Seok
    Kim Young Gun

    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 3. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.