Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Women's individual – Class 5 explained

Event:Women's Individual Class 5
Games:2008 Summer
Venue:Peking University Gymnasium
Dates:7 – 11 September
Competitors:16
Nations:12
Gold:Ren Guixiang
Goldnpc:CHN
Silver:Gu Gai
Silvernpc:CHN
Bronze:Andrea Zimmerer
Bronzenpc:GER
Prev:2004
Next:2012

The Women's Individual Class 5 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]

Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.

The event was won by Ren Guixiang, representing .[2]

Results

Preliminary round

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Group A

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints GERCHNHKGPOL
13309:13:13:03:0
23217:41:33:03:1
33123:60:30:33:0
43031:90:31:30:3
7 September, 12:40
11 11 11
4 4 4
11 11 11
2 1 4
8 September, 10:00
11 7 11 11
4 11 1 2
11 11 11
4 1 3
9 September, 11:20
11 11 11
4 7 6
7 11 11 13
11 9 5 11

Group B

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints CHNSWETPEBRA
13309:03:03:03:0
23216:30:33:03:0
33123:60:30:33:0
43030:90:30:30:3
7 September, 12:40
11 13 11
8 11 5
11 11 11
4 2 3
8 September, 10:00
11 11 11
2 9 3
11 11 11
5 2 3
9 September, 11:20
11 11 11
6 6 2
11 11 11
4 5 6

Group C

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints CHNTPEMEXHKG
12206:23:0WBF3:2
23216:30:33:03:0
32113:5-0:33:2
43034:92:30:32:3
7 September, 12:40
11 11 11
6 8 9
11 8 10 11 11
3 11 12 5 4
8 September, 10:00
11 11 11
9 6 3
Won by forfeit
9 September, 11:20
13 8 4 11 11
11 11 11 8 9
13 11 11
11 2 8

Group D

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints JORJPNITAUSA
13309:33:23:13:0
23218:42:33:03:1
33124:71:30:33:1
43032:90:31:31:3
7 September, 12:40
10 11 11 11
12 8 9 6
12 9 11 12
10 11 7 10
8 September, 10:00
11 11 10 11
7 5 12 2
7 11 11 14 11
11 7 13 12 4
9 September, 11:20
12 11 11
10 7 5
11 11 11
7 4 5

Competition bracket

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: Women's Singles Class 5. 8 October 2012. International Paralympic Committee.