| Table tennis at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |
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| Venue | ExCeL London |
| Dates | 28 July - 8 August 2012 |
| Competitors | 174 from 57 nations |
| Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Qualification | ||
| Singles | men | women |
| Teams | men | women |
Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place from Saturday 28 July to Wednesday 8 August 2012 at ExCeL London. 174 athletes, 86 men and 88 women, competed in four events.[1] Table tennis has appeared at the Summer Olympics on six previous occasions beginning with the 1988 Games in Seoul.[2] In addition to men's and women's singles, the team events were staged for the second time since replacing doubles events at the 2008 Beijing Games. China was the defending champion in each of the Olympic events having won all 4 gold medals in 2008.[2]
- ^ "Olympic Table Tennis Press Kit" (PDF). ITTF. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ a b "London 2012 Olympics: table tennis guide". The Telegraph. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2011.