World Para Table Tennis Championships

The World Para Table Tennis Championships are the world championships for para table tennis where athletes with a disability compete. They are organised by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) on a four-year rotation with the Paralympic Games (every four years).

The first edition was held in 1990 in Assen, Netherlands, the second in 1998, from that the championships was held every four years.[1]

Location of the Championships

EditionYearHostDatesNationsCompetitorsMost gold medalsRef
I 1990 Netherlands Assen 15–21 July 35 226  Germany (14) [2]
II 1998 France Paris 24–30 October 39 292  France (10) [3]
III 2002 Chinese Taipei Taipei 15–22 August 45 319  China (8) [4]
IV 2006 Switzerland Montreux 22 September–1 October 48 346  China (14) [5]
V 2010 South Korea Gwangju 25 October–3 November 46 296  China (14) [6]
VI 2014 China Beijing 6–15 September 45 304  China (14) [7]

All-time medal count

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1990-2014
1  China 51211890
2  France 33244380
3  Germany 32182575
4  South Korea 18201755
5  Poland 1013932
6  Austria 7121231
7  Spain 75829
8  Czech Republic 611825
9  Sweden 5101732
10  Slovakia 59620
11  Netherlands 57820
12  Norway 45211
13  Japan 34613
 Russia 34613
15  Hong Kong 3328
16  United Kingdom 25916
17  Belgium 23712
18  Denmark 2327
19  Finland 22610
20  Serbia 2158
21  Chinese Taipei 18918
22  Turkey 1449
23  Ukraine 13711
24  Jordan 1337
25   Switzerland 1236
26  Israel 1225
27  United States 1179
28  Mexico 1113
29  Croatia 1023
30  Italy 04812
31  Hungary 0336
32  Yugoslavia 0156
33  Brazil 0033
 Ireland 0033
35  Argentina 0022
 Slovenia 0022
37  Australia 0011
 Egypt 0011
 Indonesia 0011
 Iran 0011
 Thailand 0011

See also

References

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