Major achievements in table tennis by nation

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This is a list of achievements in major international table tennis events according to gold, silver and bronze medal results obtained by athletes representing different nations. The objective is not to create a combined medal table; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by athletes in major global events, ranking the countries according to the most podiums accomplished by athletes of these nations. In order to be considered for the making of the list, competitions must be ranked among the highest possible rank (R1) by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF);[1] these competitions are: 1) Summer Olympic Games, 2) Youth Olympic Games, 3) World Table Tennis Championships, 4) ITTF World Youth Championships, and 5) Table Tennis World Cup.[2] Masters, as well as Para meets, such as the Para World Championships and the Paralympic Games, were not taken into consideration, as per ITTF guidelines.

Results

The conventions used on this table follow the ITTF guidelines, namely: MS for men's singles, WS for women's singles, MD for men's doubles, WD for women's doubles, XD for mixed doubles, MT for men's team and WT for women's team. The Mixed Team event at the World Cup and the Youth Olympic Games is referred to as XT.

Notes
  • A red background   indicates that the result was achieved in doubles or mixed team events where each athlete represented a different country. These results are considered valid for both countries and accounted for in the final ranking.
  • The table is pre-sorted by total number of medal results. In case of a tie, countries are then compared according to most gold medal results, silver medal results and bronze medal results, respectively. Persisting a tie, equal ranks are given, with countries being listed in alphabetical order.

Senior

More information World Championships, Olympic Games ...
Best international results by nation (1926 – May 2025)
World Championships Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation MS WS MD WD XD MT WT MS WS MD WD XD MT WT MS WS MD WD MT WT XT
1 China1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2 South Korea2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
3 Japan1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
4 Germany3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
5 Hong Kong3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
6 Chinese Taipei3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
7 North Korea1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
8 France1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
9 Hungary1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 Austria1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
11 Czechoslovakia1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
12 England1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
13 United States3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
14 Romania1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
15 Yugoslavia2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
16 Sweden1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
17 Singapore3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
18 Poland2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
19 Soviet Union3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
20 Belgium2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
21 West Germany2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
22 Belarus2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
23 Korea3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
24 Croatia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
25 Egypt3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
26 Wales2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
27 Greece3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
28 Brazil2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
28 Russia2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
30 Scotland1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
31 East Germany3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
32 Luxembourg2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
32 Spain2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
34 Denmark3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
34 India3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
34 Portugal3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
37 Netherlands3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
38 Canada3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
38 Italy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
40 New Zealand3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
40 Vietnam3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Junior and Youth

More information Youth Olympics, World Junior Championships (U18) ...
Best international results by nation (2003 – May 2025)
Youth Olympics World Junior Championships (U18)
Rk. Nation MS WS XT MS WS MD WD XD MT WT
1 China1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2 Japan1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
3 South Korea3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
4 Chinese Taipei2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
5 Hong Kong2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
6 Germany1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
7 Romania3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
8 France3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
9 Russia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 Poland3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
10 United States3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
12 Hungary2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
12 Serbia and Montenegro2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
14 England2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
14 North Korea3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
14 Singapore2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
14 Spain2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
18 Croatia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
18 Serbia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
20 Portugal2nd place, silver medalist(s)
20 Sweden2nd place, silver medalist(s)
22 Brazil3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
22 Canada3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
22 Czech Republic3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
25 India3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
25 Italy3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
25 Slovenia3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
25 Tunisia13rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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1 The medal was officially awarded under the Olympic flag at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics to a Mixed-NOCs team consisting of one athlete from China and one athlete from Tunisia.

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See also

Major tournaments for disabled athletes
Other major world tournaments
Continental tournaments
Achievements in sports

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