Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics
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Table tennis at the 1972 Summer Paralympics consisted of nineteen events, ten for men and nine for women.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | Netherlands (NED) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 12 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ireland (IRL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (16 entries) | 19 | 19 | 37 | 75 | |
Medal summary
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles 1A |
Hans Rosenast Switzerland |
Nilsson Sweden |
Rolf Zumkehr Switzerland |
| Rainer Küschall Switzerland | |||
| Singles 1B |
Sin Nam Song South Korea |
Daniel Jeannin France |
Stephen Bradshaw Great Britain |
| Paul Suijkerbuijk Netherlands | |||
| Singles 2 |
Tae Am Choi South Korea |
Leslie Lam Hong Kong |
Giuseppe Trieste Italy |
| Henry Dahlgren Norway | |||
| Singles 3 |
Fritz Krimmel West Germany |
Heinz Simon West Germany |
Andre Hennaert France |
| G. Monoghan Great Britain | |||
| Singles 4 |
Baruch Hagai Israel |
Michael Dempsey United States |
Triche France |
| P. Lyall Great Britain | |||
| Doubles 1A |
Switzerland (SUI) Rainer Küschall Hans Rosenast |
West Germany (FRG) Konkel Sackerer |
West Germany (FRG) Hans Lubbering Edund Weber |
| United States (USA) Nichol Rod Vleiger | |||
| Doubles 1B |
West Germany (FRG) B. Boerstler G. Laner |
West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Koch Steiner |
Great Britain (GBR) Stephen Bradshaw T. Taylor |
| Netherlands (NED) Hans Pimmelar Paul Suijkerbuijk | |||
| Teams 2 |
West Germany (FRG) | Great Britain (GBR) | Sweden (SWE) |
| Hong Kong (HKG) | |||
| Teams 3 |
West Germany (FRG) | Italy (ITA) Giovanni Ferraris Oliver Venturi |
Sweden (SWE) |
| Austria (AUT) | |||
| Teams 4 |
South Korea (KOR) | Sweden (SWE) | United States (USA) |
| Great Britain (GBR) |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singles 1A |
Aria de Vries-Noordam Netherlands |
Ursula Schatz Switzerland |
Demerakas Canada |
| Mati Angel Israel | |||
| Singles 1B |
Rosa Sicari Italy |
Jane Blackburn Great Britain |
Tora Lysoe Norway |
| Tournier France | |||
| Singles 2 |
Rosa Schweizer Austria |
Ilse Scharf Austria |
Maguy Ramousse France |
| G. Matthews Great Britain | |||
| Singles 3 |
Ingrid Voboril Austria |
J. Swann Great Britain |
Michal Escapa Israel |
| Gwen Buck Great Britain | |||
| Singles 4 |
Carol Bryant Great Britain |
L. Verbrauwe Belgium |
Irene Schmidt Netherlands |
| O'Brien Great Britain | |||
| Doubles 1A-1B |
Great Britain (GBR) Barbara Anderson Jane Blackburn |
Norway (NOR) A. Klausen Tora Lysoe |
Switzerland (SUI) Gilberte Brasey Ursula Schatz |
| Canada (CAN) Demerakas S. Long | |||
| Teams 2 |
Austria (AUT) | Ireland (IRL) | United States (USA) |
| Great Britain (GBR) | |||
| Teams 3 |
Austria (AUT) | Great Britain (GBR) | Canada (CAN) |
| United States (USA) | |||
| Teams 4 |
Netherlands (NED) Loes Lekx Irene Schmidt |
Sweden (SWE) | Austria (AUT) |