ACOG - Table Tennis - IBM

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Detailed Information
  • Olympic Table Tennis Overview
  • Spectator's Guide to Table Tennis
  • Who to Watch in Table Tennis
  • History of Olympic Table Tennis
  • Olympic Medals in Table Tennis
  • Competition Dates
    23 Jul to 1 Aug 1996

    Venue
    Georgia World Congress Center, Hall D
    Capacity: 5,100

    Events/Disciplines
    Four Events
    MenWomen
    Singles Singles
    Doubles Doubles

    Number of Athletes
    96 men, 96 women, 192 total

    Changes Since Barcelona
    Added: Bronze medal playoff matches

    Qualifications
    Participants are selected by world rankings and zone trials. The United States automatically qualified as host country.

    Competition Format
    Round-robin format, with players divided into equal groups. The winners of each group advance into a knock-out competition.

    International Federation
    International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
    53, London Road
    St. Leonards-on Sea, East Sussex
    TN37 6AY, Great Britain
    Tel: (44-1424) 72-1414
    Fax: (4401424) 43-1871

    Olympic Debut
    Men: 1988
    Women: 1988

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    Olympic Factoid
    An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games.