The Men's Singles 2 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.[1]
| Table Tennis - Men's Singles 2 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Table Tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Galatsi Olympic Hall | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18–21 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Classes 1-5 were for athletes with a physical impairment that affected their legs, who competed in a sitting position. The lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment was on an athlete’s ability to compete.
The event was won by Jan Riapos, representing 
Slovakia.
[2]
Results
editPreliminaries
edit| Qualified for final round |
Group A
edit| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | FIN | FRA | AUT | IRI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jari Kurkinen (FIN) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9:0 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 2 |  Vincent Boury (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 3 |  Rudolf Hajek (AUT) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:1 | |
| 4 |  Aghil Ali Mardani (IRI) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 1:3 | x |
Group B
edit| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | FRA | KOR | JPN | ISL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephane Molliens (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:4 | x | 3:0 | 1:3 | 3:1 | |
| 2 |  Kim Kyung Mook (KOR) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 3 |  Nobuhiro Minami (JPN) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 3:1 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | |
| 4 |  Johann Kristjansson (ISL) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1:9 | 1:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |
Group C
edit| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | FRA | SVK | GER | BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc Sorabella (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:4 | x | 1:3 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| 2 | Jan Riapos (SVK) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 3:1 | x | 2:3 | 3:2 | |
| 3 |  Otto Vilsmaier (GER) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 1:3 | 3:2 | x | 3:1 | |
| 4 |  Iranildo Espindola (BRA) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0:3 | 2:3 | 1:3 | x |
Group D
edit| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | KOR | SVK | AUT | GER | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Gong Yong (KOR) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | x | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 2 | Rastislav Revucky (SVK) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:3 | 1:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 3 | Hans Ruep (AUT) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3:6 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | |
| 4 | Thorsten Grünkemeyer (GER) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |
Competition bracket
edit| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||
| Jari Kurkinen (FIN)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Kim Gong Yong (KOR)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Marc Sorabella (FRA)
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Kim Gong Yong (KOR)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Kim Gong Yong (KOR)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Jan Riapos (SVK)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Jan Riapos (SVK)
| 3 | ||||||||||
| Vincent Boury (FRA)
| 1 | ||||||||||
| Jan Riapos (SVK)
| 3 | Third place | |||||||||
| Rastislav Revucky (SVK)
| 2 | ||||||||||
| Rastislav Revucky (SVK)
| 3 | Kim Kyung Mook (KOR)
| 3 | ||||||||
| Stephane Molliens (FRA)
| 1 | Rastislav Revucky (SVK)
| 1 | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". Official Website of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 November 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
- ^ "Men's Singles 2". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.