Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's team – Class 8

The Men's Teams 8 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held 23–27 September 2004 at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.[1]

Table Tennis - Men's Teams 8
at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table Tennis
VenueGalatsi Olympic Hall
Dates23–27 September 2004
Competitors7
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Nico Vergeylen
Mathieu Loicq
Marc Ledoux
 Belgium
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alain Pichon
Michel Schaller
Julien Soyer
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Richard Csejtey
Miroslav Mitas
 Slovakia
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2008

Classes 6–10 were for athletes with a physical impairment who competed from a standing position; the lower the number, the greater the impact the impairment had on an athlete’s ability to compete.

The event was won by the team representing  Belgium. [2]

Results

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Preliminaries

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Qualified for final round

Group A

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   FRA SVK RSA
1   France 2 2 0 6:0 x 3:0 3:0
2   Slovakia 2 1 1 3:3 0:3 x 3:0
3   South Africa 2 0 2 0:6 0:3 0:3 x

Group B

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Rank Competitor MP W L Points   BEL CHN ESP CZE
1   Belgium 3 2 1 7:3 x 3:0 1:3 3:0
2   China 3 2 1 6:4 0:3 x 3:0 3:1
3   Spain 3 2 1 6:4 3:1 0:3 x 3:0
4   Czech Republic 3 0 3 1:9 0:3 1:3 0:3 x

Competition bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  France 3
 
 
 
  China 0
 
  France 1
 
 
 
  Belgium 3
 
  Slovakia 0
 
 
  Belgium 3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  China 2
 
 
  Slovakia 3

Team Lists

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  France
Alain Pichon
Michel Schaller
Julien Soyer
  Slovakia
Richard Csejtey
Miroslav Mitas
  South Africa
Pieter du Plooy
Johan du Plooy
  Belgium
Nico Vergeylen
Mathieu Loicq
Marc Ledoux
  China
Li Manzhou
Qin Xiao Jun
  Spain
Jordi Morales
Alvaro Valera
  Czech Republic
Milan Duracka
Jiri Soukup

References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Men's Teams 8". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.