Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 5

The Men's Singles 5 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 5 at the XII Paralympic Games
Paralympic Table Tennis
Venue	Galatsi Olympic Hall
Dates	18–21 September
Competitors	22 from 17 nations
Medalists
Kim Byoung Young  South Korea Jung Eun Chang  South Korea Christophe Durand  France

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 Kim Byoung Young, representing  South Korea. [2]

Results

Preliminaries

Qualified for final round

Group A

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		NOR	FRA	CZE
1	Tommy Urhaug (NOR)	2	2	0	6:2		x	3:2	3:0
2	Gregory Rosec (FRA)	2	1	1	5:4		2:3	x	3:1
3	Rene Taus (CZE)	2	0	2	1:6		0:3	1:3	x

Group B

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		FRA	HKG	GBR
1	Christophe Durand (FRA)	2	2	0	6:1		x	3:0	3:1
2	Kwong Kam Shing (HKG)	2	1	1	3:3		0:3	x	3:0
3	Scott Robertson (GBR)	2	0	2	1:6		1:3	0:3	x

Group C

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		ESP	SWE	RSA	GRE
1	Manuel Robles (ESP)	3	3	0	9:1		x	3:0	3:1	3:0
2	Ernst Bolldén (SWE)	3	2	1	6:4		0:3	x	3:1	3:0
3	Mark Nilsen (RSA)	3	1	2	5:6		1:3	1:3	x	3:0
4	Antonios Kalyvas (GRE)	3	0	3	0:9		0:3	0:3	0:3	x

Group D

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		KOR	SCG	MEX	SWE
1	Kim Byoung Young (KOR)	3	3	0	9:0		x	3:0	3:0	3:0
2	Ilija Djurasinovic (SCG)	3	2	1	6:5		0:3	x	3:0	3:2
3	Mario Pazaran (MEX)	3	1	2	3:7		0:3	0:3	x	3:1
4	Patrik Hoegstedt (SWE)	3	0	3	3:9		0:3	2:3	1:3	x

Group E

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		JPN	TPE	GER	BRA
1	Toshihiko Oka (JPN)	3	2	1	8:4		x	3:1	2:3	3:0
2	Lin Yen Hung (TPE)	3	2	1	7:3		1:3	x	3:0	3:0
3	Heiko Gosemann (GER)	3	2	1	6:5		3:2	0:3	x	3:0
4	Roberto Alves (BRA)	3	0	3	0:9		0:3	0:3	0:3	x

Group F

Rank	Competitor	MP	W	L	Points		KOR	TPE	GER	CRO
1	Jung Eun Chang (KOR)	3	3	0	9:2		x	3:0	3:0	3:2
2	Chang Chih Jung (TPE)	3	2	1	6:7		0:3	x	3:2	3:2
3	Selcuk Cetin (GER)	3	1	2	5:7		0:3	2:3	x	3:1
4	Zoran Krizanec (CRO)	3	0	3	5:9		2:3	2:3	1:3	x

Competition bracket

	Round of 16					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
						Tommy Urhaug (NOR)		2
	Toshihiko Oka (JPN)		0			Kwong Kam Shing (HKG)		3
	Kwong Kam Shing (HKG)		3								Kwong Kam Shing (HKG)		0
	Jung Eun Chang (KOR)		3								Jung Eun Chang (KOR)		3
	Ilija Djurasinovic (SCG)		0			Jung Eun Chang (KOR)		3
						Manuel Robles (ESP)		2
																Jung Eun Chang (KOR)		2
																Kim Byoung Young (KOR)		3
						Kim Byoung Young (KOR)		3
	Gregory Rosec (FRA)		0			Lin Yen Hung (TPE)		1
	Lin Yen Hung (TPE)		3								Kim Byoung Young (KOR)		3			Third place
	Ernst Bolldén (SWE)		1								Christophe Durand (FRA)		0
	Chang Chih Jung (TPE)		3			Chang Chih Jung (TPE)		2								Kwong Kam Shing (HKG)^[1]
						Christophe Durand (FRA)		3								Christophe Durand (FRA)

^[1] Disqualified for excessive use of prohibited solvents on rackets[3]

References

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 Singles 5". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.
3. Patrick Ringel; Maria Tsipou; Cindy Leung; Aly Salam. "Pararalympic Games Athens 2004: Report from the Referees" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 19 October 2012.