Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 4
| Table Tennis - Men's Singles 4 at the XII Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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 Paralympic Table Tennis | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Galatsi Olympic Hall | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 18–21 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics | ||
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| Singles | ||
| Men | Women | |
| C1 | C1–2 | |
| C2 | ||
| C3 | C3 | |
| C4 | C4 | |
| C5 | C5 | |
| C6 | C6–8 | |
| C7 | ||
| C8 | ||
| C9 | C9 | |
| C10 | C10 | |
| Teams | ||
| Men | Women | |
| C1–2 | C1–3 | |
| C3 | ||
| C4 | C4–5 | |
| C5 | ||
| C6–7 | C6–10 | |
| C8 | ||
| C9 | ||
| C10 | ||
The Men's Singles 4 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.[1]
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 Zhang Yan, representing 
China.
[2]
Results[edit]
Preliminaries[edit]
| Qualified for final round |
Group A[edit]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | KOR | TPE | GER | VEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:3 | x | 2:3 | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 2 |  Lin Wen Hsin (TPE) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:5 | 3:2 | x | 1:3 | 3:0 | |
| 3 |  Werner Burkhardt (GER) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 0:3 | 3:1 | x | 3:0 | |
| 4 |  Gustavo Sandoval (VEN) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |
Group B[edit]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | CZE | GBR | BRA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zhang Yan (CHN) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | x | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 | |
| 2 |  Michal Stefanu (CZE) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 | |
| 3 |  Arnie Chan (GBR) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4:8 | 1:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:2 | |
| 4 |  Ivanildo Freitas (BRA) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x |
Group C[edit]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | BEL | FRA | POL | KOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dimitri Ghion (BEL) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 | |
| 2 |  Emeric Martin (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 | 3:1 | |
| 3 |  Rafal Lis (POL) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:1 | |
| 4 | Park Jun-young (KOR) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 4:9 | 2:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 | x |
Group D[edit]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | ITA | SUI | FRA | EGY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salvatore Caci (ITA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | x | 2:3 | 3:2 | 3:0 | |
| 2 |  Christian Sutter (SUI) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 3:2 | x | 2:3 | 3:1 | |
| 3 | Bruno Benedetti (FRA) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8:7 | 2:3 | 3:2 | x | 3:2 | |
| 4 |  Sameh Mohammad Eid (EGY) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 2:3 | x |
Group E[edit]
| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | FRA | GER | KOR | CHN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastien Pechard (FRA) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | x | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:1 | |
| 2 | Dietmar Kober (GER) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 1:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:2 | |
| 3 | Um Tae Hyung (KOR) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6:8 | 2:3 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 | |
| 4 | Zhang Jie (CHN) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5:9 | 1:3 | 2:3 | 2:3 | x |
Competition bracket[edit]
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Sutter (SUI)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR)
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sebastien Pechard (FRA)
| 1 | Michal Stefanu (CZE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Michal Stefanu (CZE)
| 3 | Michal Stefanu (CZE)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dimitri Ghion (BEL)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Michal Stefanu (CZE)
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yan (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Salvatore Caci (ITA)
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lin Wen Hsin (TPE)
| 0 | Emeric Martin (FRA)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Emeric Martin (FRA)
| 3 | Emeric Martin (FRA)
| 1 | Third place | |||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yan (CHN)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dietmar Kober (GER)
| 2 | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR)
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Yan (CHN)
| 3 | Emeric Martin (FRA)
| 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 4". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2012.