Table tennis at the 1978 Asian Games
| Table tennis at the 1978 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10–19 December 1978 |
Table tennis was contested at the 1978 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
Table tennis had team, doubles and singles events for men and women, as well as a mixed doubles competition.
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liang Geliang China |
Guo Yuehua China |
Jo Yong-ho North Korea |
| Norio Takashima Japan | |||
| Men's doubles | China Guo Yuehua Huang Tongsheng |
Indonesia Empie Wuisan Sinyo Supit |
China Liang Geliang Chen Xinhua |
| South Korea Yoon Kil-jung Park Lee-hee | |||
| Men's team | China Chen Xinhua Guo Yuehua Huang Tongsheng Liang Geliang |
Japan Hiroyuki Abe Ichiro Hoshino Masahiro Maehara Norio Takashima |
North Korea Hong Chol Jo Yong-ho Ri Song-taek Yun Chol |
| Women's singles | Zhang Li China |
Zhang Deying China |
Kim Soon-ok South Korea |
| Kumiko Nagahara Japan | |||
| Women's doubles | China Zhang Li Zhang Deying |
Hong Kong Hui So Hung Chang Siu Ying |
Japan Kumiko Nagahara Keiko Komuro |
| China Cao Yanhua Yang Ying | |||
| Women's team | China Cao Yanhua Yang Ying Zhang Deying Zhang Li |
South Korea Kim Soon-ok Lee Ki-won Lee Soo-ja Park Hong-ja |
Japan Ryoko Chiba Keiko Komuro Kumiko Nagahara Fumiko Shinpo |
| Mixed doubles | China Guo Yuehua Zhang Li |
China Liang Geliang Zhang Deying |
South Korea Lee Sang-kuk Lee Ki-won |
| South Korea Yoon Kil-jung Kim Soon-ok |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 | |