Table tennis at the 2008 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 1

The Men's Individual Class 1 table tennis competition at the 2008 Summer Paralympics was held between 7 September and 11 September at the Peking University Gymnasium.[1]

Men's Individual Class 1
at the XIII Paralympic Games
VenuePeking University Gymnasium
Dates7 – 11 September
Competitors8 from 5 nations
Medalists
Andreas Vevera  Austria
Cho Jae Kwan  South Korea
Lee Hae Kon  South Korea

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 Andreas Vevera, representing  Austria. [2]

Results

Preliminary round

Qualified for the knock-out stages

Group A

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints KORAUTCUBGER
1 Cho Jae Kwan (KOR)3309:4x3:23:23:0
2 Andreas Vevera (AUT)3218:32:3x3:03:0
3 Yunier Fernandez (CUB)3125:62:30:3x3:0
4 Walter Kilger (GER)3030:90:30:30:3x
7 September, 16:00
 Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 11911511
 Andreas Vevera (AUT) 6116118
 Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 111111
 Walter Kilger (GER) 739
8 September, 11:20
 Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 12811518
 Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 101131116
 Andreas Vevera (AUT) 111111
 Walter Kilger (GER) 655
8 September, 18:40
 Andreas Vevera (AUT) 111111
 Yunier Fernandez (CUB) 936
 Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 121211
 Walter Kilger (GER) 10107

Group B

RankCompetitorMPWLPoints KORFRAGERCUB
1 Lee Hae Kon (KOR)3309:4x3:23:23:0
2 Jean-François Ducay (FRA)3218:52:3x3:23:0
3 Holger Nikelis (GER)3127:62:32:3x3:0
4 Isvel Trujillo (CUB)3030:90:30:30:3x
7 September, 16:00
 Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11713711
 Holger Nikelis (GER) 81111118
 Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 111411
 Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 7124
8 September, 11:20
 Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 111111
 Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 559
 Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 611111211
 Holger Nikelis (GER) 1184142
8 September, 18:40
 Holger Nikelis (GER) 111211
 Isvel Trujillo (CUB) 7108
 Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 91341111
 Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11111148

Competition bracket

Semifinals: 10 Sep 11:30 Gold medal match: 11 Sep 12:15
            
 Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 9 11 11 11
 Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 11 9 8 4
 Cho Jae-kwan (KOR) 7 9 9
 Andreas Vevera (AUT) 11 11 11
 Andreas Vevera (AUT) 11 13 9 15
 Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 8 11 11 13 Bronze medal match: 11 Sep 12:15
 Jean-François Ducay (FRA) 6 11 10 14
 Lee Hae-kon (KOR) 11 8 12 16

References

  1. "Schedules and Results - Table Tennis". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. Archived from the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. "Men's Singles Class 1". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
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