Jean-Michel Saive (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl sɛv]; born 17 November 1969) is a Belgian former professional table tennis player.

Jean-Michel Saive won a total of 130 medals (51 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze) in international singles tournaments.

[5] Eventually, Saive did play an extra qualification tournament in Budapest, finishing third and thus qualified for his seventh successive Summer Olympics.

Saive and Persson, along with Croatian Zoran Primorac, were the first table tennis players to compete at seven Olympics, having been at all games since the sport was introduced in 1988.

[citation needed] Saive was narrowly beaten in his first attempt to be elected President of the International Table Tennis Federation in May 2017.