Table tennis competition has been in the Summer Olympic Games since 1988, with singles and doubles events for men and women.

[1][2] Athletes from China have dominated the sport, winning a total of 66 medals in 42 events, including 37 out of a possible 42 gold medals, and only failing to win at least one medal in one event, the inaugural men's singles event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Chinese table tennis team won 8 medals and made podium sweeps on the men's and women's singles events at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Due to China's dominance in the sport, the format was changed for the 2012 Olympics so that each NOC may enter up to two competitors in singles events.

In addition to independent Olympians and the Unified Team in 1992, athletes from 108 NOCs had competed in the Olympic table tennis tournaments.