2003 World Table Tennis Championships

Tennis tournament

2003 World Table Tennis Championships

Date| May 19–25
Edition| 47th
Location| Paris, France
Venue| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
Champions
Men's singles
Werner Schlager
Women's singles
Wang Nan
Men's doubles
Wang Liqin /  Yan Sen
Women's doubles
Wang Nan /  Zhang Yining
Mixed doubles
Ma Lin /  Wang Nan
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The 2003 World Table Tennis Championships were held at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris from May 19 to May 25, 2003.[1] It was the 47th edition of the table tennis contest. Liebherr was the title sponsor of the Championships.[2]

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  China| 4| 4| 6| 14
2|  Austria| 1| 0| 0| 1
3|  South Korea| 0| 1| 2| 3
4|  Croatia| 0| 0| 1| 1
Greece| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 5| 5| 10| 20

### Events

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men's singles
details |  Werner Schlager |  Joo Sae-hyuk |  Kong Linghui
Kalinikos Kreanga
Women's singles
details |  Wang Nan |  Zhang Yining |  Tamara Boroš
Li Ju
Men's doubles
details |  Wang Liqin
Yan Sen |  Wang Hao
Kong Linghui |  Ma Lin
Qin Zhijian
Oh Sang-eun
Kim Taek-soo
Women's doubles
details |  Wang Nan
Zhang Yining |  Guo Yue
Niu Jianfeng |  Seok Eun-mi
Lee Eun-sil
Li Jia
Li Ju
Mixed doubles
details |  Ma Lin
Wang Nan |  Liu Guozheng
Bai Yang |  Wang Hao
Li Nan
Qin Zhijian
Niu Jianfeng

## Finals

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### Men's singles

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Main article: 2003 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's singles

Werner Schlager def.  Joo Se-Hyuk, 4–2: 11–9, 11–6, 6–11, 12–10, 8–11, 12–10

### Women's singles

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Main article: 2003 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's singles

Wang Nan def.  Zhang Yining, 4–3: 11–7, 11–8, 11–4, 5–11, 6–11, 8–11, 11–5

### Men's doubles

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Main article: 2003 World Table Tennis Championships – Men's doubles

Wang Liqin / Yan Sen def.  Wang Hao / Kong Linghui, 4–2: 11–9, 11–8, 7–11, 11–6, 8–11, 11–5

### Women's doubles

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Main article: 2003 World Table Tennis Championships – Women's doubles

Wang Nan / Zhang Yining def.  Guo Yue / Niu Jianfeng, 4–1: 11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–2, 14–12

### Mixed doubles

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Main article: 2003 World Table Tennis Championships – Mixed doubles

Ma Lin / Wang Nan def.  Liu Guozheng / Bai Yang, 4–3: 9–11, 12–10, 0–11, 11–7, 11–9, 5–11, 11–8

## References

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1. ^ Christian Veronese (13 January 2003). "EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO PARIS !". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
2. ^ Christian Veronese (15 January 2003). "LIEBHERR Title Sponsor". ittf.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 15 May 2011.

## External links

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* International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) website
* Official database[permanent dead link]

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