Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 4
# Table tennis at the 2004 Summer Paralympics – Men's individual – Class 4

The Men's Singles 4 table tennis competition at the 2004 Summer Paralympics was held from 18 to 21 September at the Galatsi Olympic Hall.

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 Zhang Yan, representing China.

## Results

### Preliminaries

* Qualified for final round

**Group A**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | KOR | TPE | GER | VEN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:3 | x | 2:3 | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 2 | Lin Wen Hsin (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:5 | 3:2 | x | 1:3 | 3:0 |
| 3 | Werner Burkhardt (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:4 | 0:3 | 3:1 | x | 3:0 |
| 4 | Gustavo Sandoval (VEN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 0:3 | x |

**Group B**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | CHN | CZE | GBR | BRA |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:1 | x | 3:0 | 3:1 | 3:0 |
| 2 | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:0 | 3:0 |
| 3 | Arnie Chan (GBR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4:8 | 1:3 | 0:3 | x | 3:2 |
| 4 | Ivanildo Freitas (BRA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2:9 | 0:3 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x |

**Group C**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | BEL | FRA | POL | KOR |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dimitri Ghion (BEL) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:0 | 3:2 |
| 2 | Emeric Martin (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 | 3:1 |
| 3 | Rafal Lis (POL) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5:7 | 0:3 | 2:3 | x | 3:1 |
| 4 | Park Jun-young (KOR) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4:9 | 2:3 | 1:3 | 1:3 | x |

**Group D**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | ITA | SUI | FRA | EGY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Salvatore Caci (ITA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:5 | x | 2:3 | 3:2 | 3:0 |
| 2 | Christian Sutter (SUI) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:6 | 3:2 | x | 2:3 | 3:1 |
| 3 | Bruno Benedetti (FRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8:7 | 2:3 | 3:2 | x | 3:2 |
| 4 | Sameh Mohammad Eid (EGY) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3:9 | 0:3 | 1:3 | 2:3 | x |

**Group E**

| Rank | Competitor | MP | W | L | Points | FRA | GER | KOR | CHN |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sebastien Pechard (FRA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9:4 | x | 3:1 | 3:2 | 3:1 |
| 2 | Dietmar Kober (GER) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7:6 | 1:3 | x | 3:1 | 3:2 |
| 3 | Um Tae Hyung (KOR) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6:8 | 2:3 | 1:3 | x | 3:2 |
| 4 | Zhang Jie (CHN) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5:9 | 1:3 | 2:3 | 2:3 | x |

### Competition bracket

| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Christian Sutter (SUI) | Christian Sutter (SUI) | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | 0 | | | |
| Sebastien Pechard (FRA) | Sebastien Pechard (FRA) | 1 | | | | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | 3 | | | |
| Michal Stefanu (CZE) | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | 3 | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | 3 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dimitri Ghion (BEL) | Dimitri Ghion (BEL) | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | Michal Stefanu (CZE) | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | Zhang Yan (CHN) | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 3 |
| | | | Salvatore Caci (ITA) | Salvatore Caci (ITA) | 1 | | | |
| Lin Wen Hsin (TPE) | Lin Wen Hsin (TPE) | 0 | Emeric Martin (FRA) | Emeric Martin (FRA) | 3 | | | |
| Emeric Martin (FRA) | Emeric Martin (FRA) | 3 | | | | Emeric Martin (FRA) | Emeric Martin (FRA) | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | Zhang Yan (CHN) | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 3 |
| | | | Dietmar Kober (GER) | Dietmar Kober (GER) | 2 | | | | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | Choi Kyoung Sik (KOR) | 3 |
| | | | Zhang Yan (CHN) | Zhang Yan (CHN) | 3 | | | | Emeric Martin (FRA) | Emeric Martin (FRA) | 1 |
