1987 World Table Tennis Championships
| Host City | New Delhi |
|---|---|
| Country |  IND |
| Held | 19 February – 1 March 1987 |
| Competitors | 39 |
| Countries | 7 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| Doubles | Men | — | Medal | 8 | 4 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 14 | 3 |
| Singles | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 2 |
| Doubles | Women | — | Medal | 8 | 3 |
| Team | Women | — | Medal | 13 | 3 |
| Doubles | Mixed | — | Medal | 8 | 2 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |  CHN |
6 | 2 | 6 | 14 |
| 2 | South Korea |  KOR |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Sweden |  SWE |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Yugoslavia |  YUG |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | North Korea |  PRK |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Jiang Jialiang |
CHN
|
Jan-Ove Waldner |
SWE
|
Xinhua Chen Teng Yi |
CHN CHN
|
| Doubles, Men | Chen Longcan / Wei Qingguang |
CHN
|
Ilija Lupulesku / Zoran Primorac |
YUG
|
An Jae-Hyeong / Yu Nam-Gyu Andrzej Grubba / Leszek Kucharski |
KOR POL
|
| Team, Men | China |
CHN
|
Sweden |
SWE
|
North Korea |
PRK
|
| Doubles, Mixed | Hui Jun / Lijuan Geng |
CHN
|
Jiang Jialiang / Jiao Zhimin |
CHN
|
An Jae-Hyeong / Yang Yeong-Ja Wang Hao / Guan Jianhua |
KOR CHN
|
| Singles, Women | He Zhili |
CHN
|
Yang Yeong-Ja |
KOR
|
Dai Lili Guan Jianhua |
CHN CHN
|
| Doubles, Women | Hyeon Jeong-Hwa / Yang Yeong-Ja |
KOR
|
Dai Lili / Li Huifen |
CHN
|
Jo Jeong-Hui / Li Bun-Hui He Zhili / Jiao Zhimin |
PRK CHN
|
| Team, Women | China |
CHN
|
South Korea |
KOR
|
Hungary |
HUN
|