1997 World Table Tennis Championships
| Host City | Manchester |
|---|---|
| Country |  GBR |
| Held | 24 April – 5 May 1997 |
| Competitors | 42 |
| Countries | 11 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Men | — | Medal | 4 | 3 |
| Doubles | Men | — | Medal | 8 | 4 |
| Team | Men | — | Medal | 15 | 3 |
| Singles | Women | — | Medal | 4 | 1 |
| 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 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
| 2 | Sweden |  SWE |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | France |  FRA |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Belarus |  BLR |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | North Korea |  PRK |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei |  TPE |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Germany |  GER |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Japan |  JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | Mixed team |  MIX |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| = | South Korea |  KOR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Jan-Ove Waldner |
SWE
|
Uladzimir Samsonau |
BLR
|
Kong Linghui Yan Sen |
CHN CHN
|
| Doubles, Men | Kong Linghui / Liu Guoliang |
CHN
|
Jörgen Persson / Jan-Ove Waldner |
SWE
|
Damien Éloi / Jean-Philippe Gatien Koji Matsushita / Hiroshi Shibutani |
FRA JPN
|
| Team, Men | China |
CHN
|
France |
FRA
|
South Korea |
KOR
|
| Singles, Women | Deng Yaping |
CHN
|
Wang Nan |
CHN
|
Li Ju Wu Na |
CHN CHN
|
| Doubles, Women | Deng Yaping / Yang Ying |
CHN
|
Li Ju / Wang Nan |
CHN
|
Chai Po Wa / Qiao Yunping Cheng Hongxia / Wang Hui |
MIX CHN
|
| Team, Women | China |
CHN
|
North Korea |
PRK
|
Germany |
GER
|
| Doubles, Mixed | Liu Guoliang / Wu Na |
CHN
|
Kong Linghui / Deng Yaping |
CHN
|
Chiang Peng-Lung / Chen Jing Wang Liqin / Wang Nan |
TPE CHN
|