Competitors for 1997 World Table Tennis Championships
| Athlete | Country | Sports | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chai Po Wa |  CHN HKG |
TTN | 12 April 1966 |
| Nicolas Chatelain |  FRA |
TTN | 13 January 1970 |
| Chen Jing | CHN TPE |
TTN | 20 September 1968 |
| Cheng Hongxia | CHN |
TTN | 1978 |
| Chiang Peng-Lung | TPE |
TTN | 24 July 1976 |
| Patrick Chila | FRA |
TTN | 27 November 1969 |
| Chu Gyo-Seong |  KOR |
TTN | 21 May 1971 |
| Deng Yaping | CHN |
TTN | 6 February 1973 |
| Ding Song | CHN |
TTN | 5 September 1971 |
| Damien Éloi | FRA |
TTN | 4 July 1969 |
| Christina Fischer |  GER |
TTN | 29 September 1973 |
| Jean-Philippe Gatien | FRA |
TTN | 16 October 1968 |
| Kim Hyon-Hui |  PRK |
TTN | 15 September 1979 |
| Kim Taek-Su | KOR COR |
TTN | 25 May 1970 |
| Kong Linghui | CHN |
TTN | 18 October 1975 |
| Lee Cheol-Seung | KOR |
TTN | 29 June 1972 |
| Christophe Legoût | FRA |
TTN | 6 August 1973 |
| Li Ju | CHN |
TTN | 22 January 1976 |
| Liu Guoliang | CHN |
TTN | 10 January 1976 |
| Ma Wenge | CHN |
TTN | 27 March 1968 |
| Koji Matsushita |  JPN |
TTN | 28 August 1967 |
| Olga Nemes | GER |
TTN | 9 June 1968 |
| Oh Sang-Eun | KOR |
TTN | 13 April 1977 |
| Jörgen Persson |  SWE |
TTN | 22 April 1966 |
| Qiao Yunping | CHN |
TTN | 13 September 1968 |
| Uladzimir Samsonau |  BLR |
TTN | 17 April 1976 |
| Elke Schall-Wosik | GER |
TTN | 19 July 1973 |
| Jie Schöpp | GER |
TTN | 25 January 1968 |
| Hiroshi Shibutani | JPN |
TTN | 6 April 1967 |
| Nicole Struse | GER |
TTN | 31 May 1971 |
| Tu Jong-Sil | PRK |
TTN | 12 October 1978 |
| Jan-Ove Waldner | SWE |
TTN | 3 October 1965 |
| Chen Wang | CHN USA |
TTN | 17 January 1974 |
| Wang Hui | CHN |
TTN | 14 September 1978 |
| Wang Liqin | CHN |
TTN | 18 June 1978 |
| Wang Nan | CHN |
TTN | 23 October 1978 |
| Wang Tao | CHN |
TTN | 13 December 1967 |
| Wi Bok-Sun | PRK |
TTN | 8 July 1974 |
| Wu Na | CHN |
TTN | 14 January 1974 |
| Yan Sen | CHN |
TTN | 16 August 1975 |
| Yang Ying | CHN |
TTN | 13 July 1977 |
| Yu Nam-Gyu | KOR |
TTN | 4 June 1968 |