| Times held | 9 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 344 |
| Total countries | 87 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 48 | 28 |
| 1992 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 62 | 38 |
| 1996 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 63 | 37 |
| 2000 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 64 | 33 |
| 2004 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 64 | 36 |
| 2008 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 77 | 42 |
| 2012 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 70 | 45 |
| 2016 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 70 | 43 |
| 2020 | Singles, Women | Olympic | 70 | 44 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People's Republic of China | CHN |
9 | 7 | 3 | 19 |
| Democratic People's Republic of Korea | PRK |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Chinese Taipei | TPE |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Republic of Korea | KOR |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Singapore | SGP |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deng Yaping | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zhang Yining | CHN |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chen Jing | TPE CHN |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Wang Nan | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Li Xiaoxia | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ding Ning | CHN |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |