Doubles, Men
| Date | 15 – 21 August 2004 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Olympiako Gymnastirio Galatsiou, Galatsi | |
| Participants | 64 from 25 countries | |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament. Top 8 seeds advanced to round three. Seeds 9-16 advanced to round two. | |
Wang Liqin and Yan Sen had won the 2000 gold medal and the World Championships in 2001 and 2003. But they were not chosen for the Chinese team in Athina. Chinese depth in table tennis was such that they were barely missed. In their absence the top seeds were Chen Qi and Ma Lin. They made it to the final easily where they met the Hong Kong pair of Ko Lai-Chak and Li Ching, who had emigrated from China in 2000. The final went to six games, with Chen and Ma winning easily in the sixth game, 11-5. The Hong Kong medal was only the second ever at the Olympics for that nation. The bronze medal went to the Danish pair of Michael Maze and Finn Tugwell, the only non-Asian medal in table tennis at the 2004 Olympics. The second Chinese team, Kong Linghui and Wang Hao, were surprisingly eliminated in the round of 16 by the Swedish team of Jan-Ove Waldner and Jörgen Persson.
Round One (15 August 2004)
Winners advanced to round two.
| Match #1 | William Henzell / Dave Zalcberg |  AUS | 4 – 1 11-6, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 | Massimiliano Mondello / Min Yang |  ITA |
| Match #2 | Mark Hazinski / Ilija Lupulesku |  USA | 4 – 0 11-7, 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 | Monday Merotohun / Segun Toriola |  NGR |
| Match #3 | Peter Akinlabi / Kazeem Nosiru | NGR | 4 – 1 11-9, 11-5, 15-17, 11-9, 11-7 | Juan Papic / Alejandro Rodríguez |  CHI |
| Match #4 | Johnny Huang / Faazil Kassam |  CAN | 4 – 0 11-9, 11-3, 11-6, 11-8 | Trevor Brown / Russ Lavale | AUS |
| Match #5 | Shu Arai / Ryo Yuzawa |  JPN | 4 – 0 11-6, 11-2, 11-8, 18-16 | Mohamed Boudjadja / Abdel Hakim Djaziri |  ALG |
| Match #6 | Petr Korbel / Richard Výborný |  CZE | 4 – 0 11-3, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 | Momo Babungu / José Luyindula |  COD |
| Match #7 | Panagiotis Gkionis / Kallinikos Kreangka |  GRE | 4 – 1 11-7, 11-7, 11-2, 9-11, 11-6 | Óscar González / Pablo Tabachnik |  ARG |
| Match #8 | Lars Hielscher / Jörg Roßkopf |  GER | 4 – 2 9-11, 11-8, 11-5, 5-11, 11-9, 11-7 | Hugo Hanashiro / Hugo Hoyama |  BRA |
Round Two (16 August 2004)
Winners advanced to round three.
| Match #1 | Danny Heister / Trinko Keen |  NED | 4 – 1 15-13, 12-10, 6-11, 14-12, 11-3 | William Henzell / Dave Zalcberg | AUS |
| Match #2 | Chiang Peng-Lung / Chuang Chih-Yuan |  TPE | 4 – 1 14-12, 8-11, 13-11, 16-14, 11-9 | Mark Hazinski / Ilija Lupulesku | USA |
| Match #3 | Michael Maze / Finn Tugwell |  DEN | 4 – 2 8-11, 9-11, 11-7, 13-11, 11-9, 11-4 | Peter Akinlabi / Kazeem Nosiru | NGR |
| Match #4 | Jörgen Persson / Jan-Ove Waldner |  SWE | 4 – 2 11-7, 16-18, 11-3, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 | Johnny Huang / Faazil Kassam | CAN |
| Match #5 | Timo Boll / Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth | GER | 4 – 0 11-4, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9 | Shu Arai / Ryo Yuzawa | JPN |
| Match #6 | Dmitry Mazunov / Aleksey Smirnov |  RUS | 4 – 1 11-4, 13-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 | Petr Korbel / Richard Výborný | CZE |
| Match #7 | Akira Kito / Toshio Tasaki | JPN | 4 – 3 9-11, 6-11, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 13-11, 11-4 | Panagiotis Gkionis / Kallinikos Kreangka | GRE |
| Match #8 | Ju Se-Hyeok / Oh Sang-Eun |  KOR | 4 – 1 11-5, 11-6, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9 | Lars Hielscher / Jörg Roßkopf | GER |
Round Three (18 August 2004)
Winners advanced to the quarter-finals.
| Match #1 | Chen Qi / Ma Lin |  CHN | 4 – 2 10-12, 11-7, 11-7, 11-13, 11-5, 11-3 | Danny Heister / Trinko Keen | NED |
| Match #2 | Lucjan Błaszczyk / Tomasz Krzeszewski |  POL | 4 – 2 7-11, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 | Chiang Peng-Lung / Chuang Chih-Yuan | TPE |
| Match #3 | Michael Maze / Finn Tugwell | DEN | 4 – 0 12-10, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 | Karl Jindrak / Werner Schlager |  AUT |
| Match #4 | Jörgen Persson / Jan-Ove Waldner | SWE | 4 – 1 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9, 12-10 | Kong Linghui / Wang Hao | CHN |
| Match #5 | Lee Cheol-Seung / Yu Seung-Min | KOR | 4 – 0 11-7, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 | Timo Boll / Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth | GER |
| Match #6 | Dmitry Mazunov / Aleksey Smirnov | RUS | 4 – 0 14-12, 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 | Cheung Yuk / Leung Chu Yan |  HKG |
| Match #7 | Slobodan Grujić / Aleksandar Karakašević |  SCG | 4 – 1 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 | Akira Kito / Toshio Tasaki | JPN |
| Match #8 | Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching | HKG | 4 – 1 11-8, 11-9, 11-3, 5-11, 14-12 | Ju Se-Hyeok / Oh Sang-Eun | KOR |
Quarter-Finals (19 August 2004)
Winners advanced to the semi-finals.
| Match #1 | Chen Qi / Ma Lin | CHN | 4 – 1 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 | Lucjan Błaszczyk / Tomasz Krzeszewski | POL |
| Match #2 | Michael Maze / Finn Tugwell | DEN | 4 – 1 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10, 12-10 | Jörgen Persson / Jan-Ove Waldner | SWE |
| Match #3 | Dmitry Mazunov / Aleksey Smirnov | RUS | 4 – 1 10-12, 11-7, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 | Lee Cheol-Seung / Yu Seung-Min | KOR |
| Match #4 | Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching | HKG | 4 – 1 11-6, 10-12, 11-6, 13-11, 11-9 | Slobodan Grujić / Aleksandar Karakašević | SCG |
Semi-Finals (20 August 2004)
Winners advanced to the final match. Runners-up advanced to bronze medal match.
| Match #1 | Chen Qi / Ma Lin | CHN | 4 – 2 11-9, 10-12, 11-7, 8-11, 13-11, 13-11 | Michael Maze / Finn Tugwell | DEN |
| Match #2 | Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching | HKG | 4 – 2 11-5, 11-9, 5-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-6 | Dmitry Mazunov / Aleksey Smirnov | RUS |
Final Round (21 August 2004)
| Match 1/2 | Chen Qi / Ma Lin | CHN | 4 – 2 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 | Ko Lai Chak / Li Ching | HKG |
| Match 3/4 | Michael Maze / Finn Tugwell | DEN | 4 – 2 11-3, 11-8, 12-14, 3-11, 11-9, 11-8 | Dmitry Mazunov / Aleksey Smirnov | RUS |