The 35-year-old played his part in a 3-0 victory over Sweden that put China on the verge of a clean sweep in the French capital, although the matches were closer than the result suggests.
Ma's sixth gold took him past divers Wu Minxia and Chen Ruolin, and gymnast Zou Kai, with the most golds of any Chinese athlete in Olympic history.
As well as his record haul of Olympic golds, Ma has also won an astonishing 14 world titles and was China's male flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.
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