is a retired Japanese

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player and coach who won four world titles between 1961 and 1967. He is left-handed.

Table tennis career

He won nine World Championship medals included four

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s; one in the doubles with Nobuya Hoshino; two in the mixed doubles with Kazuko Ito-Yamaizumi and Masako Seki respectively and one in the team event for Japan.

Retirement

After retiring from competitions Kimura worked as a sports functionary. He is a senior member of the Japanese Olympic Committee and vice president of the Japanese Table Tennis Association. In 2014 he was elected to the Advisory Council of the

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.President Advisory Council (PAC)

References

Japanese male table tennis players Japanese table tennis coaches 1940 births Living people Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1962 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 1966 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Medalists at the 1962 Asian Games Medalists at the 1966 Asian Games {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub