is a former international

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player from Japan.

Table tennis career

From 1978 to 1983 he won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

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and in the

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. The four World Championship medals included a gold medal in the men's singles at the 1979 World Table Tennis Championships. He also competed at the

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1956 births Living people Japanese male table tennis players People from Seiyo, Ehime Asian Games medalists in table tennis Table tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Olympic table tennis players of Japan Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for Japan Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub

Table tennis career

See also

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