was a
Japanese
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international
table tennis
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player.
Table tennis career
Hayashi won a
gold medal
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in the doubles with
Norikazu Fujii
was a former Japanese international table tennis player.
Table tennis career
Fujii won a gold medal in the doubles with Tadaaki Hayashi at the 1952 World Table Tennis Championships .
He also won a bronze medal in the men's team event at the ...
at the
1952 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1952 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Mumbai, Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first t ...
.
He also won a
bronze medal
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in the men's team event at the
1952 World Table Tennis Championships
The 1952 World Table tennis, Table Tennis Championships were held in Mumbai, Bombay from 1 to 10 February 1952.The 1952 World Championships were marked by the arrival of the Japanese as a Table Tennis force on the world scene. In another first t ...
.
See also
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List of table tennis players
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List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists
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References
Japanese male table tennis players
World Table Tennis Championships medalists
1920 births
2017 deaths
20th-century Japanese sportsmen
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