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==Career records==
==Career records==
'''Singles''' <small>(as of May 5, 2010)</small><ref name="ITTF statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=2880 |title=ITTF Statistics |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation |accessdate=2010-08-09 }}</ref>
'''Singles''' <small>(as of 5 May 2010)</small><ref name="ITTF statistics">{{cite web |url=http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=2880 |title=ITTF Statistics |publisher=International Table Tennis Federation |accessdate=2010-08-09 }}</ref>
*[[Table tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]: round of 32 (2008).
*[[Table tennis at the Summer Olympics|Olympics]]: round of 32 (2008).
*[[World Table Tennis Championships|World Championships]]: round of 32 (2005, 07).
*[[World Table Tennis Championships|World Championships]]: round of 32 (2005, 07).

Revision as of 14:24, 23 August 2012

Sayaka Hirano
File:Sayaka Hirano at 2005 World Championships.jpg
Sayaka Hirano at 2005 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1985-03-24) 24 March 1985 (age 39)[1]
Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan
Height1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)
Weight53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st)
Highest ranking10 (August 2011)[2]
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Bremen Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Doha Team

Sayaka Hirano ([平野 早矢香 Hirano Sayaka] Error: {{nihongo}}: text has italic markup (help)) (born 24 March 1985 in Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan) is a female Japanese table tennis player.[1]

She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, reaching the third round of the singles competition. She also competed in the team competition, reaching the bronze medal final but losing to South Korea.[3]

At the 2012 London Olympics Women's Team Event semi-finals, she helped Japan overcome Singapore to reach their first historic finals by winning her Double's match with Kasumi Ishikawa over Wang Yuegu and Li Jiawei (11-3, 13-11 and 11-4).[4] [5] However, Japan failed to beat China in the finals but got their first ever silver medal for their country in table tennis.[6]

Career records

Singles (as of 5 May 2010)[7]

Women's Doubles

  • World Championships: QF (2009).
  • Pro Tour winner (4): Polish Open 2006; Austrian Open 2007; Japan Open 2009; Egypt Open 2010.
    Runner-up (5): Brazil, Chile, Serbian Open 2006; China (Shenzhen), Swedish Open 2007.
  • Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: QF (2006, 07, 09).
  • Asian Championships: QF (2007, 09).

Mixed Doubles

  • World Championships: round of 16 (2009).

Team

References

  1. ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  2. ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  3. ^ "Olympic results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  4. ^ "Women's Team Event semi-finals 1 results". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Japanese women make it through". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Women's team finals results accessdate=8 August 2012". {{cite web}}: Missing pipe in: |title= (help)
  7. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.

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