Jun Mizutani
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| Full name | MIZUTANI Jun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 9, 1989[1] Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Playing style | Left-handed, Shakehand grip | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 6 (June 2011)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jun Mizutani (Japanese: 水谷 隼; born June 9, 1989 in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan) is a male Japanese table tennis player.[1] He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17.[3] His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in a row.[4]
Career records
Singles (as of May 16, 2011)[5]
- Olympics: round of 32 (2008).[6]
- World Championships: QF (2011).
- World Cup appearances: 2. Record: 4th (2010).
- Pro Tour winner (2): Korea Open 2009; Hungarian Open 2010. Runner-up (1): Japan Open 2010.
- Pro Tour Grand Finals: winner (2010).
- Asian Games: SF (2010).
- Asian Championships: QF (2009).
- Asian Cup: 3rd (2007).
Men's Doubles
- World Championships: SF (2009).
- Pro Tour winner (2): China (Suzhou), Japan Open 2009. Runner-up (3): German, English Open 2009; Hungarian Open 2010.
- Asian Games: QF (2006).
- Asian Championships: SF (2007).
Mixed Doubles
- World Championships: round of 16 (2009).
Team
- Olympics: 5th (2008).
- World Championships: 3rd (2008, 10).
- World Team Cup: 5th (2009).
- Asian Games: SF (2010).
- Asian Championships: 2nd (2007, 09).
See also
References
- ^ a b "ITTF player's profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Mizutani, Hirano claim third titles". Kyodo News. 19 January 2009. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "Mizutani makes table tennis history". Kyodo News. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
- ^ "Jun Mizutani's Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
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