Sayaka Hirano
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| Nationality |  Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1985[1] Kanuma, Tochigi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 53 kg (117 lb; 8.3 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | 10 (August 2011)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
- Olympics: round of 32 (2008).
- World Championships: round of 32 (2005, 07).
- World Cup appearances: 2. Record: 9-12th (2009).
- Pro Tour winner (4): Serbian Open 2006; German Open 2009; India Open 2010; Spanish Open 2011.
Runner-up (2): Chile Open 2007; Japan Open 2009. - Pro Tour Grand Finals appearances: 3. Record: QF (2009).
- Asian Games: QF (2010).
- Asian Championships: QF (2007, 09).
- Asian Cup: 6th (2004).
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
- Olympics: 4th (2008).
- World Championships: 3rd (2004, 06, 08, 10).
- World Team Cup: 3rd (2009).
- Table tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team: Silver (2012).
References
- ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Olympic results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Women's Team Event semi-finals 1 results". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Japanese women make it through". Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Women's team finals results accessdate=8 August 2012".
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|title=(help) - ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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