Kimiyo Matsuzaki (Japanese: 松崎キミ代, born June 18, 1938 in Takase, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan) is a former international table tennis player from Japan.

Kimiyo Matsuzaki
Full nameMATSUZAKI Kimiyo
Nationality Japan
Born (1938-06-18) 18 June 1938 (age 86)
Takase, Kagawa Prefecture
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Prague Singles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Prague Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Prague Team
Bronze medal – third place 1961 Beijing Singles
Gold medal – first place 1961 Beijing Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1961 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Singles
Silver medal – second place 1959 Dortmund Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1959 Dortmund Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1959 Dortmund Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Manila Singles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Manila Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1963 Manila Team
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bombay Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bombay Mixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1960 Bombay Team

Table tennis career

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From 1959 to 1963 she won many medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the Asian Table Tennis Championships, and in the World Table Tennis Championships.[1]

The ten World Championship medals[2][3] included seven gold medals; two in the singles at the 1959 World Table Tennis Championships and 1963 World Table Tennis Championships, three in the team event and one in the doubles at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships with Masako Seki.[4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  3. ^ "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  4. ^ Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  5. ^ Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
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