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| Carlos Kawai | |
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| Full name | Carlos Issamu Kawai |
| Nationality |  Brazil |
| Born | July 30, 1969 (age 55) Santo André, São Paulo, Brazil |
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Carlos Issamu Kawai (born July 30, 1969) is a Brazilian table tennis player. He competed in men's singles and men's doubles with Claudio Kano at the 1988 Summer Olympics and men's doubles with Hugo Hoyama at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1]
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