Goro Shibutani

Goro Shibutani

Personal information
Nationality	Japan
Born	(1937-09-30)30 September 1937
Died	25 October 2020(2020-10-25) (aged 83)
Medal record Representing   Japan World Table Tennis Championships 1959 team

Goro Shibutani (渋谷 五郎, Shibutani Gorō, 30 September 1937 – 25 October 2020) was a Japanese international table tennis player. ^[1]

Table tennis career

He won a silver medal in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) at the a 1961 World Table Tennis Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

Personal life

His son is Hiroshi Shibutani and they became the first father and son to win the All-Japan Singles title.

Shibutani died on 25 October 2020 at the age of 83. ^[4]

See also

• List of table tennis players
• List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References

1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
3. "History of U.S. Table Tennis Vol III". USATT. Archived from the original on 5 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
4. "訃報 渋谷五郎氏が逝去｜卓球レポート". www.butterfly.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 October 2024.