Hugo Hoyama

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Hugo Hoyama
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Personal information
Born (1969-05-09) May 9, 1969 (age 56)
São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb) [1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Pan American Games [2]
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Havana Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Indianapolis Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Singles
Latin American Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1990 Sancti SpiritusTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1992 HavanaSingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 Sancti SpiritusSingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 Sancti SpiritusDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 Sancti SpiritusTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996 Mexico CitySingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1996 Mexico CityDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1998 Mexico CityDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 CoquimboSingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 CoquimboDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 CoquimboMixed Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2000 CoquimboTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Santo DomingoSingles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Santo DomingoDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2002 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2003 El SalvadorDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 ValvidiaMixed Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2004 ValvidiaTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2005 Punta Del EsteTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 MedellinDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 GuarulhosDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2007 GuarulhosTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 San SalvadorDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2009 San SalvadorTeam
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 CancunDoubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 CancunTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1989 Las TunasSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1989 Las TunasDoubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1990 Sancti SpiritusSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1992 HavanaDoubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1996 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Mexico CitySingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg1998 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2004 ValvidiaSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2005 Punta Del EsteMixed Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 MedellinSingles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2006 MedellinTeam
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2009 San SalvadorSingles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2007 GuarulhosSingles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2010 CancunSingles
South American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 B.Aires Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 B.Aires Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010 Medellín Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Medellín Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2006 B.Aires Singles

Hugo Hoyama (born May 9, 1969) is a retired Brazilian table tennis player of Japanese origin who has won several medals in single, double and team events in the Pan American Games and in the Latin American Championships. [3] He competed in six editions of the Olympic Games in his career, between Barcelona 1992 and London 2012, and seven Pan American Games, from Indianapolis 1987 to Guadalajara 2011. [4] Along with Gustavo Tsuboi and Thiago Monteiro, Hoyama was part of the winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2011 Pan American Games. [3] [5]

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Career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Hoyama broke the Brazilian record of most gold medals in the Pan American Games, which used to belong to the Brazilian swimmer Gustavo Borges [6] [7] and participated in every Olympic game since debuting as an Olympian at the 1992 Olympic Games [8] and competed in the 2012 Olympic Games, where he plans to retire as an Olympian. [9]

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, reaching the round of 16 and finishing in ninth place in the competition, beating world champion Jorgen Persson of Sweden along the way, Hoyama posted the best result in Brazilian tennis table history at the Olympics. He was only surpassed in 2020 by Hugo Calderano, who reached the quarterfinals. [10]

In 2007, Hoyama was invited by Carlos Nuzman from the Brazilian Olympic Committee to be the flag bearer for Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. According to Nuzman, the choice of Hoyama displays support from the committee to all sports that Brazilians play. [11]

Hugo is the founder of the Hugo Hoyama Foundation. [12] Other than his native Portuguese, Hoyama also speaks English, his heritage language of Japanese and Spanish. [8]

Hoyama is briefly mentioned in the eighth episode of the fourth season of The Office American TV series. Table tennis plays a major role in the plot and Dwight Schrute says he even has a life-size poster of Hugo Hoyama in his room. [13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Hoyama profile at UOL
  2. Hugo Hoyama Stats Archived October 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . ITTF.
  3. 1 2 ITTF Database. "HOYAMA, Hugo (BRA)". Archived from the original on October 16, 2012.
  4. COB Profile
  5. UOL Esporte (Pan 2007). "Brasileiros (Tênis de Mesa)".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "Hugo Hoyama's Biography and Olympic Records". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on April 18, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  7. Ian Marshall (July 25, 2007). "Hugo Hoyama Sets New Brazilian Pan American Record in Rio de Janeiro". ITTF. Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "Hugo Hoyama Profile". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on June 27, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  9. "Rumo à sexta Olimpíada, Hugo Hoyama projeta despedida e prepara sobrinho como sucessor" (in Portuguese). R7. May 6, 2012. Retrieved June 29, 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  10. Superado, Hugo Hoyama celebra resultado de Hugo Calderano nas Olimpíadas
  11. "- YouTube". YouTube .
  12. "ESPORTE NA REDE - HUGO HOYAMA (Edição 83)". YouTube . October 13, 2011.
  13. "The Deposition". The Office. Season 4. Episode 12. All of my heroes, are table tennis players. Zoran Primorac, Jan-Ove Waldner, Wang Tao, Jorg Rosskopf and of course Ashraf Helmy. I even have a life-size poster of Hugo Hoyama on my wall. And the first time I left Pennsylvania, was to go to the hall of fame induction ceremony of Andrzej Grubba.