Saki Kanazawa

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Saki Kanazawa
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NationalityJapanese
Born (1976-09-17) 17 September 1976 (age 46)
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SportTable tennis

Saki Kanazawa (born 17 September 1976) is a Japanese table tennis player. Her highest career ITTF ranking was 23. [1]

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