Tokio Tasaka

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Tokio Tasaka
Personal information
NationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1947-09-04) 4 September 1947 (age 75)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
World Table Tennis Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1969 Men's Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1969 Men's Singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1971 Men's Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1971 Men's Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1973 Men's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Men's Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1977 Mixed Doubles

Tokio Tasaka (田阪 登紀夫, Tasaka Tokio, born September 4, 1947) is a Japanese former international table tennis player. [1]

He won seven World Table Tennis Championships medals; fours silver medals and three bronze medals. His doubles partners were Nobuhiko Hasegawa and Sachiko Yokota. [2] [3]

After retiring from table tennis he studied sports science at the Osaka Sports University and became a noted sports scientist.

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References

  1. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  2. "Men's Singles results" (PDF). International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-12.
  3. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.