Yoshihito Miyazaki

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Yoshihito Miyazaki
NationalityFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Born (1959-04-08) 8 April 1959 (age 64)
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Seoul Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1986 Seoul Men's team

Yoshihito Miyazaki (born 8 April 1959) is a Japanese former international table tennis player.

Miyazaki won two bronze medals for Japan at the 1986 Asian Games in Seoul. [1] He returned to Seoul for the 1988 Summer Olympics, where he finished fourth in his group for singles and third in doubles (with Seiji Ono). [2]

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References

  1. "Medalists of men's singles table tennis at Asiad". People's Daily Online . 8 December 2006.
  2. "Yoshihito Miyazaki". International Olympic Committee . 13 June 2016.