Jun Mizutani

Jun Mizutani
Full name	MIZUTANI Jun
Nationality	Japan
Playing style	Left-handed, Shakehand grip
Highest ranking	6 (June 2011)[1]
Born	June 9, 1989 (1989-06-09) (age 22)[2] Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Weight	68 kg (150 lb; 10.7 st)
Medal record Men's table tennis Competitor for  Japan World Championships Bronze 2010 Moscow Team Bronze 2009 Yokohama Doubles Bronze 2008 Guangzhou Team Asian Championships Silver 2009 Lucknow Team Bronze 2007 Yangzhou Doubles Silver 2007 Yangzhou Team

Jun Mizutani (Japanese: 水谷 隼; born June 9, 1989 in Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan) is a male Japanese table tennis player.^[2] He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17.^[3] His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in a row.^[4]

Career records

Singles (as of May 16, 2011)^[5]

• Olympics: round of 32 (2008).^[6]
• World Championships: QF (2011).
• World Cup appearances: 2. Record: 4th (2010).
• Pro Tour winner (2): Korea Open 2009; Hungarian Open 2010. Runner-up (1): Japan Open 2010.
• Pro Tour Grand Finals: winner (2010).
• Asian Games: SF (2010).
• Asian Championships: QF (2009).
• Asian Cup: 3rd (2007).

Men's Doubles

• World Championships: SF (2009).
• Pro Tour winner (2): China (Suzhou), Japan Open 2009. Runner-up (3): German, English Open 2009; Hungarian Open 2010.
• Asian Games: QF (2006).
• Asian Championships: SF (2007).

Mixed Doubles

• World Championships: round of 16 (2009).

Team

• Olympics: 5th (2008).
• World Championships: 3rd (2008, 10).
• World Team Cup: 5th (2009).
• Asian Games: SF (2010).
• Asian Championships: 2nd (2007, 09).

See also

• List of table tennis players

References

1. ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_ranking/world_ranking_per_name.asp?Player_ID=106195&U18=0&U21=0&Siniors=1&. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "ITTF player's profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/biography/biography_web_details.asp?Player_ID=106195. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 
3. ^ "Mizutani, Hirano claim third titles". Kyodo News. 19 January 2009. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20090119a3.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
4. ^ "Mizutani makes table tennis history". Kyodo News. 24 January 2011. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/sp20110124a1.html. Retrieved 24 January 2011. 
5. ^ "ITTF Statistics". International Table Tennis Federation. http://www.ittf.com/ittf_stats/All_events3.asp?ID=9082. Retrieved 5 January 2011. 
6. ^ "Jun Mizutani's Biography and Olympic Results". Sports Reference. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mi/jun-mizutani-1.html. Retrieved 10 August 2010. 

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Name	Mizutani, Jun
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Date of birth	June 9, 1989
Place of birth	Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
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