Ken Konaka is a former international

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player from

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Table tennis career

In 1964 he won several medals in team events in the

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. He won four World Championship medals; two

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s in the team event, one

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in the doubles with Keiichi Miki and another bronze in the mixed doubles with

Naoko Fukatsu is a former international table tennis player from Japan. Table tennis career From 1964 to 1967 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. Th ...

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Table tennis career

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