Kimiyo Matsuzaki (Japanese: 松崎キミ代, born June 18, 1938 in Takase,

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) is a former international

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player from

Table tennis career

From 1959 to 1963 she won many medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the

Asian Table Tennis Championships The Asian Table Tennis Championships is a biennial table tennis tournament regarded as continental championships by International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). From 1952 to 1972, the tournament was organized by the Table Tennis Federation of Asi ...

, and in the

World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are table tennis competitions sanctioned by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). The World Championships have been held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Five individual events, which include men ...

. The ten World Championship medals included seven

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s; two in the singles at the

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and

1963 World Table Tennis Championships The 1963 World Table Tennis Championships were held in Prague from April 5 to April 14, 1963. Medalists Team Individual References External linksITTF Museum {{World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships World Tabl ...

, three in the team event and one in the doubles at the

with

Masako Seki was an international table tennis player from Japan. Table tennis career From 1961 to 1965 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships. Her ei ...

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Kimiyo Matsuzaki (the first photograph) / Ryokuseikai (Alumni Association of Senshu University Table Tennis Team
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Table tennis career

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