is a Japanese former international

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player. Born in Shōnai, Saito represented Japan in table tennis at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

. In the singles event he went 5–2 in the group stage, but missed out on qualifying for the knockout rounds, finishing third in his group.

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* 1962 births Living people Japanese male table tennis players Olympic table tennis players for Japan Table tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Asian Games medalists in table tennis Asian Games silver medalists for Japan Asian Games bronze medalists for Japan Table tennis players at the 1982 Asian Games Table tennis players at the 1986 Asian Games Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games Sportspeople from Yamagata Prefecture {{Japan-tabletennis-bio-stub