Hiroji Satō
Hiroji Satō ( Japanese 佐藤 博 治 , Satō Hiroji ; born February 3, 1925 in Aomori ; † June 4, 2000 ) was a Japanese table tennis player . He became the first Japanese world champion in men's singles.
World championships
At the 1952 World Cup , he beat the Hungarian József Kóczián in the men's singles final . With the team, he finished third. Satoh ushered in the golden age of Japanese table tennis - players like Ichiro Ogimura , Toshiaki Tanaka and the players Fujie Eguchi , Tomie Okada-Okawa, Kimiyo Matsuzaki dominated the table tennis world championships in the 1950s, before they were dominated by the Chinese players in the 1960s and players were replaced.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Asian Championship TTFA | 1953 | Tokyo | JPN | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||
| JPN | Asian Championship TTFA | 1952 | Singapore | SIN | silver | Semifinals | 2 | |
| JPN | World Championship | 1952 | Bombay | IND | gold | no participants | last 32 | 3 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ ITTF statistics ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on September 14, 2011)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Satō, Hiroji |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 佐藤 博 治 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 3, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aomori |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 2000 |