Masao Akiyama

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Masao Akiyama ( Japanese 秋山 真 男 , Akiyama Masao ; * 1943 ) is a former Japanese badminton player .

Career

Masao Akiyama won his first title at the Japanese National Championships in 1965. A year later he finished second in the All England and third in the Asian Games. From 1967 to 1969 he won three Japanese men's double titles in a row before winning his last championship in 1972.

Sporting successes

season event discipline space Surname
1965 Japan: Individual Championships Men's singles 1 Masao Akiyama
1966 All of England Men's singles 2 Masao Akiyama
1966 Asian Games Men's singles 3 Masao Akiyama
1967 Japan: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Ippei Kojima / Masao Akiyama
1968 Japan: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Ippei Kojima / Masao Akiyama
1969 Japan: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Ippei Kojima / Masao Akiyama
1972 Japan: Individual Championships Men's doubles 1 Ippei Kojima / Masao Akiyama

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