Nobuya Hoshino
Nobuya Hoshino ( Japanese 星野 展 弥 , Hoshino Nobuya ; * approx. 1938) is a former Japanese table tennis player . He became world champion in doubles in 1961.
Career
Nobuya Hoshino was Japanese champion in singles in 1960 and in mixed with Kazuko Itō in 1961 . In 1960 he won the Asian Cup with the team , in doubles with Goro Shinutani he reached the final.
He took part in world championships twice. In 1959 he became world champion in the team competition in Dortmund. He was most successful in Beijing in 1961 . In doubles with Kōji Kimura he defeated the Hungarians Ferenc Sidó / Zoltán Berczik in the final , in mixed with Masako Seki he reached the semi-finals. He won silver in the team competition.
In the ITTF world rankings , he was ranked 9-14 in 1961.
Results from the ITTF database
| Association | event | year | place | country | singles | Double | Mixed | team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JPN | Asian Championship TTFA | 1960 | Bombay | IND | silver | 1 | ||
| JPN | World Championship | 1961 | Beijing | CHN | last 64 | gold | Semifinals | 2 |
| JPN | World Championship | 1959 | Dortmund | FRG | last 16 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 1 |
Individual evidence
- ↑ 1959 was 21 years old according to the magazine DTS , 1959/6 (page 2)
- ↑ Asian Cup 1960 on ittf.com (accessed on May 5, 2016)
- ↑ Historical world rankings (accessed on May 5, 2016)
- ^ Nobuya Hoshino results from ITTF database on ittf.com (accessed May 5, 2016)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoshino, Nobuya |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 星野 展 弥 (Japanese) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Japanese table tennis player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1938 |