Nobuhiko Hasegawa

Nobuhiko Hasegawa (長谷川 信彦, Hasegawa Nobuhiko, March 5, 1947 – November 7, 2005) was one of the best table tennis players worldwide from 1966 to 1974.[2]

Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Hasegawa at the 1966 Asian Games
Personal information
Born(1947-03-05)5 March 1947
Seto, Aichi, Japan[1]
Died7 November 2005(2005-11-07) (aged 58)
Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubAichi Technical College
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1967 StockholmTeam
Gold medal – first place1967 StockholmSingles
Gold medal – first place1967 StockholmMixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place1967 StockholmDoubles
Gold medal – first place1969 MunichTeam
Gold medal – first place1969 MunichMixed doubles
Silver medal – second place1969 MunichDoubles
Silver medal – second place1971 NagoyaTeam
Bronze medal – third place1971 NagoyaDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1973 SarajevoTeam
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1966 BangkokTeam
Silver medal – second place1966 BangkokSingles
Silver medal – second place1966 BangkokDoubles
Gold medal – first place1974 TehranDoubles
Silver medal – second place1974 TehranTeam

Table tennis career

From 1966 until 1974 he won five gold medals at world championships[3][4] and two golds at the Asian Games.[5]

In total he won ten World Championship medals[6] His mixed doubles partners were Noriko Yamanaka and Yasuko Konno respectively and his men's doubles partners were Mitsuru Kono and Tokio Tasaka.

Hasegawa was a famous exponent of heavy topspin forehand attack, combined with lob defence. He used a modified shakehands grip with the index finger pointing down the center of the blade. This made his backhand a little awkward for fast attack, so even though a shakehander his tactics were similar to the Japanese penholders with wonderful footwork.[7]

Hasegawa died while felling trees near his home and was buried under a tree.[7]

See also

References
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  1. 選手紹介. butterfly.co.jp
  2. "Profile". Table Tennis Guide.
  3. Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 699-700. The Bath Press. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  4. Matthews/Morrison, Peter/Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records and Results, pages 309-312. Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  5. HASEGAWA Nobuhiko (JPN). ittf.com
  6. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  7. Ian Marshal (November 7, 2005) Nobuhiko Hasegawa (1947–2005). ittf.com


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