Satoko Fujiwara

Satoko Fujiwara (藤原 佐登子, Fujiwara Satoko, born 1963) is a Japanese retired para table tennis player. She won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.[4]

Satoko Fujiwara
Fujiwara at the 2006 World Para Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
Born1963 (age 59–60)
Seto, Aichi,[1] Japan
Table tennis career
Playing styleRight-handed shakehand grip
Disability class3
Highest ranking2 (December 2003)[2]
Medal record
Women's para table tennis
Representing  Japan[3]
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2000 SydneySingles C3
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1998 ParisTeams C1–3
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiSingles C3
Bronze medal – third place2002 TaipeiTeams C1–3
Asia/South Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place2005 Kuala LumpurOpen singles standing
FESPIC Championships
Gold medal – first place1997 Hong KongSingles C3
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiSingles C3
Gold medal – first place1999 TaipeiTeams C3–4
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaSingles C3
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaTeams C3–4
Bronze medal – third place1997 Hong KongOpen singles in wheelchair

She began to need to use a wheelchair at the age of 21 after she experienced an illness that affected both legs.[1]

References
  1. "2000年パラリンピック シドニー 銀メダル獲得 おめでとうございます。" (PDF). Yamaguchi Public Hall (in Japanese). 17 January 2001. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Satoko Fujiwara Ranking history". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  3. "Satoko Fujiwara Profile". ITTF. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "Satoko Fujiwara". Paralympic Games. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
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