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.[3]

Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Hasegawa at the 1966 Asian Games
Personal information
BornMarch 5, 1947[1]
Seto, Aichi, Japan[1]
DiedNovember 7, 2005 (aged 58)[2]
Kiryu, Gunma, Japan
Sport
SportTable tennis
ClubAichi Technical College
Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
1967 StockholmTeam
1967 StockholmSingles
1967 StockholmMixed doubles
1967 StockholmDoubles
1969 MunichTeam
1969 MunichMixed doubles
1969 MunichDoubles
1971 NagoyaTeam
1971 NagoyaDoubles
1973 SarajevoTeam
Asian Games
1966 BangkokTeam
1966 BangkokSingles
1966 BangkokDoubles
1974 TehranDoubles
1974 TehranTeam

Table tennis career

From 1966 until 1974 he won five gold medals at world championships[4][5] and two golds at the Asian Games.[6]

In total he won ten World Championship medals[7] 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.[2]

Hasegawa died while felling trees near his home and was buried under a tree.[2]

See also

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


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