Masako Seki

Masako Seki (関 正子, Seki Masako, 1941 or 1942 – September 18, 2019) was an international table tennis player from Japan.

Masako Seki
Full nameSEKI Masako
Nationality Japan
Born1941/1942
Died (aged 77)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
1965 Ljubljana Doubles
1965 Ljubljana Mixed Doubles
1965 Ljubljana Team
1963 Prague Doubles
1963 Prague Mixed Doubles
1963 Prague Team
1961 Beijing Mixed Doubles
1961 Beijing Team
Asian Championships
1964 Seoul Singles
1964 Seoul Doubles
1964 Seoul Mixed Doubles
1964 Seoul Team
1963 Manila Doubles
1963 Manila Team

Table tennis career

From 1961 to 1965 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.[1]

Her eight World Championship medals[2][3] included four gold medals; two in team event, one in the doubles with Kimiyo Matsuzaki at the 1963 World Table Tennis Championships and one in the mixed doubles with Koji Kimura at the 1965 World Table Tennis Championships.[4][5]

She died at the age of 77 on September 18, 2019.[6]

See also

References
  1. "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17.
  2. "Table Tennis World Championship medal winners". Sports123.
  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. 元世界チャンピオンの両澤正子さんが逝去 (in Japanese)


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