Nobuhiko Hasegawa

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Nobuhiko Hasegawa
Nobuhiko Hasegawa 1966.jpg
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
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Medal record
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Stockholm Team
Gold medal – first place 1967 Stockholm Singles
Gold medal – first place 1967 Stockholm Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1967 Stockholm Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1969 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Munich Mixed doubles
Silver medal – second place 1969 Munich Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1971 Nagoya Team
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Nagoya Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Sarajevo Team
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1966 Bangkok Team
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Singles
Silver medal – second place 1966 Bangkok Doubles
Gold medal – first place 1974 Tehran Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1974 Tehran Team

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]

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[]

  • List of table tennis players
  • List of World Table Tennis Championships medalists

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b 選手紹介. butterfly.co.jp
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c 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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