Koki Niwa

Koki Niwa
Niwa at the 2013 World Championships
Personal information
Born (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30)
Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight51 kg (112 lb)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)BH: Victas V > 22 double Extra, FH: Victas V > 22 double Extra, Blade: Victas Koki Niwa Wood
Highest ranking5 (Nov. 2017)[3]
ClubKinoshita Meister Tokyo
Medal record
Men's Table Tennis
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 0 1 1
World Championships 0 1 5
World Cup 0 0 0
Total 0 2 6
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Suzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Düsseldorf Doubles
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2018 London Team
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Singles
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Mixed Team
Asian Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Singapore Singles
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lucknow Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Busan Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2013 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Lucknow Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Busan Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuxi Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Wuxi Doubles

Koki Niwa (丹羽 孝希, Niwa Kōki, born 10 October 1994) is a Japanese male table tennis player.[4] He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympics and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles).[5]

On 21 April 2012, he defeated Ma Long of China, World Rank no 1, which he became the first player qualified for 2012 Olympics from the Asian Olympic Qualifiers.[6]

Since 2012, he has been playing for the German Team TTC matec Frickenhausen.

He also won the 2014 Russian Open singles title.

  1. ^ "卓球・丹羽孝希選手が地元苫小牧に オープン大会に参戦". Tomakomai Minpo. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 2 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ "ITTF World ranking Record for NIWA Koki (JPN)". ITTF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  4. ^ "ITTF players' profiles". ITTF. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  5. ^ "ITTF Database". ITTF. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Man for the Big Occasion, Koki Niwa Beats Ma Long, Secures Olympic Place". ittf.com. 21 April 2012. Archived from the original on 30 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.