Jun Mizutani

The native form of this personal name is Mizutani Jun. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Jun Mizutani
Mizutani at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1989-06-09) 9 June 1989 (age 35)[1]
Iwata, Shizuoka, Japan
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, Shakehand grip
Equipment(s)Butterfly, Blade: Mizutani Jun ZLC, Rubbers: Dignics 80 in the forehand, and Dignics 80 in the backhand.
Highest ranking4 (February 2017)[2]
ClubKinoshita Meister Tokyo
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Japan
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 2
World Championships 0 1 6
Total 1 2 8
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Singles
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Guangzhou Team
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Yokohama Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Dortmund Team
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Paris Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Tokyo Team
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Yangzhou Team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Lucknow Team
Silver medal – second place 2012 Macau Team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Busan Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Yangzhou Doubles
Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Hanoi Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Wuhan Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jaipur Singles

Jun Mizutani (水谷 隼, Mizutani Jun, born 9 June 1989) is a retired Japanese table tennis player and Olympic champion.[1] He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17.[3] He has the distinction of being the first male singles titlist to achieve five consecutive national championships: 2007 to 2011.[4]

Throughout his career, Mizutani competed in 4 Olympic games from 2008 to 2020. After defeating Vladimir Samsonov for the bronze medal by 4–1 in the 2016 Summer Olympics, he finally seized his first singles medal in the three main international tournaments. It was also the first Olympic table tennis singles medal of his country.[5] At the 2020 Summer Olympics, Mizutani and Mima Ito won gold in the inaugural mixed doubles event.

  1. ^ a b "ITTF player's profiles". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on June 16, 2011. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "ITTF world ranking". International Table Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on December 10, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Mizutani, Hirano claim third titles". Kyodo News. January 19, 2009. Archived from the original on October 11, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Mizutani makes table tennis history". Kyodo News. January 24, 2011. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Triumph over adversity: MIZUTANI Jun ready to seize golden opportunity". olympics.com. October 5, 2021.