Toshiko Kowada (小和田 敏子, Kowada Toshiko; born 17 November 1947) is a former international table tennis player from Japan.

Toshiko Kowada
Nationality Japan
Born (1947-11-17) 17 November 1947 (age 77)
Medal record
Women's table tennis
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1971 Nagoya Team
Gold medal – first place 1969 Munich Singles
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Munich Mixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Munich Team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 1970 Nagoya Singles
Gold medal – first place 1970 Nagoya Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1970 Nagoya Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Jakarta Singles
Silver medal – second place 1968 Jakarta Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1968 Jakarta Mixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1968 Jakarta Team

Table tennis career

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From 1968 to 1971 she won several medals in singles, doubles, and team events in the World Table Tennis Championships and in the Asian Table Tennis Championships.[1]

The four World Championship medals[2] [3] included two gold medals in the singles at the 1969 World Table Tennis Championships and the Corbillon Cup (women's team event) at the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships.[4] [5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ITTF_Database". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  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.