Nationality Japanese | Name Maharu Yoshimura | |
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Born August 3, 1993 (age 31) Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan ( 1993-08-03 ) | ||
Japan open 2015 highlights shang kun vs maharu yoshimura 1 2 final
Maharu Yoshimura (吉村 真晴, Yoshimura Maharu, born 3 August 1993) is a Japanese table tennis player.
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- Maharu Yoshimura Japanese table tennis player
- Life
- Career
- Career records
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Maharu Yoshimura - 吉村 真晴 - Japanese table tennis player
Life
Yoshimura was born in Ibaraki Prefecture to a Japanese father and a Filipina mother. His first name is a Japanese transliteration of the Tagalog word "Mahal", meaning "beloved".
Career
In 2011, while in junior high school, he competed in the February Table Tennis Tournament Japan where he advanced to the top 12. He defeated Kazuhiro Zhang in the semi-finals but lost to Jun Mizutani in the final game. His achievements include the Asian Championships (New Delhi, India; the first victory of a Japanese player in the men's singles) and the All Japan Table Tennis Championships. At the 2015 World Table Tennis Championships, Yoshimura won a silver medal in the mixed doubles event with Kasumi Ishikawa. At the 2017 World Table Tennis Championships, Yoshimura won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Kasumi Ishikawa.
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