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Koki Niwa
2013 World Table Tennis Championships
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1994-10-10) 10 October 1994 (age 30)
Hokkaido, Japan[1]
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)[2]
Weight51 kg (112 lb; 8.0 st)[2]
Table tennis career
Playing styleLeft-handed, shakehand grip
Equipment(s)RH:Tenergy 25 VH:Tenergy 05 2.1mm Liu Shiwen-FL
Highest ranking12 (September 2015)[3]
Current ranking15 (April 2016)
Medal record
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
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

Koki Niwa (丹羽 孝希, Niwa Kōki, born 10 October 1994) is a Japanese male table tennis player.[1] He is the gold medalist at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and he won the World Junior Table Tennis Championships in 2010 (doubles) and 2011 (singles).[4] He is currently one of the top players under the age of 21.[5]

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

Since 2012 he is playing for the German Team TTC matec Frickenhausen.

He won the 2014 Russian Open singles title.

References

  1. ^ a b "ITTF players' profiles". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Athlete's Profile". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  3. ^ "ITTF World ranking Record for NIWA Koki (JPN)". ITTF. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ "ITTF Database". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  5. ^ "ITTF Under 21 World ranking Record for NIWA Koki (JPN)". ITTF. Retrieved 5 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Man for the Big Occasion, Koki Niwa Beats Ma Long, Secures Olympic Place". ittf.com. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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