Introduction
Jun Mizutani (Japanese: 水谷 隼; born 9 June 1989) is a male Japanese table tennis player. He became the youngest Japanese national champion at the age of 17. His consecutive singles titles at the national championships from 2007 to 2011 made him the first man to win the event five times in a row.
As of August 2016, he is ranked number 6 player in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF).
After defeating Vladimir Samsonov for the bronze medal by 4-1 in the 2016 Rio Olympics, he finally seized his first singles medal in the three main international tournaments. It was also the first Olympics table tennis singles medal of his country.
Personal life
Mizutani married his girlfriend on November 22, 2013. On Oct 14, 2014, he posted on his blog, "This is already a bit late. This is my daughter. She is always my cure."
Career records
Singles (as of August 12, 2016)
- Olympics: round of 32 (2008)., 3rd place (2016)
- World Championships: QF (2011, 2015).
- World Cup appearances: 5. Record: 4th (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015).
- ITTF World Tour winner (5): Korea Open 2009; Hungarian Open 2010; Kuwait Open, Japan Open 2012, Australian Open 2016. Runner-up (2): Japan Open 2010; Japan Open 2011, Austrian Open 2015, Polish Open 2016.
- ITTF World Tour Grand Finals: winner (2010, 2014).
- Asian Games: SF (2010).
- Asian Championships: QF (2009, 2012).
- Asian Cup: 3rd (2007, 2014, 2015).
Men's Doubles
- World Championships: SF (2009).
- ITTF World Tour winner (2): China (Suzhou), Japan Open 2009. Runner-up (4): Chinese Taipei Open 2006; German, English Open 2009; Hungarian Open 2010.
- Asian Games: QF (2006).
- Asian Championships: SF (2007).
Mixed Doubles
- World Championships: round of 16 (2009).
Team
- Olympics: 5th (2008), 2nd (2016).
- World Championships: 3rd (2008, 10, 12, 14), 2nd (2016).
- World Team Cup: 5th (2009).
- Asian Games: SF (2010, 14).
- Asian Championships: 2nd (2007, 09, 12, 13).