Cláudio Kano
Cláudio Mitsuhiro Kano (18 December 1965 – 1 July 1996) was a Japanese Brazilian table tennis player who helped popularize the sport in Brazil and "spearheaded Brazilian table tennis in the 1990s".[1]
| Cláudio Kano | |
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| Full name | Cláudio Mitsuhiro Kano |
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| Born | 18 December 1965 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Died | 1 July 1996 (aged 30) São Paulo, Brazil |
Medal record
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Aged 17, he shared two gold medal, in men's doubles and men's team, at the Pan American Games. He went on to win five more golds, three silvers, and two bronze at later Pan American Games. He died in a motorcycle accident in his native São Paulo, aged 30.[2][3] He had participated in the Summer Olympic Games of 1988 and 1992, but lost in the first stages of both.[4][5]
References
- "Profile". ITTF.com. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- "Brazilian table tennis star dies after crash", Toronto Star; accessed 29 January 2016.
- News-Tribune (Rome) obituary, 3 July 1996, pg 13.
- "ITTF database: KANO Claudio Mitsuhiro (BRA)". ITTF.com. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- "Cláudio Kano". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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