4 December 1994(1994-12-04) (aged 62) Tokyo, Japan
Table tennis career
Playing style
Traditional Japanese Penhold
Highest ranking
1 (September 1954)[1]
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing Japan
World Championships
1965 Ljubljana
Team
1963 Prague
Team
1961 Beijing
Mixed doubles
1961 Beijing
Team
1959 Dortmund
Singles
1959 Dortmund
Doubles
1959 Dortmund
Mixed doubles
1959 Dortmund
Team
1957 Stockholm
Singles
1957 Stockholm
Doubles
1957 Stockholm
Mixed doubles
1957 Stockholm
Team
1956 Tokyo
Singles
1956 Tokyo
Doubles
1956 Tokyo
Team
1955 Utrecht
Doubles
1955 Utrecht
Team
1954 Wembley
Singles
1954 Wembley
Doubles
1954 Wembley
Team
Asian Games
1962 Jakarta
Singles
1962 Jakarta
Doubles
1962 Jakarta
Mixed doubles
1962 Jakarta
Team
1958 Tokyo
Singles
1958 Tokyo
Mixed doubles
1958 Tokyo
Team
Asian Championships
1960 Bombay
Singles
1960 Bombay
Doubles
1960 Bombay
Mixed doubles
1960 Bombay
Team
1953 Tokyo
Team
Ichiro Ogimura (荻村 伊智朗, Ogimura Ichirō, June 25, 1932 – December 4, 1994) was a Japanese table tennis player, coach, president of the ITTF and former World No. 1 who won 12 World Championship titles during his career. Ogimura was also a key figure in the Ping Pong Diplomacy events of the early 1970s, as well as being instrumental in Korea playing as a unified team at the 1991 World Table Tennis Championships.[2][3]
^André Damman. "History of World Rankings" (PDF). ITTF Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^"Ichiro Ogimura, Table Tennis Champion, 62". The New York Times. December 5, 1994. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
^"Table Tennis Diplomacy that Brought the Koreas Together". nippon.com. June 12, 2018. Retrieved October 22, 2018.
IchiroOgimura (荻村 伊智朗, OgimuraIchirō, June 25, 1932 – December 4, 1994) was a Japanese table tennis player, coach, president of the ITTF and former World...
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the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) with Koji Kimura, Ken Konaka, IchiroOgimura and Hiroshi Takahashi. List of table tennis players List of World Table...
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