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Fujio Watanabe

b. 1939

Japanese para table tennis player

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About Fujio Watanabe

Born 1939. Fujio Watanabe is a table tennis player.

is a Japanese former para table tennis player. He and his doubles partner Yasunori Igari won Japan's first ever Paralympic gold medal at the 1964 Summer Paralympics.

When he was 22 years old, he had a spinal cord injury while unloading a log from a truck.

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Important facts

Born

1939, Kaneyama, Fukushima

Birth century

20th century

Occupation

Table tennis player

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Fujio Watanabe's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Fujio Watanabe?

Japanese para table tennis player

When was Fujio Watanabe born?

Fujio Watanabe was born in 1939 in Japan, Kaneyama, Fukushima.

What is Fujio Watanabe's occupation?

Fujio Watanabe is a table tennis player.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Fujio Watanabe

· Wikidata: Q83036758

· DBpedia: Fujio Watanabe

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Fujio Watanabe. https://biography.guide/fujio-watanabe/

MLA: "Fujio Watanabe." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/fujio-watanabe/.

Chicago: "Fujio Watanabe." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/fujio-watanabe/.

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