About Gorō Shibutani
Lived 1937 – 2020 (aged 82–83). Gorō Shibutani was a Japanese table tennis player.
was a Japanese international table tennis player.
Table tennis career He won a silver medal in the Swaythling Cup (men's team event) at the a 1961 World Table Tennis Championships.
Personal life His son is Hiroshi Shibutani and they became the first father and son to win the All-Japan Singles title.
Shibutani died on 25 October 2020 at the age of 83.
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Who was Gorō Shibutani?
Japanese table tennis player
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Gorō Shibutani was born in 1937.
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Gorō Shibutani died on 25 October 2020.
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Gorō Shibutani was a table tennis player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gorō Shibutani. https://biography.guide/goro-shibutani/
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