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Goro Shibutani, 83, Japanese table tennis player.
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|Goro Shibutani (渋谷 五郎, Shibutani Gorō; 30 September 1937 – 25 October 2020) 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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