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Jun Mizutani was born on June 9, 1989 in Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan and is credited as a table tennis player. As of 2026, Jun Mizutani is 37 years old. Education on record includes Meiji University. Recorded honors include Medal with Purple Ribbon. The listed height is 172 cm.
My Take
Jun Mizutani did something rarer than winning: he changed how a whole country looks at a sport. Born in Iwata, Shizuoka in 1989, he was Japan's youngest national champion at seventeen and then won five consecutive national titles from 2007 to 2011 — the first Japanese man to do it. That run happened while table tennis in Japan was still shaking off its reputation as a modest school-club activity rather than something you watch on prime time. He competed at four straight Olympics, 2008 through 2020, and finished with gold in Tokyo before retiring. I find the shape of that career more impressive than any single result. Staying at the top of a sport for well over a decade means absorbing years of being the person everyone measures themselves against, and doing it in a discipline where a match can turn on a few centimetres of spin. He was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon for his contribution. Ending on the highest possible note is the part almost nobody gets to script.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Jun Mizutani
- Name (Japanese)
- 水谷隼
- Reading
- みずたに じゅん
- Born
- June 9, 1989 (age 37)
- Origin
- Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan
- Height
- 172 cm
- Occupation
- table tennis player
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Snake
2. Background
- University
- Meiji University
Awards & achievements
- Medal with Purple Ribbon
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/mizutani_jun0609/
- Xhttps://x.com/Mizutani__Jun
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jun%20Mizutani
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E8%B0%B7%E9%9A%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1332747
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Jun Mizutani born?
Jun Mizutani was born on June 9, 1989 and is 37 years old.
Where is Jun Mizutani from?
Jun Mizutani is from Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
What does Jun Mizutani do?
Jun Mizutani works as table tennis player.
How tall is Jun Mizutani?
Jun Mizutani is 172 cm tall.
Where did Jun Mizutani study?
Jun Mizutani attended Meiji University.
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