Born: 13/08/1946
Height: 168 cm
Nationality: Japanese 
Style: Right-handed, Penhold
Best WR: 1 (July 1978)
Mitsuru Kōno (Japanese: 河野 満) was born 13 August, 1946 in Towada, Japan.
He is a 3-time World champion – twice in team and once, in singles event. Kōno is a 11-time Asian champion – 4 times in doubles and team events, twice in mixed doubles event and once, in singles event. On national level, he is a 5-time Japanese champion – three times in singles and twice, in doubles event.
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
1967 
Stockholm 
(Team) 
(Singles) 
(Doubles)
1969 
Munich (Team) (Mixed Doubles) (Doubles)
1971 Nagoya (Team)
1973 
Novi Sad (Team)
1975 
Kolkata (Singles)
1977 
Birmingham (Singles) (Team)
ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
1967 
Singapore (Doubles & Team) (Singles)
1968 
Yogyakarta (Singles, Mixed Doubles & Team) (Doubles)
1970 Nagoya (Team) (Doubles)
1972 
Beijing (Doubles & Team) (Mixed Doubles)
1974 Yokohama (Doubles & Mixed Doubles) (Team) (Singles)
1976 
Pyongyang (Doubles) (Team)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1967 Nagoya (Doubles)
1968 Nagoya (Doubles)
1975 Tokyo (Singles)
1976 Tokyo (Singles)
1977 Tokyo (Singles)
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