Hugo Hoyama

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Hugo Hoyama (born May 9, 1969) is a retired Brazilian table tennis player of Japanese origin who has won several medals in single, double and team events in the Pan American Games and in the Latin American Championships.[3] He competed in six editions of the Olympic Games in his career, between Barcelona 1992 and London 2012, and seven Pan American Games, from Indianapolis 1987 to Guadalajara 2011.[4] Along with Gustavo Tsuboi and Thiago Monteiro, Hoyama was part of the winning team at the 2007 Pan American Games and 2011 Pan American Games.[3][5]

Born (1969-05-09) May 9, 1969 (age 56)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
SportTable tennis
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Hugo Hoyama
Personal information
Born (1969-05-09) May 9, 1969 (age 56)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Weight68 kg (150 lb)[1]
Sport
SportTable tennis
Medal record
Men's table tennis
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games[2]
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisTeam
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaSingles
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaDoubles
Gold medal – first place1991 HavanaTeam
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataSingles
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataDoubles
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 Santo DomingoDoubles
Gold medal – first place2007 Rio de JaneiroTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 GuadalajaraTeam
Silver medal – second place1987 IndianapolisDoubles
Bronze medal – third place1995 Mar del PlataMixed Doubles
Bronze medal – third place1999 WinnipegTeam
Bronze medal – third place2003 Santo DomingoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2007 Rio de JaneiroSingles
Latin American Championships
Gold medal – first place1990 Sancti SpiritusTeam
Gold medal – first place1992 HavanaSingles
Gold medal – first place1994 Sancti SpiritusSingles
Gold medal – first place1994 Sancti SpiritusDoubles
Gold medal – first place1994 Sancti SpiritusTeam
Gold medal – first place1996 Mexico CitySingles
Gold medal – first place1996 Mexico CityDoubles
Gold medal – first place1998 Mexico CityDoubles
Gold medal – first place2000 CoquimboSingles
Gold medal – first place2000 CoquimboDoubles
Gold medal – first place2000 CoquimboMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place2000 CoquimboTeam
Gold medal – first place2002 Santo DomingoSingles
Gold medal – first place2002 Santo DomingoDoubles
Gold medal – first place2002 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal – first place2003 El SalvadorDoubles
Gold medal – first place2004 ValvidiaMixed Doubles
Gold medal – first place2004 ValvidiaTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 Punta Del EsteTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 MedellinDoubles
Gold medal – first place2007 GuarulhosDoubles
Gold medal – first place2007 GuarulhosTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 Santo DomingoTeam
Gold medal – first place2009 San SalvadorDoubles
Gold medal – first place2009 San SalvadorTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 CancunDoubles
Gold medal – first place2010 CancunTeam
Silver medal – second place1989 Las TunasSingles
Silver medal – second place1989 Las TunasDoubles
Silver medal – second place1990 Sancti SpiritusSingles
Silver medal – second place1992 HavanaDoubles
Silver medal – second place1996 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place1998 Mexico CitySingles
Silver medal – second place1998 Mexico CityTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 ValvidiaSingles
Silver medal – second place2005 Punta Del EsteMixed Doubles
Silver medal – second place2006 MedellinSingles
Silver medal – second place2006 MedellinTeam
Silver medal – second place2009 San SalvadorSingles
Bronze medal – third place2007 GuarulhosSingles
Bronze medal – third place2010 CancunSingles
South American Games
Gold medal – first place2006 B.AiresDoubles
Gold medal – first place2006 B.AiresTeam
Gold medal – first place2010 MedellínTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 MedellínDoubles
Bronze medal – third place2006 B.AiresSingles
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Career

Born in São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Hoyama broke the Brazilian record of most gold medals in the Pan American Games, which used to belong to the Brazilian swimmer Gustavo Borges[6][7] and participated in every Olympic game since debuting as an Olympian at the 1992 Olympic Games[8] and competed in the 2012 Olympic Games, where he plans to retire as an Olympian.[9]

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, reaching the round of 16 and finishing in ninth place in the competition, beating world champion Jorgen Persson of Sweden along the way, Hoyama posted the best result in Brazilian tennis table history at the Olympics. He was only surpassed in 2020 by Hugo Calderano, who reached the quarterfinals.[10]

In 2007, Hoyama was invited by Carlos Nuzman from the Brazilian Olympic Committee to be the flag bearer for Brazil at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara. According to Nuzman, the choice of Hoyama displays support from the committee to all sports that Brazilians play.[11]

Hugo is the founder of the Hugo Hoyama Foundation.[12] Other than his native Portuguese, Hoyama also speaks English, his heritage language of Japanese and Spanish.[8]

Hoyama is briefly mentioned in the eighth episode of the fourth season of The Office American TV series. Table tennis plays a major role in the plot and Dwight Schrute says he even has a life-size poster of Hugo Hoyama in his room.[13]

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