13 Facts About Mima Ito

Mima Ito won a bronze medal in the Women's Team event at the 2016 Summer Olympics at age 15.

Mima Ito's signature playing style entails lethal shovel serves, fast short-pimpled backhand punches, and flat forehand smashes.

In December 2014, she won again the doubles with Miu Hirano at the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals in Bangkok against the Singaporean partnership Feng Tianwei and Yu Mengyu, and at that moment Miu Hirano and Mima Ito became the youngest players winning the ITTF World Tour Grand Finals.

Mima Ito won women's doubles with Hina Hayata and the mixed doubles with Masataka Morizono and achieved a triple crown.

Mima Ito then went on to beat Wang Manyu in the final.

In January 2020, it was announced that Ito Mima would be part of the women's table tennis team for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, together with Kasumi Ishikawa and Miu Hirano.

Mima Ito won the ensuing WTT Star Contender event, defeating potential Olympic opponents Jeon Ji-hee in the semi-finals and Feng Tianwei in the finals, capping off an undefeated run at WTT Doha.

Mima Ito was paired with Jun Mizutani in the Mixed Doubles event which made its debut at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Mima Ito would go on to win bronze in the women's singles event.

Mima Ito stated that in regards to skill level, there was "a gulf in class" between China and Japan.

Mima Ito later competed in the team event and made it to the final match against China on 5 August 2021.

Mima Ito has a unique and constantly innovating playing style characterized by short pips on her backhand, fast flat smashes on the forehand, and a unique serve.

Mima Ito had a minor role in the 2017 film Mixed Doubles.