Masato Sakai (swimmer)

Masato Sakai (坂井 聖人, Sakai Masato, born 6 June 1995) is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in the men's 200 metre butterfly. He won the silver medal in the men's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2] Sakai was in 6th position at the 150 mark, and finished 0.04 seconds behind Michael Phelps.[3]

Masato Sakai
Sakai at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 29)
Yanagawa, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubWaseda University
College teamWaseda University[1]
Medal record
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m butterfly
Asian Swimming Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tokyo 200 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tokyo 100 m butterfly
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Dubai 200 m butterfly

At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Sakai finished 4th in the 200 metre butterfly, 0.14 seconds outside the medals.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Masato Sakai (School of Sport Sciences, 3rd Year)". Athletic Center,Waseda University. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Masato Sakai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ Mckirdy, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Sakai takes silver in 200 butterfly; Phelps claims 20th, 21st gold medals of career". The Japan Times. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ Stewart, Mel (5 August 2015). "Watch Laszlo Cseh win 200 butterfly – world championships race video". Swimswam. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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