Sho Sakai (坂井 丞, Sakai Shō, born 22 August 1992) is a Japanese diver. He competed in the men's 3 metre springboard at the 2016 Summer Olympics,[1] where he was eliminated in the preliminary rounds, finishing 22nd out of 29 competitors.

Sho Sakai
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 31)
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
SportDiving
Event3 metre springboard
Medal record
Men's diving
Representing  Japan
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shenzhen Synchronized 3 m platform
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Synchronized 3 m springboard
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon 3 m springboard

He has qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Sho SAKAI - Olympic - Japan". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Japan confirms four divers retain places for Tokyo 2020". insidethegames.biz. Inside the Games. 10 June 2020. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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