Masato Sakai (swimmer)
 Sakai at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japan | |||||||||
| Born |
6 June 1995 Yanagawa, Japan | |||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | |||||||||
| College team | Waseda University[1] | |||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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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- ↑ "Masato Sakai (School of Sport Sciences, 3rd Year)". Athletic Center,Waseda University. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ↑ "Masato Sakai". Rio 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ↑ Mckirdy, Andrew (10 August 2016). "Sakai takes silver in 200 butterfly; Phelps claims 20th, 21st gold medals of career". The Japan Times. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ↑ Stewart, Mel (5 August 2015). "Watch Laszlo Cseh win 200 butterfly – world championships race video". Swimswam. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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