Masato Sakai (swimmer)
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Japan |
Born | Yanagawa, Japan | 6 June 1995
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Butterfly |
Club | Waseda University |
College team | Waseda University[1] |
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Medal record |
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[]
- ^ "Masato Sakai (School of Sport Sciences, 3rd Year)". Athletic Center,Waseda University. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Masato Sakai". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 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. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ 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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- Masato Sakai at Olympedia
- Masato Sakai at FINA
- Masato Sakai at SwimRankings.net
- Masato Sakai at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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- 1995 births
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- Japanese male butterfly swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of Japan
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists in swimming
- Japanese swimming biography stubs
- Japanese Olympic medalist stubs