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
NationalityJapan
Born (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995
Yanagawa, Japan
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubWaseda University
College teamWaseda University[1]

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

References
  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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