Masato Sakai (swimmer)
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 Sakai at the 2016 Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 6 June 1995 Yanagawa, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Butterfly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
