Masato Yokota
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| Born | 19 November 1987 Tokyo, Japan | ||||||||||||||
| Education | Keio University | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Japan | ||||||||||||||
Event | 800 metres | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Fujitsu | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Joe Douglas | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best | 800 m: 1:46.16 (2009) | ||||||||||||||
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| Updated on 21 February 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Masato Yokota (横田 真人, Yokota Masato; born 19 November 1987 in Tokyo) is a Japanese track and field athlete, specializing in the 800 metres. He was Japanese record holder in the 800 metres from 18 October 2009, until 11 May 2014.
He graduated the Keio University. He trains at Fujitsu Track & Field team. As the winner of the 2012 Japanese Olympic Trials, Masato represented his home country in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1] He has also competed in the 2007 and 2011 IAAF World Championships in Athletics. As of 2012, he has won six Japan Championships (2006 - 2007, 2009 - 2012).
Masato trains in the United States as a member of the Santa Monica Track Club.[2]
After his competition career, Masato currently is the head coach of the NIKE TOKYO TRACK CLUB in Tokyo, Japan.
