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Hisato Matsumoto (松本 尚人, Matsumoto Hisato, born October 5, 1984 in Mito, Ibaraki) is a Japanese swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1][2] He represented his nation Japan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself in the fourteenth position as a member of the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay team. Matsumoto is a kinesiology graduate, with a minor degree in humanities, at Nihon University in Tokyo.

Hisato Matsumoto

Personal information
Full name	Hisato Matsumoto
National team	Japan
Born	(1984-10-05) 5 October 1984 (age 38) Mito, Ibaraki, Japan[1]
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle

Matsumoto competed as a member of the Japanese team in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Despite missing out the individual spot in the 200 m freestyle, he managed to place third at the Olympic trials in Tokyo (1:48.97) to earn a selection on the relay team.[3] Teaming with Yasunori Mononobe, Yoshihiro Okumura, and Sho Uchida in heat one, Matsumoto swam the anchor leg to close the race with a split of 1:48.62, but the Japanese team had to settle for seventh place and fourteenth overall in 7:10.31.[4][5]

References

External links

• NBC Olympics Profile

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