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]
![]() Sakai at the 2016 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | Japanese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1995-06-06) 6 June 1995 (age 27) 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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At the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Sakai finished 4th in the 200 metre butterfly, 0.14 seconds outside the medals.[4]
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