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
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)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Butterfly
Club	Waseda University
College team	Waseda University[1]
Medal record Representing  Japan Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m butterfly Asian Swimming Championships 2016 Tokyo 200 m butterfly 2016 Tokyo 100 m butterfly World Junior Championships 2013 Dubai 200 m butterfly

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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