Katsuhiro Matsumoto
Katsuhiro Matsumoto (松元 克央, Matsumoto Katsuhiro, born 28 February 1997) is a Japanese swimmer who specializes in freestyle. He is a silver medalist at the World Championships.
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 February 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Central Sports | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
He competed in the men's 200 metre freestyle event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships.[1][2] At the 2019 World Aquatics Championships held in Gwangju, South Korea, Katsuhiro Matsumoto came third in the 200 m freestyle, but the first-placed finisher Danas Rapšys was disqualified for a false start, so Matsumoto was awarded a silver medal.[3] He qualified to represent Japan at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
References
- "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Sun Yang claims men's 200-meter freestyle title via disqualification at worlds; Katsuhiro Matsumoto nabs silver". The Japan Times. 23 July 2019.
- "Matsumoto Katsuhiro fires warning shot with 200m free Japan record". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links
- Katsuhiro Matsumoto at the International Swimming League (archived)
- Katsuhiro Matsumoto at World Aquatics
- Katsuhiro Matsumoto at SwimRankings.net
- Katsuhiro Matsumoto at Olympics.com
- Katsuhiro Matsumoto at Olympedia
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