Katsuhiro Matsumoto

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Katsuhiro Matsumoto
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997 (age 27)
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCentral Sports
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2019 Gwangju 200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2016 Windsor 4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2018 Jakarta 4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2022 Hangzhou 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou 4×100 m medley
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Tokyo 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2016 Tokyo 4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Tokyo 200 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2017 Taipei 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju 4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Maui 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2014 Maui 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Maui 200 m freestyle

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.

Career[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Heats results". FINA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. ^ "2017 World Aquatics Championships > Search via Athletes". Budapest 2017. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Sun Yang claims men's 200-meter freestyle title via disqualification at worlds; Katsuhiro Matsumoto nabs silver". The Japan Times. 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Matsumoto Katsuhiro fires warning shot with 200m free Japan record". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 11 April 2021.

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