Katsuhiro Matsumoto

Katsuhiro Matsumoto
Matsumoto in 2023
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1997-02-28) 28 February 1997
Fukushima, Japan
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
ClubCentral Sports
Medal record
World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place2019 Gwangju200 m freestyle
World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place2016 Windsor4×200 m freestyle
Pan Pacific Championships
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tokyo200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tokyo4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2018 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2026 Irvine4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2026 Irvine4×200 m freestyle
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2018 Jakarta4×200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2022 Hangzhou100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place2018 Jakarta200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2022 Hangzhou4×100 m medley
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Tokyo4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2016 Tokyo4×100 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2016 Tokyo200 m freestyle
Universiade
Gold medal – first place2017 Taipei4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2015 Gwangju4×200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place2017 Taipei4×100 m medley
Junior Pan Pacific Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Maui4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place2014 Maui4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place2014 Maui200 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

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

  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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