Kento Masaki
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| Nationality |  Japan |
| Born | 9 August 1987 Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan |
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Kento Masaki (正木 健人, Masaki Kento; born 9 August 1987) is a Japanese Paralympic judoka in Super-Heavyweight.
In 2012 he became Paralympic champion in the +100 kg by beating Song Wang (China) in the final.
The 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio was Masaki's second appearance at the Games. Competing in the +100 kg category, he secured his second Paralympic medal with a bronze However, he faced a setback in the semi-final when he had his first-ever defeat in a Paralympic match to Adiljan Tulendibaev of Uzbekistan. Tulendibaev went on to win the gold medal, while Masaki ultimately won the bronze-medal match.[1]
References
- ↑ "MASAKI Kento". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.
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- Living people
- 1987 births
- Japanese male judoka
- Paralympic judoka for Japan
- People from Minamiawaji
- Judoka at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Judoka at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Japan
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in judo
- 21st-century Japanese sportsmen
- Asian Para Games medalists in judo
- Asian Para Games bronze medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Para Games
- Judoka at the 2014 Asian Para Games
- Japanese Paralympic medalist stubs
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