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Kento Masaki

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Kento Masaki
Personal information
Nationality Japan
Born (1987-08-09) 9 August 1987 (age 37)
Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2012 London +100kg
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro +100kg

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 Tuledibaev of Uzbekistan. Tuledibaev went on to win the gold medal, while Masaki ultimately won the bronze-medal match.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "MASAKI Kento". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016.