Masakatsu Hikosaka
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| Date of birth | January 18, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Aichi, Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Masakatsu Hikosaka (彦坂 匡克, Hikosaka Masakatsu, born January 18, 1991) is a Japanese rugby sevens player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics for Japan 7s's rugby sevens team.[1][2][3][4] He also won a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea as a member of the Japan 7sese squad.[5] He plays in the Top League for Toyota Verblitz.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Japan announce Olympic Sevens squads". Planetrugby.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Japan names Olympic 7s squads". Americas Rugby News.com. 2016-07-18. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Team squads for the 7s". skysports.com. 28 July 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "HIKOSAKA Masakatsu". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "Japan call up Top League stars for Asian Games medal defence". ARFU Asian 5 Nations.com. 2014. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
- ^ "選手紹介 | トヨタ自動車ヴェルブリッツ". sports.gazoo.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-09-10.
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- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Aichi Prefecture
- Male rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rugby sevens players for Japan
- Japanese rugby sevens players
- Japanese rugby union players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Asian Games medalists in rugby union
- Toyota Verblitz players
- Asian Games gold medalists for Japan
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Japan international rugby sevens players
- Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Rugby union wings
- Rugby union fullbacks