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| Masaki
KANEKO |
| Sport |
Swimming |
| NOC |
Japan
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 27 Mar 1992
in Kawagoe, JPN |
| Height | 1.82 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Coaching - University of Tsukuba: Japan |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
He was encouraged by his older brother. |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming in the second grade of primary school. |
International Debut |
Year |
2012 |
Competing for |
Japan |
Further Personal Information |
Languages |
Japanese |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Going to cafes and restaurants. (Ameba profile, 22 Jun 2018) |
Hero / Idol |
US swimmer Michael Phelps. (tsukubaway.com, 31 Jul 2017) |
Awards and honours |
In 2016 he was given a Special Award by the Saitama Swimming Federation in Japan. (sai-suiren.net, 01 May 2017)
In 2009 he received the Shiki City Achievement Award in Japan. (city.shiki.lg.jp, 01 Nov 2009) |
Nicknames |
Machan (tsukubaway.com, 31 Jul 2017) |
Injuries |
He fractured his left wrist during a training session in February 2018. He underwent surgery and had a screw inserted in the wrist. He returned to competition one month after the operation. (athlete-live.com, 15 Nov 2018; nikkansports.com, 10 Nov 2018; sankei.com, 20 Jul 2018)
He was troubled by heart arrhythmia in January 2017. He underwent surgery in May and September of that year. (nikkansports.com, 10 Nov 2018) |
Sporting philosophy / motto |
"Be positive." (athlete-live.com, 15 Nov 2018) |
Other information |
RETIREMENT
In July 2022 he announced his retirement from competitive swimming. (hochi.news, 10 Jul 2022)
SWIMMING THESIS
He wrote a thesis on the underwater dolphin kick technique while he was at university. (Ameba profile, 22 Jun 2018) |
Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Kawagoe, JPN |
Family |
Wife Masako [2017], son Junki [2021] |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
200m Backstroke |
1:56.78 |
World Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Semifinal |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
200m Backstroke |
1:57.33 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
50m Backstroke |
25.49 |
| Heats |
2015 |
Kazan, RUS |
100m Backstroke |
54.19 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 3 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
200m Backstroke |
1:49.18 |
| Semifinal |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
100m Backstroke |
50.65 |
| 13 |
2016 |
Windsor, ON, CAN |
50m Backstroke |
23.65 |
World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 8 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
25.67 |
| 4 |
2019 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
54.52 |
| 72 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 4 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.81 |
| 3 |
2018 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
50.48 |
| 10 |
2017 |
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Overall |
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| 6 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
400m Individual Medley |
4:12.37 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
23.65 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
100m Backstroke |
50.29 |
| 5 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Butterfly |
1:53.53 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Backstroke |
1:49.11 |
| 6 |
2017 |
Berlin, GER |
200m Individual Medley |
1:55.37 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
100m Backstroke |
49.65 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Eindhoven, NED |
50m Backstroke |
23.55 |
| 8 |
2017 |
Moscow, RUS |
400m Individual Medley |
4:14.06 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Moscow, RUS |
50m Backstroke |
23.48 |
| 2 |
2017 |
Moscow, RUS |
200m Backstroke |
1:49.93 |
| 4 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Butterfly |
50.94 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Backstroke |
50.12 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Butterfly |
1:52.23 |
| 3 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
50.34 |
| 1 |
2017 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:49.74 |
| 2 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
50.36 |
| 1 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:49.89 |
| 35 |
2014 |
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Overall |
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| 4 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
100m Backstroke |
51.22 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Butterfly |
1:58.54 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
50m Backstroke |
23.92 |
| 3 |
2014 |
Beijing, CHN |
200m Backstroke |
1:51.39 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
100m Backstroke |
51.26 |
| 6 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
50m Backstroke |
23.74 |
| 1 |
2014 |
Singapore, SGP |
200m Backstroke |
1:50.24 |
| 5 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
100m Backstroke |
51.13 |
| 7 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
50m Backstroke |
24.05 |
| 4 |
2014 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:50.62 |
| 5 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Butterfly |
1:52.89 |
| 1 |
2013 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:49.76 |
Asian Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2016 |
Tokyo, JPN |
200m Backstroke |
1:59.52 |
Asian Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 4 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
100m Backstroke |
54.61 |
| Heats |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
50m Backstroke |
26.23 |
| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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| 2 |
2018 |
Jakarta, INA |
4 x 100m Medley Relay |
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